UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced that Robert L. "Bob" Lekites, president of UPS Airlines, is retiring after 36 years of service at the global logistics company. Mitch Nichols, vice president of UPS Air Group operations, has been named to replace Lekites. As president...
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Ryder Completes Acquisition of Total Logistic Control
Acquisition Adds Robust Capabilities and Services to Ryder's Supply Chain Portfolio for Food, Beverage, and Consumer Packaged Goods Industries MIAMI, Jan 05, 2011 -- Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R), a leader in supply chain, warehousing and transportation management...
Con-way Multimodal Implements McLeod Software’s PowerBroker™ Trucking Software
Leading Brokerage Industry Technology Platform Improves Visibility and Scales to Accommodate Added Functionality and Growth AURORA, Ill. - January 04, 2011 Con-way Multimodal, a division of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced it has implemented McLeod Software’s...
UPS Expands Healthcare Network with New Facilities in Asia, Europe, U.S. and Canada
Increased Outsourcing, Global Partnerships Drive Growth for UPS Healthcare UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced a significant expansion of its global healthcare distribution facility network to accommodate continued rapid growth in its healthcare business. Driven by...
FedEx Express Named UAE’s Second Best Place to Work in Inaugural Great Place to Work Rankings
First Annual Survey in the UAE by Prominent Institution DUBAI, UAE, January 03, 2011— FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, has been ranked second in the prestigious Great Places to Work Survey...
Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of UPS Logistics Technologies
ATLANTA and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31, 2010 - Thoma Bravo LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, today completed its acquisition of UPS Logistics Technologies (UPS LT), a business unit of UPS (NYSE:UPS). The newly independent company has been renamed Roadnet...
@LogisticsMatter: 2010 – A Year in Tweets
2010 has been the starting year for LogisticsMatter.com and April was the starting month. It all started on Twitter: After almost 9 months of sharing the best news stories and articles of interest on Logistics and Supply Chain with the world, @LogisticsMatter has seen...
Deutsche Post DHL modernizes its fleet of vehicles
1,300 low-emission Mercedes Benz Sprinters for parcel delivery First vehicles deployed in December 2010 Bonn, 12/22/2010, 01:00 PM CET Zoom Download The Group aims an improving carbon efficiency by thirty percent by 2020. Deutsche Post DHL officially received the...
CEVA announces Milton Pimenta as Director of Industrial Logistics in Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil, 22 December 2010 - CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading supply chain companies, has named Milton Pimenta as Director of its Industrial Logistics Unit in Brazil. As Director, Pimenta will responsible for overseeing materials handling operations...
Deutsche Post DHL agrees upon EUR 2 billion syndicated loan
New financing instrument serves as a secure and financially attractive liquidity reserve Long-term maturity of five years Consortium of German and international commercial banks Bonn, 12/22/2010, 09:00 AM CET Zoom Download The Group has made use of the current...
Ryder Named as a Top Transportation Company in Security 500
Ryder Recognized as One of the Top U.S. Companies in the Transportation/Logistics/Supply Chain/Warehousing Sector MIAMI, FL, Dec 21, 2010 - In its most comprehensive ranking for corporate, institutional, and government organizations, The 2010 Security 500 Benchmarking...
UPS Executive Bob Stoffel Retiring After 35 Years of Service
Robert "Bob" Stoffel, a part-time truck loader who rose to UPS's highest ranks and who helped build the broad array of logistics services that now define UPS, today announced he would retire after 35 years with the company. A member of UPS's Management Committee since...
Deutsche Post DHL sends about a billion GoGreen shipments a year
Bonn, 12/20/2010, 01:15 PM CET Zoom The Group was the first logistics company to introduce a CO2-neutral shipping service. Deutsche Post DHL will finish 2010 having sent around a billion GoGreen shipments of letters, parcels and express deliveries. That is about a...
UPS Logistics Technologies Awarded Food Logistics 100 for 7th Year in a Row
For the seventh year in a row UPS Logistics Technologies is honored to receive the esteemed Food Logistics Top 100 (FL100) technology service provider award. Each year Food Logistics identifies the solutions providers that are able assist foodservice distributors in...
Ryder Agrees to Acquire California-Based “The Scully Companies, Inc.”
Acquisition Includes Fleet Management and Dedicated Contract Carriage Services MIAMI, FL, Dec 16, 2010 - Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the...
Product availability and short queue times top of shoppers’ wish lists this Christmas
RedPrairie survey reveals what makes a good Christmas shopping experience STOKENCHURCH – RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity solutions provider, has commissioned leading market research organisation, YouGov, to explore the key factors of a good Christmas shopping...
FedEx To Acquire MultiPack
Mexican Customers Will Benefit from Broader Range of Domestic and International Shipping Solutions FedEx Corp.(NYSE: FDX) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire MultiPack, a Mexican domestic express package delivery company. This transaction will...
FedEx Corp. Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Full-Year Earnings Outlook Increased MEMPHIS, Tenn., December 16, 2010 ... FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today reported earnings of $0.89 per diluted share for the second quarter ended November 30. Excluding certain charges described below, second quarter earnings were...
UPS Capital Loan Supports Export of U.S. Equipment to Mexican Airports
UPS Capital®, the financial services arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced that its subsidiary UPS Capital Business Credit®* has arranged a nearly US$23 million loan for the installation of a baggage handling system with high-tech equipment from two U.S. companies...
