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22 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

Meet Vinny Plateroti of UPS, personal economic indicator

Helen Chernikoff New York - Reuters Published on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 11:39AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov.

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Related Topix: New York Metro, Transportation, United Parcel Service, Air Courier, FedEx, US Travel, Travel, Life, Christmas

Wed Nov 25, 2009

ScrippsNews

Some may find seasonal jobs during the holidays

Some may find seasonal jobs during the holidays Submitted by SHNS on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 13:49 Aaron Williams has already received his first gift for the holidays: a temporary job with United Parcel Service that will run at least through the end of December.

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Related Topix: Transportation, United Parcel Service, Air Courier

Tue Nov 24, 2009

KECI

Jim Palmer Trucking Sold

A Missoula-based trucking company battling bankruptcy, now has new owners. Jim Palmer Trucking announced Friday the company has been sold to two Chicago businessmen.

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Related Topix: Transportation

Layover

Southeastern Freight Lines Achieves Best-Ever Safety Records

Regional less-than-truckload transportation services provider Southeastern Freight Lines announces its outstanding year-to-date safety records.

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Related Topix: Transportation

Mon Nov 23, 2009

www.todaystrucking.com | Long Haul Driver

Hours of Service

New iPhone black box app documents HOS - from November 09, 2009 ATA: HOS 'aint broke, so why 'fix' it? - from November 06, 2009 WASHINGTON -- America's largest carrier association says it's is "extremely perplexed" that the Department of Transportation would agree to reopen its hours-of-service rules after years of improving truck safety ...

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Related Topix: Arlington, VA, Truckers

www.joc.com | Long Haul Driver

Truck Tonnage Hits Smallest Drop of 2009

Truck tonnage declined in October, but it was the smallest drop in 2009, said the American Trucking Associations.

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The Journal of Commerce Online

UPS Tops 'Climate Counts' Scorecard For Consumer Shipping

ATLANTA, Nov. 19, 2009 UPS has earned the top score in the consumer shipping sector of the annual "Climate Counts" scorecard and also was rated No.

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Related Topix: Transportation, United Parcel Service, Air Courier, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

Sun Nov 22, 2009

GuruFocus.com

Small Cap Value: Arkansas Best Corp. and Old Dominion Freight Line

Relative to the railroads, the trucking industry has fallen off of the radar screen.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Arkansas Best, Old Dominion Freight Line, Air Courier, FedEx, 9

Sat Nov 21, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

UPS needs 1,000 reinforcements to handle holiday delivery surge

United Parcel Service is bracing for the holiday rush. The company plans to hire more than 1,000 temporary employees in New Jersey to handle the surge of deliveries expected during the month of December.

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Related Topix: Transportation, United Parcel Service, Air Courier, Bergen County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Investopedia

Bet On The Economy With Fed Ex

When Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced its $34 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Sante Fe , Buffett remarked that it was a big bet on the long-term recovery of the U.S. economic system.

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Related Topix: Transportation, United Parcel Service, Air Courier, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Warren Buffett, Construction, Investment Services, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, FedEx

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Journal of Commerce Online

Emerson Taps Schneider National to Lead Its Transportation Division

GREEN BAY, Wis. Nov. 18, 2009 Schneider National, a premier transportation provider, announced today that it will take over operations of the Emerson transportation division by the end of 2009.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Green Bay, WI, Green Bay Metro

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KGUN-TV Tucson

Big rig driver killed in crash west of Phoenix

Authorities say the driver of a big rig is dead after a crash on Interstate 10 about 70 miles west of Phoenix.

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Related Topix: Transportation

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Press-Telegram

Protestors rally against deal between LA, Long Beach ports and trucking industry

A coalition of environmental and labor groups, truck drivers and community activists rallied outside Long Beach port headquarters Monday evening to denounce a recently signed deal between port executives and the trucking industry that protestors insist violates state law and undermines the port's authority to enforce a plan to rid the harbor of ...

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Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Long Beach, CA

Mon Nov 16, 2009

PR-inside.com

FedEx Freight to Test Vision Industriesa Zero Emission Tyranoa Truck

FedEx Freight Corp., a leading provider of regional and long-haul less-than-truckload services in the U.S., and Vision Industries Corp.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx, Air Courier, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy, Memphis, TN Metro

Reuters

UPS sees holidays slightly busier this year

United Parcel Service Inc said on Monday that it would handle more packages during this year's holiday season than it did last year.

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Related Topix: Transportation, United Parcel Service, Air Courier

GuruFocus.com

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Retired CFO @

Retired CFO @ 9/30/09 of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Jerry W Walton sells 28,000 shares of JBHT on 11/12/2009 at an average price of $32.28 a share.

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Related Topix: Transportation, JB Hunt Transport Services

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Omaha World-Herald

Company: Stolen beer truck found

Lincoln police have notified a Nebraska trucking company that its beer-hauling trailer truck has been recovered.

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Related Topix: Omaha, NE, Transportation

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Barron's

Still Packing Up Profit

The package-delivery giant is set to serve up outsized earnings in the next economic upcycle, due in part to its growing global presence.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx, Air Courier, 9, Financial Markets, United Parcel Service

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Ctl.ca

TST Overland Express announces scholarships for Seneca students

TST Overland Express is launching two new scholarships for international transportation and Customs students.

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Related Topix: Transportation

Truck News

J.B. Hunt drivers benefiting from sleep apnea treatment program

J.B. Hunt drivers benefiting from sleep apnea treatment program LAGUNA NIGUEL, Cal.

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Related Topix: Transportation, JB Hunt Transport Services, Laguna Niguel, CA

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