UPS, long regarded as the leading provider of small package delivery, now has aggressively expanded freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. The latest addition to this portfolio includes LTL and truckload freight services, which complements UPS’s global capabilities to provide customers a single source for multiple modes of transportation.
Reliability
Consistently picking up and delivering intact and on time
Speed
Offering delivery options to meet every need from standard to critical
Coverage
Shipping across the nation, across water, across borders
Flexibility
Customizing solutions to meet your specific shipping requirements
Information
Providing critical information and technology support online 24/7
UPS Freight LTL: standard regional, interregional and long-haul LTL service
UPS Freight LTL Guaranteed: guaranteed day-definite delivery
UPS Freight LTL Urgent: expedited, multi-modal service, including guaranteed delivery for specified time and location
UPS Freight Truckload: offers both Dedicated Capacity (committed TL capacity for specified lanes) and Dedicated Fleet (full service fleet management)
Service Coverage:
- United States (all 50 states) and all of Canada
- Mexico: 600 points and all major cities
- Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam
- More than 20,000 one- and two-day lanes
Service Features:
- Regional, interregional and long-haul transportation of palletized and heavy LTL shipments
- Online tracking of shipments within network
- Three- and four-day transcontinental sleeper teams
- Cross-border services, eliminating the need for international carrier transfers
- Advanced customs clearance and simplified documentation
- Specialty Solutions include customized Government, Trade Show, Temperature Controlled and Consolidation/Distribution services
Network Infrastructure:
- 200-plus North American facilities
- 22,100 trailers
- 6,700 tractors
VETERAN TEAM FROM UPS FREIGHT HEADS TO NATIONAL DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
RICHMOND, August 3, 2006 - Twenty-one UPS Freight state champions will put their driving skills to the test against the nation’s best professional drivers Aug.15-19 at the American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving Championships in New Orleans.
A veteran squad, the UPS Freight 2006 state champions have collectively accumulated 45 state titles throughout their careers and logged more than 400 years of accident-free driving.
The UPS Freight team includes two 2006 state Grand Champions who recorded the top scores of all competitors in their respective state driving tournaments -- Lamont Carpenter of South Carolina and Vernon Smith of Nevada.
The team is led by nine-time state winner Ralph Gragg, a pickup and delivery driver for UPS Freight in Charleston, W.Va., who captured the Sleeper Division in this years competition. His brother, Robert, a UPS package operation employee from South Charleston, who captured the West Virginia Twin Trailer Class, will join Ralph in the national tournament.
The UPS Freight team also features Dennis Kendrick of Richmond, Va. Kendrick, 33, captured his sixth Virginia title in 2006 and second in a row in the three-axle competition.
"In every sense of the word, the best drivers in America will be gathering in New Orleans for this competition," said Phil Warren, UPS Freight vice president for safety.
Other members of the 2006 UPS Freight team are: John Lawrence of Jackson, Tenn.; Ricky Brown of Atlanta; Craig Warner of Charleston, W.Va.; Dennis Martin, James Combs and Steve Newsome of Gaffney, S.C.; Jose Franco of Phoenix; Scott Leonard of Orlando, Fla., and Barry Holland of Federalsburg, Md.
Also, Duane Lasure of Columbus, Ohio; Brian Moody of Burlington, Vt.; Joe Clements and Ronnie Walker of Richmond, Va.; Greg Toupin of Cadillac, Mich.; Ty Bentley of Greensboro, N.C.; Bobby Johnson of Barber, N.C., and Joe Hixson of Harrisburg, Pa.
Both the state and national competitions include difficult driving skills, maneuvering tests, equipment inspections and exams covering safety policies and regulations. More than 400 drivers from across the nation will compete in nine equipment classes.
UPS Freight serves customers in the less-than-truckload and truckload segments with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Guam.
UPS is the worlds largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive range of options for synchronizing the flow of goods, information and funds. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. UPS stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (UPS), and the company can be found on the Web at www.ups.com.
UPS Freight
1000 Semmes Avenue
P.O. Box 1216
Richmond, VA 23218-1216
800-333-7400
www.upsfreight.com
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