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UPS sends Port Orange student to college

UPS Driver Mark Kathman’s daughter, Kiara, was awarded a 2021 George D. Smith & Theodore and Vivian Johnson Scholarships.

The UPS Foundation awards scholarships to the children of UPSers and eligible dependents in recognition of outstanding academic performance and distinguished achievement in high school.

Kiara will attend Daytona State College with a focus in the radiology program.

“I am very grateful to be a recipient of these scholarships,” she said. “It is a blessing to me.”

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Alternative fuel vehicles shape future deliveries – UPS

Emerging and sustainable technologies to meet customer needs today and in the future

As the logistics industry faces the challenge of increasing demand from e-commerce, UPS is reimagining its network through an innovation-driven strategy that includes electric ground and air vehicles, cleaner-burning fuel and climate-conscious facilities.

UPS deploys more than 13,000 low-emission vehicles around the world. And UPS drivers log more than a million miles every business day in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles.

One example is the eco-truck.

These trucks, which are only permitted in 18 countries, are a vital part of UPS’s initiative to shrink its carbon footprint while increasing efficiency. Eco-trucks carry larger loads than a standard delivery truck and reduce CO2 emissions by consuming less fuel.

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Local UPS driver recognized for safe driving – Central Oklahoma Weeklies

Rick Henthorn needed a part-time job to help pay for college when a friend suggested he try working for UPS.

Henthorn, who lives in the Mustang area, joined UPS in 1979, and has been driving since 1984.

He achieved 35 years driving accident free for UPS in July, and now teaches new drivers as a Comprehensive Health & Safety Co-chair at UPS in addition to his driving.

Henthorn has been on the same route for years, covering 400 miles a week in all kinds of traffic and weather.

“My co-workers and my customers make the job rewarding,” he said. “It’s a physically and mentally demanding job that gives you lifelong friendships.”

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Helping communities recover from natural disasters – UPS

Heavy rains over central Europe between July 12 and 15 resulted in historic flooding, with some of the most severe effects concentrated in western Germany.

In response, The UPS Foundation made a €50,000 donation to Johanniter in support of relief efforts. Those funds have helped cover materials to repair or rebuild damaged houses, including basic household appliances, dehumidifiers, tools and rubber boots. They’ve also provided support to kindergartens, youth welfare facilities, psychosocial care stations and mobile medical care for families in the hardest hit areas.

Then on July 16, the Henan province in central China experienced its most intense downpour in a thousand years as record rainstorms inundated cities and villages. More than 2.5 million people in Xinxiang, about a third of the city’s population, have been affected by the torrential rains.

The UPS Foundation again stepped in and donated RMB 1.36 million to support post-disaster relief work in Xinxiang. UPS is also partnering with Operation Blessing China to provide relief services, and together they aim to help up to 100,000 residents affected by the flooding.

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Teamsters Election May Hold Cards For Upcoming UPS Contract Talks – Yahoo

The five-year contract between the Teamsters and UPS Inc., the Teamsters’ largest employer with 268,000 members, doesn’t expire until July 31, 2023. Talks aren’t likely to start until late 2022. In reality, however, the contract cycle starts around Thanksgiving 2021.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Teamsters will by then have elected a new slate of officers, including a general president and general secretary-treasurer, to run the 1.4 million-member union for the next five years. At stake is the election of a new president to succeed James P. Hoffa, who at 80 is stepping down after 23 years at the helm. Ballots are expected to be counted during the first half of November, with a winner expected to be announced soon after.

The three presidential candidates are Steve Vairma, secretary-treasurer of Local 455 in Denver, Kevin P. Moore, president of Local 299 in Detroit, and Sean M. O’Brien, president of Local 25 in Boston. Vairma is favored by Hoffa and other top executives at the international level because he is perceived to represent continuity and stability in a post-Hoffa world. Moore, a close Hoffa ally, broke off on his own after not getting the boss’s first nod as his successor.