Category: UPS News

A man died after he became pinned under a double trailer at a UPS facility on the city’s Northeast Side on Tuesday morning.

According to police, a truck driver was loading packages into the back when the trailer started moving at about 5:30 a.m.

He ran toward the cab in an attempt to stop the rig, but he became pinned under one of the tires.

UPS suspects that one of its pilots obtained secret business plans for its aircraft fleet and then posted them online, the shipping giant said in court records.

In a federal lawsuit filed this week, UPS said its strategic plans are highly confidential, and that a PowerPoint presentation containing the trade secrets was created and intended only for senior executives.

“At some point, an unknown UPS pilot wrongfully obtained a copy of the PowerPoint,” UPS states in its lawsuit. Then, in late September, “the unknown UPS pilot posted statements on an online discussion forum about UPS’ confidential strategic plans regarding its aircraft.”

Now, the company is taking steps to identify whoever was responsible for posting the strategic plans on an Internet message board frequented by pilots.

Anyone who has ever shopped online knows that finally getting your package is like a mini-Christmas. The prospect of being able to buy everything you could ever want (but probably don’t need) with a few clicks of a mouse is exhilarating, but what makes this possible?

The United Parcel Service, or UPS, is one of the services that make your frivolous online shopping possible.

Delivering 15.6 million parcels daily, UPS has over 100,000 vehicles including cars, trucks, and even tractors as well as 218 jets to make sure deliveries are on time.