Category: UPS News

Brian Edwards has been driving for 25 years without an accident. That may not seem all that impressive, until you learn that Edwards is a delivery driver for United Parcel Service, putting in up to 140 miles per day on the road.

For his years of accident-free driving, Edwards, 48, was honored with membership into the UPS Circle of Honor. He’s in fairly exclusive company – of 11,198 drivers in California, 722 are in the Circle of Honor, according to UPS.

Edwards, who will celebrate his 26th year with the company in April, credits attentiveness to other drivers and his employer’s strong safety program for his driving success. The Oakdale resident works out of the UPS delivery center in Ceres.

After United Parcel Service missed earnings estimates for two consecutive fourth quarters, investors would be entitled to feel a bit concerned about the company’s direction. It’s fair to say UPS’ execution has not been what investors have hoped for, but that doesn’t mean the stock isn’t worth buying. On the contrary, there are many reasons to feel positive about the stock, and the recent dip could prove an excellent entry point.

I am one of the lucky media men who got to experience “the brown ride,” courtesy of the United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), a courier service company operating in 220 countries and territories worldwide.

Suited from top to bottom in the brown uniform UPS delivery personnel are known throughout the world added thrill to the actual delivery of packages in the Metro Manila area.

Higher spending to gear up for the crush of holiday-package deliveries pushed fourth-quarter profit down 61 percent at UPS and the company gave a tepid outlook for 2015.

The results were roughly in line with the lowered expectations that UPS set two weeks ago, when it warned that profits during the latter part of the year would disappoint.

CEO David Abney said Tuesday that the company will control costs and raise prices this year, including surcharges for residential deliveries on peak days. UPS is sticking to its long-term targets for higher earnings, he said.

A small package caught fire around 9:30 p.m. while on a conveyor belt at the UPS processing facility at 493 County Ave., according to Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli, who is also part of the town’s volunteer Fire Department.

UPS employees had already extinguished the fire when Secaucus volunteer firefighters arrived, Gonnelli said. Company spokesman Dan Cardillo says UPS has designated first-responders who are trained in safety procedures.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but officials believe the contents of the package may have been a major contributing factor, Gonnelli says.