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Toddler’s love of UPS trucks spreads joy to workers

Most people get excited when they see a UPS truck pulling up because it means a package is arriving. However, for one little boy, it’s not the packages, it’s the big brown trucks themselves that bring joy.

“All of a sudden we were seeing UPS drivers on the way home and leaving. It was just like UPS on steroids all of a sudden,” says Clarissa Alcazar.

That’s because the UPS hub in Chula Vista is on the route Alcazar jogs with her 2-year-old son Marco in a stroller.

Hexagon Agility, a provider of clean fuel solutions for commercial vehicles, has signed a master services agreement with UPS, one of the world’s largest package delivery companies, to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

This year, Hexagon Agility received its first orders under the agreement which represent an estimated total value of $8.1 million. The orders are for ProCab systems for heavy-duty trucks.

“We are proud of our long-term collaboration with UPS,” says Seung Baik, president of Hexagon Agility. “UPS continues to expand and improve its smart logistics network by implementing new technologies and clean fuels to create a highly sustainable network. We are excited to support them in reaching their sustainability targets.”

When you’ve logged 338,000 miles on the odometer in 26 years without an accident, you’re a special driver.

And that’s what UPS thinks of Chandler resident and employee Aaron Bourne, whom the company dubbed one of its 32 “elite drivers” in Arizona who are among 1,412 newly inducted worldwide into its Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving.

Arizona boasts 147 Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 4,276 years of accident-free driving.

Mark Woolston of Glendale is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 45 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 2,255 total full-time UPS drivers in Arizona.

A voting rights group will hold a protest March 25 at UPS headquarters in Sandy Springs on March 25 as part of a campaign urging corporations to oppose state legislation it says would suppress turnout and make it harder to vote.

The protest is planned from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at 55 Glenlake Parkway, said Fenika Miller, the state coordinator for Black Voters Matter.

“UPS believes in the importance of the democratic process and supports facilitating the ability of all eligible voters to exercise their civic duty,” the statement said. “Like other businesses in the community, we are working to ensure equitable access to the polls and the integrity of the election process across the state. We are also in continuous conversations with stakeholders to support the passage of legislation that accomplishes these important goals.“

UPS has appointed Daniel Carrera into the role of president Europe — a role that will see him managing the company’s operations in 56 countries and territories in the region.

Prior to his new position, Carrera, who is from Spain, held several senior leadership positions at UPS Europe. Most recently he was president West Europe District, as well as international ambassador for diversity and inclusion.

“In these roles, he played a key role as the region completed a $2bn, five-year investment cycle which improved speed, added capacity, and met increased demands driven by e-commerce, healthcare, and cross-border trade,” the company said.