Daily Archives: April 15, 2018

FedEx Freight President & CEO Michael L. Ducker to Retire August 15

FedEx Freight President & CEO Michael L. Ducker to Retire August 15MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 16, 2018 – FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) today announced that Michael L. Ducker, President and CEO of its FedEx Freight subsidiary, will retire effective August 15, 2018. Ducker took the helm at FedEx Freight in 2014 after spending close to 40 years at FedEx Express. “For more than 43 years, Mike Ducker has answered the call when FedEx asked him to lead in each new opportunity and role. He became the Vice Pre

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George Willis Named UPS President Of U.S. Operations, Myron Gray To Retire

US 04/16/18Atlanta, GAUPS (NYSE: UPS) today appointed George Willis to the position of president of U.S. Operations, effective May 1. Willis, a 30 year veteran of UPS operations, will report to Jim Barber, UPS chief operating officer. Willis succeeds Myron Gray who has chosen to retire after a distinguished 40-year career at the company. Before serving as West Region president, Willis served as U.K., Ireland and Nordics district manager. In this role, he was responsible for operations, business

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UPS To Release 1st Quarter Results On Thursday, April 26, 2018

US 04/16/18Atlanta, GAUPS (NYSE:UPS) will announce its 2018 first-quarter results on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at approximately 7 a.m. Eastern Time. ET, UPS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Abney and Chief Financial Officer Richard Peretz will lead an investor conference call. This call will be open to reporters and the public via a live Webcast. To listen to the live Webcast, go to http://www.investors.ups.com and click on Earnings Webcast. The Webcast audio will remain accessible on

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Press Release

DHL and IBM outline how supply chain leaders can take advantage of AI's key benefits and opportunities now that performance, accessibility as well as costs are more favourable than ever before. While AI is already ubiquitous in the consumer realm, as demonstrated by the rapid growth of voice assistant applications, DHL and IBM find that AI technologies are maturing at great pace, allowing for additional applications for the logistics industry. In the automotive industry, AI is being extensively called upon to enhance the self-learning capabilities of autonomous vehicles. For instance, AI technologies can use advanced image recognition to track condition of shipments and assets, bring e

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