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UPS Honors Colorado Drivers For 25 Years Of Safe Driving

Colorado boasts 140 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 3,962 years of accident-free driving. Stanley McKinster of Denver is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 38 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 1,698 total full-time UPS drivers in Colorado. Collectively they’ve racked up 266,554 years and nearly 14 billion safe miles during their careers. UPS formally established its safe driving honor program in 1928.

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Elite UPS Safe Driver Group Grows To More Than 9,300

Nearly 10 percent of the UPS driver workforce has gone 25 years or more without a crash. Collectively, the 9,349 drivers have logged nearly 14 billion miles and more than 266,554 years of safe driving through their careers. This year, 44 new inductees are women and 34 have joined the ranks of those with more than 30 years of safe driving. Founder Jim Casey honored the company’s first 5-year safe driver, Ray McCue, in 1928. Before ever making a delivery, all UPS drivers are taught safe driving me

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Stamp commemorating JFK’s birth centennial.

BOSTON — Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan today dedicated a Forever stamp commemorating the centennial of the birth of our nation’s 35th President, John F. Kennedy. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Acting Director James Roth served as Master of Ceremonies. John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Board member Matthew Kennedy also attended the ceremony. Other John F. Kennedy related stamps5-cent First Class Kennedy Memorial stamp issued May 29, 1964. For reporters interested in speaki

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UPS Honors Arkansas Drivers For 25 Years Of Safe Driving

US 02/20/17Little RockUPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 25 elite drivers from Arkansas are among 1,575 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. Arkansas boasts 106 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 3,096 years of accident-free driving. Walter Jordan Jr. of Dermott and Michael Wear of Fort Smith are the state’s senior-most safe drivers, each with 38 years of accident-free

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UPS Honors Alaska Driver For 25 Years Of Safe Driving

Alaska boasts three active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 78 years of accident-free driving. Thomas Fowler of Ketchikan is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 27 years of accident-free driving under his belt. Collectively they’ve racked up more than 266,554 years and nearly 14 billion safe miles during their careers. In 1928, UPS recognized its first five-year safe driver, Ray McCue, with UPS founder Jim Casey presenting him a gold and platinum watch. UPS formally established its

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UPS Honors California Drivers For 25 Years Of Safe Driving

US 02/20/17Los Angeles, CAUPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 172 elite drivers from California are among 1,575 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. California boasts 890 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 24,932 years of accident-free driving. Peter Pavlian of San Bernardino is the state’s senior-most safe driver, with 46 years of accident-free driving under his belt.

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USPS honors fashion icon Oscar de la Renta

Postal Service today issued Forever stamps honoring Oscar de la Renta, one of the world’s leading fashion designers, during a ceremony at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal. For 50 years, de la Renta created glamorous, sophisticated clothes that showcased the distinctively feminine attributes of the women who wore them. “The Postal Service is proud to honor Oscar de la Renta for his genius and pioneering leadership in the fashion industry,” said Janice Walker, vice president, Corporate Co

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FedEx Earns No. 11 Spot on the FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies List

11 Spot on the FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies ListMEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb 16, 2017—FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) is once again ranked among the most admired companies in the world, according to a survey published in FORTUNE magazine. The annual “World’s Most Admired Companies” report released today lists FedEx as the No. Survey MethodologyThe Most Admired list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations. Korn Ferry Hay Group then narrowed the assortment to the highest-revenue companies

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Huawei and Deutsche Post DHL Group take on €1.77 trillion connected logistics market with Internet of Things partnership

The Internet of Things could generate up to €1.77 trillion in additional value for the global logistics industry by 2025 , enabling operators to better monitor and optimize their supply chain processes with low-cost networked sensors and devices. New Memorandum of Understanding aims to apply industrial Internet of Things technology to all stages of the supply chainHuawei and Deutsche Post DHL Group to focus on Internet of Things innovations for greater efficiency, safety and customer service in logistics industryHuawei Technologies, a leading global information and communications technology solutions provider and Deutsche Post DHL Group, the world’s leading mail and logistics company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to de

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UPS Enhances Tracking Technology

UPS supply chain customers logging into Flex™ Global View after January 9 will see upgrades including:New ocean container dashboard –a visibility dashboard specifically for ocean containers. –a visibility dashboard specifically for ocean containers. UPS transportation invoice – customers billed in the U.S. and Canada can now view an image of the UPS invoice associated with their air and ocean freight shipments. – customers billed in the U.S. and Canada can now view an image of the UPS invoice as

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