newsworthy Dow transport index hits 52-week high January 11, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Gains in 20-stock index paced by UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp.Read More
newsworthy Old Dominion, ABF to hike tariff rates January 8, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments LTL carriers join UPS Freight in raising rates for 2010.Read More
newsworthy UPS to revamp U.S. small-package business, lay off 1,800 January 8, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Transportation giant says restructuring will not result in closure of any U.S. operating facilities.Read More
transportation report Truckers, rails looking to share the load January 4, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments After decades of sometimes bitter rivalry, truckers and railroads are now teaming up to market an expanding array of joint intermodal services.Read More
newsworthy FedEx Ground to increase 2010 rates by 4.9 percent December 4, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Rate increases for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery services take effect Jan. 4.Read More
newsworthy Analyst: UPS's announced 2010 rate hikes may not tell the tale November 25, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Analysis by parcel consultant shows that in many cases, actual increases will be higher than the company has publicly disclosed.Read More
newsworthy UPS "encouraged" by signs of economic recovery October 26, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Company execs cite "firming volume" in third quarter as basis for cautious optimism.Read More
newsworthy Ten years after IPO, Big Brown still trying to deliver October 10, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments It thundered out of the gate in its 1999 IPO, but today UPS remains stuck in the slow lane.Read More
enroute the end of air freight (as we've known it) September 4, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Battered by recession and facing new rivals for the global shipping dollar, air freight contemplates a clouded future.Read More
newsworthy Mr. Smith takes on Washington July 1, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments FedEx chairman goes on offense against proposed labor law changes...Read More