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14 hrs ago | North Jersey Media Group

UPS needs 1,000 reinforcements to handle holiday delivery surge

United Parcel Service is bracing for the holiday rush. The company plans to hire more than 1,000 temporary employees in New Jersey to handle the surge of deliveries expected during the month of December.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, United Parcel Service, Bergen County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ

23 hrs ago | Investopedia

Bet On The Economy With Fed Ex

When Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced its $34 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Sante Fe , Buffett remarked that it was a big bet on the long-term recovery of the U.S. economic system.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, United Parcel Service, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Warren Buffett, Construction, Investment Services, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, FedEx

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Huffington Post

Mike Signer: Drive Like a Jetson

When you watch an episode of "The Jetsons," what gets you isn't so much that Elroy wore an antenna on his head or that the family spent their time in cars that levitated.

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Related Topix: Electric Vehicle, US Politics, US News, Byron Dorgan, US Senate, Democrat, Transportation, FedEx

PR-inside.com

ABX Air Pilots Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement

ABX Air, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. , said today that its employees represented by Teamsters Local 1224 have voted in favor of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with ABX Air.

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Related Topix: Transportation

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Journal of Commerce Online

Time is Money - " Save Both with FedEx This Holiday Season

FedEx Corp. offers customers several convenient ways to save time and money when shipping this holiday season.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx

Tue Nov 17, 2009

GreenCarReports

CEO Group Goal: 75 Percent of U.S. Miles in Electric Cars By 2040

Roadmaps aren't inherently sexy, unless you're lost and hungry. But when they demonstrate plausible visions for the future, they can be well worth reading.

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Related Topix: Electric Vehicle, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Transportation, FedEx, Hybrid Vehicles, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet

WebWire

FedEx Introduces SenseAware, the Next Generation Supply Chain Information Platform

Innovative Sensor Hardware, Software and Collaboration Tools to Provide Enhanced Visibility and Collaboration During the Journey of a Shipment FedEx Corp.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx, Ambient, Information, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Fortune

Smart phones. Smart networks. Smart packages?

FedEx jumps on the "smart" wagon with a new web-based service. Shipping gets smart, says CIO Carter.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx

PR-inside.com

FedEx Freight to Test Vision Industriesa Zero Emission Tyranoa Truck

FedEx Freight Corp., a leading provider of regional and long-haul less-than-truckload services in the U.S., and Vision Industries Corp.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, FedEx, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy, Memphis, TN Metro

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Deseret Morning News

Group urges government to invest in electric cars

A group of businessmen on Monday launched a new coalition to urge the federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation, pointing to electric cars as the best way to confront the nation's dependence on imported oil.

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Related Topix: Electric Vehicle, Transportation, FedEx, Automakers, US News, US Politics, Byron Dorgan, US Senate, Democrat

Reuters

UPS sees holidays slightly busier this year

United Parcel Service Inc said on Monday that it would handle more packages during this year's holiday season than it did last year.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, United Parcel Service

Hispanic Business

FedEx Predicts Increase in Business in December

In an encouraging sign of an economy on the mend, FedEx today projected its business will hit the year's peak Dec.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Victoria Star

Com Dev USA wins U.S. government satellite contract worth US$7 million

Com Dev International Ltd. says its American unit has won a contract worth more than US$7 million to provide microwave equipment for a U.S. government space program.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Electronics, Canada, El Segundo, CA

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Barron's

Still Packing Up Profit

The package-delivery giant is set to serve up outsized earnings in the next economic upcycle, due in part to its growing global presence.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx, 9, Financial Markets, Trucking, United Parcel Service

Fri Nov 13, 2009

AllCarsElectric

FedEx Signs Deal For 51 Additional Hybrids From Azure Dynamics

FedEx has signed a deal with Azure Dynamics for an additional 51 hybrid delivery vans to bring their total fleet number to 325 hybrid and electric vans in use.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx, Electronics, Ford E450, Ford, New York Metro

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Daily News

Public-Private Partnerships at Center of Freight Conference

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER: When private companies invest millions of dollars in the city, as BNSF Railway Co.

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Related Topix: Memphis, TN, Transportation, University of Memphis, FedEx, Shelby County, TN, Opinion

Trailer/Body Builders

FedEx adds 51 New Azure Dynamics Hybrid Electric Vans

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp , announced it will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation .

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx, Electronics

TownHall.com

Stocks set to open higher on China...

Wall Street was set to open higher on Wednesday as better-than-expected economic data from China and comments from Federal Reserve officials on continued low interest rates buoyed investors' appetite for riskier investments.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Transportation, Trucking, United Parcel Service

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

Public-private partnerships at center of Memphis freight conference

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis' intermodal and freight capabilities are legendary. The city has boasted the world's busiest cargo airport for 17 straight years thanks to hometown shipping giant FedEx Corp.

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Related Topix: Memphis, TN, Representative Steve Cohen, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Transportation, FedEx, University of Memphis, Fayette County, TN

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Afternoon Business Brief

Stock prices are little changed at midday. The market has regrouped after a strong rally Monday.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx, Mortgage, Home

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