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146 days until Christmas - Are you ready?

Cathy Roberson

Quarters reflect the fiscal year ending May 31) According to UPS’ Newman, “average daily volume in the US was down 4% or 823,000 packages per day versus the second quarter of last year. This past week, they announced a transcontinental service delivering packages between their respective West Coast and East Coast coverage areas.

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Don't forget the pilots

Cathy Roberson

At a time when pilots are in tight supply, it is critical to attract and retain available pilots with a competitive pay and benefit package. Atlas also has maintained a strong relationship with DHL including joint ownership of Atlas’ subsidiary Polar Air Cargo in which DHL is a minority owner. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Parcels' role in Intermodal Rail

Cathy Roberson

A single intermodal container or trailer railroads carry for UPS could contain 1,800 to 2,000 packages. A train with 100 containers or trailers could have 200,000 UPS packages headed for our doorsteps.” ” UPS utilizes intermodal services to ensure on-time deliveries. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

Facing Lower-than-Expected Package Volumes, FedEx Raises Rates. Facing a falling net income after lower-than-expected package volumes, FedEx has announced plans to raise rates by 6.9%. They want to see it become a huge, scalable model. The rate increase, which comes after a previous increase of 4.9% Gas Prices Rise in Parts of U.S.,