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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA
* USA - Turning 100, UPS Eyes Future Growth
Atlanta,GA,USA -AP/Forbes (NY,USA), by HARRY R. WEBER -3 Aug 2007: -- It started out in 1907 as the brainchild of two teenagers in a Seattle basement, whose fledgling messenger service made deliveries on foot or on bicycle... As UPS Inc., also known as United Parcel Service, celebrates its 100-year anniversary later this month, it now is the world's largest shipping carrier - a $47 billion business with a fleet of trucks, an airline and operations in 200 countries... Increasing competition for delivery of goods has meant the company has had to broaden its global reach and expand its business beyond small package delivery to shipping heavy freight and providing logistics services for companies... Recognized by its brown trucks and uniforms, UPS' lifeblood is its 427,700 employees, who will play a big role in future growth...
* Quality to Acquire Boasso America
Tampa,FL,USA -Bloomberg News/Transport Topics -3 Aug 2007: -- Tanker carrier Quality Distribution, announced Thursday it will pay $60 million to acquire privately-held Boasso America Corp., a Chalmette, La., company that provides tanker cleaning and maintenance services...
* BTS says U.S May surface trade with Canada and Mexico in May up 5.2%
USA -Logistics Mgm -31 July 2007: -- Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was up 5.2% in May 2007 compared to May 2006 and reached $69.4 billion, according to data released by the United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today...
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