Logistics Companies of the United States
Author | : Source Wikipedia |
Publisher | : University-Press.org |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 1230576924 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781230576923 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Download or read book Logistics Companies of the United States written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Trucking companies of the United States, United Parcel Service, Echo Global Logistics, CR England, Schneider National, Choice Logistics, Purolator USA, Swift Transportation, YRC Worldwide, AAA Cooper, Werner Enterprises, Con-way Truckload, Expeditors International, Pitt Ohio Express, CaseStack, Con-way Freight, Freightquote.com, Vizion Logistics, Braun's Express, Access America Transport, BAX Global, PeriShip, J. B. Hunt, Lakeville Motor Express, C. H. Robinson Worldwide, FFE Transportation, New England Motor Freight, ABF Freight System, Naparex, Blue-Grace Group, Groendyke Transport, The UPS Store, Computer Transportation Services, Knight Transportation, Prime, Inc., Star Transport, UPS Freight, Integrated Service Provider, A-P-A Transport Corp., IHC Services, Covenant Transport, Con-way Multimodal, Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase, Air Cargo Inc, Estes Express Lines, InterLogic, Total Quality Logistics, Consolidated Freightways, Averitt Express, American Freightways, Associated global systems, Vitran Express, Midwest Motor Express, Celadon Group. Excerpt: United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the world. UPS is well known for its brown trucks, internally known as package cars (hence the company nickname "The Big Brown Machine"). UPS also operates its own airline (IATA: 5X, ICAO: UPS, Call sign: UPS) based in Louisville, Kentucky. UPS's primary business is the time-definite delivery of packages and documents worldwide. In recent years, UPS has extended their service portfolio to include less than truckload transportation (primarily in the U.S.) and supply chain...