But the government needs to look at the problem holistically because it is a global crisis, Davis said in an interview at The Wall Street Journal CEO Council conference.
"More people entrust their shipping needs to UPS than to any other company," said Alan Gershenhorn, UPS senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. "And one of the reasons for that is our dedication to making the holiday shipping process easier and faster every year."
UPS expects Dec. 18 to be peak shipping day - Yahoo
For the first time since it went public in 1999, the Atlanta-based company is not forecasting how many packages it will ship that day. United Parcel Service also will not project how many seasonal employees it will hire this year to help it through the holiday shipping season that runs from Thanksgiving until Christmas.
Last year, UPS, the world's largest shipping carrier, delivered more than 22 million packages on its peak shipping day, which was Dec. 19, and it hired about 60,000 seasonal employees.
8 Muslims settle skirt dispute with UPS - The Star
Eight Muslim women who filed a human rights complaint against the United Parcel Service (UPS) over a dress code dispute, settled with the company yesterday.
But it is unclear whether the company will change its policy, since neither party would discuss the terms of the agreement.
UPS Canada, a unit of Atlanta-based UPS (NYSE: UPS), will use the 150,000-square-foot distribution facility to import, export and carry Canadian domestic shipments. UPS noted a 60 percent increase over the past five years in the volume of orders from the greater Calgary area, particularly from the retail, technology and financial sectors.
Deal in UPS dress code case? - The Star
A human rights complaint filed by eight Muslim women against the United Parcel Service (UPS) over the company's dress code could be resolved this morning, according to lawyers on both sides.
The hearing, which was expected to continue through Wednesday, is all about skirt length. The women, all devout Muslims lost their jobs in 2005 because they refused to hike their skirts above the knee over their long pants. They say, Islam requires them to be fully covered for modesty and allege discrimination on the basis of religion and gender.
