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1/25/21 - WSJ

UPS to Sell Freight Trucking Business to TFI for $800 Million

United Parcdel Service Inc. agreed to sell its freight business...

1/25/21 - JOC

UPS Freight sold to Canada’s TFI for $800 million

UPS Freight will be rebranded TForce Freight and...

1/25/21 - Freightwaves

UPS closes curtain on tough 15-year-old LTL run

UPS Inc. CEO Carol Tomé has pulled the plug on the company’s...

1/25/21 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond-based UPS Freight being sold to Canadian trucking giant for $800 million

Richmond-based UPS Freight is being sold to a...

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UPS should bill after delivery to avoid invoicing shippers for manifested but not shipped parcels PUBLISHED SOURCE March 2019 Meeting with UPS executives at SJC/ShipMatrix offices

INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION January 2021 Communication with UPS executive

UPS has changed invoicing to be issued after delivery of the parcels which eliminates billing for manifest errors

SJC FORESIGHT: 18 Months

E-Commerce will enable manufacturers to reach consumers directly PUBLISHED SOURCE March 1999 "E-Fulfillment Strategies for E-commerce", Air Cargo World Internet will enable consumers to purchase products directly from manufacturers across borders bypassing retailers.

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INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION September 2020 JOC

“Manufacturers are going to figure out how to go directly to the consumers more and more”. Arthur L. Valdez, Jr. Executive Vice President, Target Corp.

SJC FORESIGHT: 20 Years

USPS should implement peak pricing for parcel services due to spike in volume from Covid 19 closure of physical retail stores. PUBLISHED SOURCE June and August 12,2020 Bloomberg Radio Interview “USPS should implement peak period pricing for its parcel services” Bloomberg Radio Interview

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INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION August 14, 2020 USPS Press Release

USPS will implement a time-limited price increase on all commercial domestic competitive package volume from Oct 18 thru Dec 27, 2020.

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