UPS Freight Says It Improves Western Transit Times

UPS Freight said Wednesday it has sped up transit schedules on more than 1,900 traffic lanes in eight western states, marking the final phase of its 2008 network enhancements.

The improvements mark the third round of network enhancements over the past five months by UPS Inc.’s less-than-truckload division.

Overall, the company has improved some 12,000 lanes over the past year-and-a-half, offering faster service covering two-thirds of all U.S. ZIP codes, the company said.

The latest enhancements cut at least a day from transit times for shipments originating in service centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oregon and Washington.

Specific enhancements include such lanes as Denver to Miami; Portland, Ore., to Memphis, and Bakersfield, Calif., to Cleveland with all now falling under UPS Freight’s three-day delivery schedule.

Earlier this year, UPS Freight announced new on-time performance guarantees. Those guarantees will be extended to the enhanced transit times announced today at no additional cost.

UPS Inc. is ranked No. 1 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.