UPS Inc. said its first-quarter profit jumped 66% from a year earlier, as revenue grew 7.3%, helping boost net income over the earlier three-month period that was beset with lower volumes and several one-time charges, the Atlanta-based corporation said on April 26.

UPS Inc. said its aircraft mechanics represented by the Teamsters union have ratified a new labor contract that runs through Nov. 1, 2013.

UPS Inc. said it selected Scott Wicker, one of its veteran engineers, as the corporation’s first chief sustainability officer.

UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. suspended some package-delivery service in and around Tokyo because of Japan’s earthquake Friday, while several truck and auto makers scrambled to assess the damage in that country, Bloomberg reported.

UPS Inc. has purchased 48 heavy trucks powered by liquefied natural gas and will deploy them this year, it said Tuesday.

UPS Inc. nearly doubled its fourth-quarter net earnings, which shot up to $1.12 billion as volumes and pricing improved across almost all business segments, the parcel carrier said Feb. 1.

Two days after posting a big fourth-quarter profit, UPS Inc. said it is boosting its dividend by 5 cents per share.

UPS Inc. said Friday it will sell its UPS Logistics Technologies unit to Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm.