Sentence examples for freight unit from inspiring English sources
The freight unit, started in 2001, is separate from FedEx Ground, which trucks packages directly to consumers.
But the company said revenue should continue to improve and its freight unit should return to profitability in the fourth quarter.
But it has done little to streamline its operations, which will mean closing loss-making regional passenger lines and bolstering its more attractive freight unit.
The Boeing was operated by a Deutsche Post freight unit, DHL Worldwide Express, Reuters reported, quoting a spokeswoman for German air traffic control.
Emery, the express freight unit of CNF Transportation, will ship items like computers and monitors weighing up to 70 pounds from warehouses to post offices.
U.P.S.'s international package business increased 12percentto to $2.53 billion, and sales at the company's supply chain and freight unit rose 6percentto to $2.13 billion.
The company also announced additional cost cuts, including reducing capacity at its FedEx Express and FedEx Freight units, and slashing personnel and work hours.
The Emery Worldwide air-freight unit of CNF Inc. faces a possible $698,000 in fines proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration for safety violations.
The air cargo carrier Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings said yesterday that it would cut 200 jobs and idle as many as six aircraft at its air-freight unit.
FEDEX CORP., Memphis, the package carrier, said its FedEx Freight trucking unit had opened four new service centers and expanded one in New York.
This segment consists of the operating results of the Con-way Freight business unit.
