[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 289]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

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                          HON. GARY G. MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 31, 2000

  Mr. GARY MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend United 
Parcel Service (UPS) for earning Forbes Magazine's 1999 Company of the 
Year Award.
  UPS is an integral part of our nation's economy with 331,000 
employees, 610 aircraft, and 157,000 ground vehicles, all used to 
deliver three billion parcels and documents each year. As Internet 
business continues to grow, UPS will become an even more important 
engine of economic development.
  One of the critical aspects of UPS's success is happy employees. UPS 
has an employee retention rate of over 90 percent, and tenures 
typically span decades. Many of the UPS executives worked their way up 
from driver or loader jobs.
  The UPS center in Ontario, California is a big part of the success of 
UPS, and I want to acknowledge their important contribution to 
commerce. As the Congressman for Ontario, I know firsthand that the 
hardworking UPS employees in Ontario deserve recognition for their 
commitment to excellence.
  UPS, a quality company that takes care of its customers and 
employees, is poised to deliver our nation into a high tech economy. 
Once again, I congratulate UPS on earning the distinction of Forbes 
Magazine 1999 Company of the Year.

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