Scott Davis
Scott Davis
activity amount bid business confidence consumer currently encouraged fighting fourth key labor longer success
We are very encouraged by the amount of new business bid activity currently in the pipeline, now that we are no longer fighting the headwinds of labor uncertainty, ... Consumer confidence will be key to the success of this year's fourth quarter.
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We like to hold the ball, and get other teams frustrated. We hold it and hold it, then get a back-door cut and score. That's what we do.
anticipate continued domestic generation increases modest per revenue slow volume
Even in a slow economy, we anticipate modest increases in domestic volume and in revenue per piece, and continued generation of industry-leading margins.
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People were increasingly becoming concerned things were worse than expected. They decided to report early just to get it out of the way.
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People were holding their breath waiting for something negative to happen,
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She certainly put others before herself and to me that is a hero.
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I wish there were just a big pool of oil all around the world, and we could just tap into it. It doesn't work that way.
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Of all the animals that people have been trying to clone, the dog is the only one that has proven really difficult.
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The stock has been mercilessly beaten up in recent weeks,
air business deliver difficult domestic economic financial growth guidance managing prior showing track ups
Prior to Sept. 11 UPS was showing growth in its domestic air business and was on track to deliver on the financial guidance we had provided, managing through some difficult economic conditions,
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Crew members told us the ship lost the engine in June. The last trip had trouble and we found out the cruise after us had the same problem.
appreciation athletic bring coaches effort fans interact letting people
And we, as the athletic department, like to bring our coaches out to the fans in just an effort of appreciation and letting people interact with our coaches.
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These are the two major areas where we see potential (for acquisitions). We see great opportunities in particular for freight forwarding moving forward.
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Teams would respond, probably by increasing the perks that go with corporate season ticket holders, or there might be moderate reduction in price of those prime tickets to try to fill the corporate seats. Even if they kept the kept the corporate seats at same price, they might have less of them, and have more seats at a lower price.