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| UPS has been a technology company since our founding, and we are adding transformative technology in our operations, that will increase efficiency, and improve the employee experience |
| Our US labor contract wasn't fully ratified until early September and I'm proud of our UPSers for staying focused during the entire labor negotiation and for providing industry-leading service to our customer |
| Since contract ratification, we've been gaining volume momentum |
| On the ocean side, demand flipped positive, driven by the retail sector, and generated volume growth |
| Our sales people have produced record results and the combination of win-back and new customers |
| You see our net promoter score now in the high 40s, so we believe that experience because it helps grow the revenue quality and we're going to continue to do that |
| For the past five years, we've held the record as the industry-leader in service during peak |
| Carol Tome So we're really pleased with how we're recapturing volume back in our business |
| Looking at the key drivers, the combination of strong base rates, and improved customer and product mix increased the revenue per piece growth rate by 410 basis points |
| Value is defined by what the customer is willing to pay for and we are improving our experience every day |
| Look, we feel good about the revenue range |
| Logistics delivered revenue and operating profit growth |
| By combining MNX with UPS Express Critical, and our Global Integrated Network, we will enhance the speed and reliability of our healthcare portfolio |
| Post ratification, we exited the third quarter half that way, and we're continuing to see our week-over-week volume levels improve, despite a challenging retail backdrop |
| Customers want to come back into our network before peak because of our superior service that we've exhibited over the past five years |
| For a five-year contract that's very attractive |
| And we are the best in the world access |
| Over the past five years, our service during peak has been better than our closest competitor by an average of 310 basis points |
| So it's Happy Returns |
| Actually improve our delivery density |
| And for UPS, Happy Returns expands our returns portfolio, with an innovative solution, that will generate profitable B2B volume, and help drive pickup and delivery density |
| To that end, we are continuing to improve the delivery experience, with the expansion of UPS delivery photo |
| Both of which will enhance customer visibility, and make our drivers more efficient |
| The improvements we are seeing in our preload operations are even better than we expected, with nearly 200 of our buildings seeing this load rates in one and 2,500 packages are better |
| And so we're going to put the pedal to the metal in terms of growing the returns business because it's a very good business for us and one that our customers need a sale force |
| We're sitting down with each of those customers, understanding what their plans are, as we work on our operating plans to make sure we deliver superior service, having that insight, if you will, gives us a lot of confidence in the US volume numbers that Brian shared with you |
| We're now 92% of all of our residential drops are photographed which is creating a better experience for our recipients for our customers and for us candidly |
| Smart package, smart facility, our RFID solution, is one way we're driving efficiency, and I'm pleased that we are wrapping up our Phase 1 rollout in our US facility |
| Back half of the year, we get into two to three-year glide path with lower inflation per year, and then, so pricing and productivity can help expand the margins |
| We're also harnessing our data to deliver more agile, and targeted products that meet our customers' needs |
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| In the third quarter, International revenue was $4.3 billion, which was down 11.1% from last year, due to the decline in volume and a 1.4% reduction in revenue per piece |
| As a result, we've lowered our full-year guidance, and have provided a range to reflect the uncertainty in the market |
| In fact, in ocean, there was extreme overcapacity versus demand in the market, and the forwarding demand outlook in the fourth quarter remains weak |
| In international air freight, softer global demand, and lower volume, resulted in a decline in revenue and operating profit |
| In US Domestic, we knew the third quarter would be a challenge, and it was, due to our labor negotiations, higher costs, and a dynamic economic backdrop |
| Consolidated revenue in the third quarter was $21.1 billion, down 12.8% compared to last year |
| For the quarter, US Domestic generated revenue of $13.7 billion, down 11.1% |
| Nearly three quarters of the decline came from lower domestic average daily volume, which was down 9.1%, driven primarily by declines in Europe |
| Operating profit in the International segment was $675 million, down $329 million year-over-year, which included a $98 million reduction in demand-related surcharge revenue |
| And in the US, labor uncertainty negatively impacted volume from most of the quarter |
| Since our last earnings call, the global demand environment has slowed, and macroeconomic conditions remain challenging |
| Looking at our financial results for the quarter, consolidated revenue was $21.1 billion, down 12.8% from last year |
| From a demand perspective, August proved to be the most challenging, as some customers waited for the ratification of our Teamster contract, before returning volume to our network |
| In the US, we are winning back volume at a rapid pace, but we've also seen demand softness due to several factors, with many of our customers who did not divert |
| Moving to international, a further downturn in exports and lower consumer spending in some of the largest European markets, including Germany and the UK are negatively impacting volume |
| We expected conditions in the third quarter to be challenging and they were |
| The macroenvironment in the third quarter was challenging |
| Moving to our International segment, macro conditions were uneven in the third quarter with some regions of the world were challenged than others |
| Looking at Asia, export average daily volume was down 8%, and export volume on the China to US lane, which is our most profitable lane, was down 10.3% year-over-year |
| Within forwarding, our truckload brokerage unit continued to face pressure from excess capacity in the market, which drove revenue and operating profit down |
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