UPS To Make Announcement on Cutting-Edge Alternative-Fuel Vehicle

Company Will Join EPA, Eaton, Navistar To Make Announcement

WHAT:
UPS will make an important announcement regarding its alternative-fuel vehicle fleet in a special news conference on Monday, Oct. 27, in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park. The announcement will showcase a unique public-private partnership between UPS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Eaton Corp. and Navistar. Senior executives will be on hand, including David Abney, UPS chief operating officer, and Alexander Cutler, chairman and CEO of Eaton.

After the news conference, attendees will have the opportunity to literally “peek under the hood” of one of UPS’s latest and most cutting-edge alternative-fuel delivery vehicles.

WHEN: Monday, Oct. 27, 2008
2 p.m. EDT

WHERE: Centennial Olympic Park
265 Park Ave. West N.W.
Atlanta, GA, 30313-1591

WHO: – David Abney, Chief Operating Officer, UPS
– Chris Grundler, Deputy Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
– Sandy Cutler, Chief Executive Officer, Eaton Corporation
– Steve Guilluame, General Manager, Medium Trucks, Navistar

VISUALS: – Cutting-edge alternative-fuel vehicle will be on display.
– Top executives from UPS, the EPA, Eaton and Navistar participating in a moderated discussion about the advancement and impact of the latest alternative-fuel technology on commercial delivery fleets.

Contacts

UPS
Elizabeth Rasberry, 678-358-5082 (Cell)
erasberry {at} ups(.)com
or
Fleishman-Hillard
Amy Bradshaw, 314-398-6365 (Cell)
amy.bradshaw {at} fleishman(.)com