July 31, 2006 2:30 PM, EDT

UPS Freight President Leo Suggs Steps Down

Overnite Corp. Colleague Gordon Mackenzie Takes Reins of LTL Unit

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PS Inc. said Monday that Leo Suggs has stepped down as president of the company’s UPS Freight less-than-truckload unit. He has been succeeded by long-time colleague Gordon Mackenzie.

Through the end of this year, Sugggs will lead a "broad service quality initiative" at the LTL unit, UPS said.

Suggs was previously chairman and chief executive officer of Overnite Corp., and guided that LTL carrier through its acquisition by UPS last August. UPS subsequently renamed Overnite as UPS Freight, effective May 1. (Click here for previous coverage.)

Mackenzie was most recently chief operating officer of UPS Freight. He had been Overnite’s COO since joining that company in 1996.

Prior to joining Overnite, Suggs was CEO of Preston Trucking Co. from 1993 to 1996 after having worked at Yellow Corp. (now YRC Worldwide) and a predecessor of Ryder System.

Mackenzie was Preston Trucking’s COO of from 1993 to 1996. He has held executive positions at Standard Trucking Co., Ryder and Transcon Lines.

UPS is ranked No. 1 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.