UPS spent nearly USD 1.3M lobbying in first quarter

United Parcel Service Inc. spent nearly USD 1.3 million in the first quarter lobbying on a raft of transportation rules and regulations, according to a disclosure report.

The Atlanta-based company lobbied on legislation involving aviation taxes and safety, cargo security, the rules that govern the Federal Aviation Administration, airport congestion and railway regulations.

UPS also lobbied on a proposal to require the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases, truckers’ hours of service and trade agreements with South Korea, Peru, Colombia and Panama.

UPS and other trucking companies have fought with consumer groups over the hours that truck drivers can work. The truckers won a key victory in December when federal regulators maintained existing limits on drivers’ hours, rather than endorsing a court order sought by consumer advocates that would have required one less hour behind the wheel each day.

In the first three months of this year, the company lobbied the White House, FAA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Trade Representative, Government Accountability Office, and the departments of Commerce, Transportation, Treasury and Homeland Security.

United Parcel Service Inc. spent nearly USD 1.3 million in the first quarter lobbying on a raft of transportation rules and regulations, according to a disclosure report.

The Atlanta-based company lobbied on legislation involving aviation taxes and safety, cargo security, the rules that govern the Federal Aviation Administration, airport congestion and railway regulations.

UPS also lobbied on a proposal to require the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases, truckers’ hours of service and trade agreements with South Korea, Peru, Colombia and Panama.

UPS and other trucking companies have fought with consumer groups over the hours that truck drivers can work. The truckers won a key victory in December when federal regulators maintained existing limits on drivers’ hours, rather than endorsing a court order sought by consumer advocates that would have required one less hour behind the wheel each day.

In the first three months of this year, the company lobbied the White House, FAA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Trade Representative, Government Accountability Office, and the departments of Commerce, Transportation, Treasury and Homeland Security.

Greg Maurer, a former aide to Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, the House minority leader, is among those registered to lobby for UPS, according to the amended report filed May 14 with the House clerk’s office.