DHL launches new service between U.S. and Western Canada

DHL introduces a new daily air service between the U.S. and Western Canada, designed to meet the growing needs of customers shipping across the northern U.S. border. The new service provides the most competitive transit times in key Western Canadian markets, as well as additional express service options, including next day delivery for heavyweight shipments weighing over 150 pounds between the entire U.S. network and Western Canada.

DHL’s new daily direct service from its principal U.S. air and ground hub in Wilmington, Ohio, to Calgary, Alberta, with a subsequent stop in Vancouver, British Columbia, now offers customers the earliest arrivals and latest departures in the Calgary and Edmonton markets within the industry as well shorter transit times to and from Vancouver. The service also enables next day delivery for larger non-conveyable shipments, which comprise a critical segment of the overall U.S.-Canada cross-border volume shipped by key industries, including automotive, energy, agriculture and forestry.

The new U.S.-Canada service is DHL’s latest move under its North America Trade Lane initiative, which was launched in November 2006 to increase the speed and efficiency of cross-border shipments across North America. Earlier this year, DHL opened two gateways in Hermosillo and Merida, Mexico, and introduced a new service in Southern Texas to better serve the needs of customers shipping across the U.S.-Mexico border.