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Hopes for pallet growth; but fear over rates.

Posted by | Jul 7, 2005 | |

Far from reaching their peak, pallet networks still have much traffic to go after. The sector needs to talk up inherent efficiencies more strongly, TPN chairman argues. Pallet networks “have a very large market still to attack”, says Richard Eldred, chairman and co-founder of The Pallet Network. A study this year had shown that the market share of all networks was 4.8% and revenues total GBP528m in 2004; but forecast an increase to 13.5% market share and revenues of GBP1.65bn in 2008. He told the UK Express Delivery conference organised by Triangle in Birmingham last week that reports of complaints from some large distribution contractors that customers are becoming too demanding on timed deliveries is “great news for networks”. Network members have a great story to tell about how the networks have taken the cost out of pallet distribution and been able to pass on much of that to customers; they should be even more pro-active in telling that story, he said.

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MRW new distribution centre

Posted by | Jul 6, 2005 | |

MRW recently started operations at a new distributin centre in Villena (Alicante province). In addition the company has doubled capacities at its logistics platforms in Alicante, Lleida, Iviedo and Pamplona. MRW currently operates a network of 717 franchise bases as well as 35 distribution and logistics centres with an overall area of 89,400 sqm in spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibralter.

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Swiss Post accused of flawed accounting

Posted by | Jul 6, 2005 | |

Swiss Post made a greater profit last year than its accounts show, according to a report by PostReg, the new postal-market regulatory authority. The report, published on Wednesday, found there had been serious breaches of the service’s legal regulations. Swiss Post has denied the accusations. In 2004 Swiss Post recorded a profit for its basic or universal service of SFr522 million (USD400 million), but PostReg said the figure should have been at least SFr776 million.
It accused Swiss Post of disregarding legal guidelines in its book-keeping methods.

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Memphis contract drivers sue FedEx

Posted by | Jul 6, 2005 | |

FedEx delivery drivers argue in a federal lawsuit that the company so tightly controls their work they should be employees rather than independent contractors. The US District Court suit is similar to lawsuits filed by FedEx drivers or former drivers in other states accusing the company of denying them overtime pay, health insurance, workman’s compensation coverage and other benefits provided for company employees. The Memphis suit, which seeks to represent more than 1,000 drivers in Tennessee, says that while they must buy their own trucks, FedEx regulates the smallest details on how they are used, maintained and even painted. The drivers, wearing uniforms purchased from FedEx, are told what packages to deliver and when to deliver them, and they can be assigned deliveries off their regular routes any time the company desires, plaintiff’s lawyer Joree Brownlow said Wednesday. “They are in fact treated like employees,” Brownlow said.

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UPS reviews US cigarette shipments

Posted by | Jul 6, 2005 | |

UPS said it’s reviewing its policy on carrying tobacco products, even as rival DHL announced it will stop delivering cigarettes to individual consumers nationwide under an agreement announced Tuesday with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer said DHL is the first major shipping company to agree to the ban, and negotiations continue with other companies and the U.S. Postal Service. UPS confirmed Tuesday that it is in talks with Spitzer’s office. It described the talks as “very cooperative” but declined to discuss specifics or comment on DHL’s announcement.

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Privatisation of Austrian postal service likely in 2006

Posted by | Jul 6, 2005 | |

Österreichische Post (Post Austria), the 100% state-owned mail service provider, is currently in the midst of a large-scale restructuring process aimed at streamlining operations and reducing costs ahead of the government’s objective to privatise the company in 2006 (a final decision on the sale is expected to be taken in September 2005).

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Net, post and courier can co-exist & grow together

Posted by | Jul 6, 2005 | |

The internet has revolutionised the way business is done, not only in India but all over the world. In fact, India, though a late beginner, has in a way overtaken most of the western world. It is well known that Indian organisations are behind some of the major innovations in software development globally. To be fair to the postal department, it has taken the challenge in its stride and reinvented several strategies.

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Osterreichische Post to buy out Feibra Magyarorszag

Posted by | Jul 5, 2005 | |

Austria’s postal company Osterreichische Post informed competition authorities on Tuesday that it is purchasing Hungary’s largest distributor of advertising fliers, Feibra Magyarorszag, the Austrian press agency APA reported. Osterreichische Post already owns 75pc of Feibra Magyarorszag’s Austrian parent and is planning to buy the rest. Both Osterreichische Post and Feibra declined to comment on news of the deal when asked by APA on Tuesday. The deal is expected to be completed in August at the earliest.

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