Nightfreight has revealed that B&Q is its first contract in home delivery of IDW – its term for irregular dimension and weight. IDW is the marketing term for what is usually referred to as ugly freight within the industry.
Read MoreExpress parcel company Amtraks capacity has climbed by 30% with the opening of a 3,000 sq m hub for fragile items ranging from wine to flowers. It is near Amtraks existing main hub, north of Birmingham.
Read MoreAfter FedEx and UPS, the No. 3 player in the U.S. express package delivery market is DHL, which has a major air hub at Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Although DHL is No. 3 in the U.S., its international operations are much larger, especially in Europe, where its parent company is based.
Read MoreSenate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins and Senator Tom Carper have introduced comprehensive legislation to reform the USPS. Their legislation, the first major overhaul of the USPS since 1970, would help ensure that the USPS and the millions of businesses and employees whose livelihoods depend on it remain viable into the 21st century.
Read MoreLeicestershire-based network changes tack over European expansion and seeks link up with single operator covering all of continent. Existing partnerships unaffected.
Read MoreCeska posta, the Czech postal service, could lose its exclusive position delivering post weighing more than 50 grams as of January 2006, according a proposal sent by the IT Ministry to the government.
CP had a monopoly on post weighing less than 350 grams through the end of April 2004. “With the country’s entry to the European Union in May, this limit was moved to 100 grams,” says IT Ministry spokeswoman Klara Volna, adding that post lighter than 100 grams but costing over CZK 19 is exempt from the ban.
Read MoreThe USPS released F2Q:04 (quarter ending March) results this week. Y-o-y volume losses within Priority Mail, Express, and Parcel Post continued, off 2.5%, 3.1%, and 6.5%.
Read MoreRentokil warns on 2004 profits; chairman steps down
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