Year: 2005

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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FedEx makes second Asia hub in southern China airport

Posted by | Jul 5, 2005 | |

US logistics giant, FedEx, will sign an agreement early next month to make Guangzhou’s Baiyun Airport in southern China its second Asia-Pacific hub, a report said Tuesday. Citing unnamed sources close to the deal, the Standard newspaper here said the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Authority would spend up to 1.5 billion yuan (181 million US dollars) to build a warehouse and a runway for the company. Construction would start in August next year and be completed in October 2008 if the deal is approved by China’s State Council, or cabinet, and its aviation authority. FedEx’s other hub is at the US military’s former Clark air force base in the Philippines.

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Japanese lower house of Parliament to vote on closely watched postal reform bill

Posted by | Jul 5, 2005 | |

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s government sternly urged Parliament to approve legislation Tuesday to create the world’s largest bank by privatizing the sprawling state-run postal system, which handles trillions of yen (dollars) in savings and insurance deposits. The powerful lower house was scheduled to vote on the bills later Tuesday, amid infighting in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that has pitted calls for reform to streamline the financial system against fears that privatization will reduce jobs and services. The vote was crucial for Koizumi, who has made the project the centerpiece of his government since winning re-election last year. Koizumi has argued that reform is needed to make more efficient use of Japan Post’s 330 trillion yen (USD3 trillion; EUR1.8 trillion) in savings and insurance deposits.

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FedEx seals deal for Baiyun Airport Hub in China

Posted by | Jul 5, 2005 | |

FedEx will sign an agreement early next month to make Guangzhou’s Baiyun Airport its second Asia-Pacific hub, according to a source close to the negotiations.

Under the agreement, the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Authority would spend up to 1. 5 billion yuan (HKD1. 4 billion) to build a warehouse and a cargo runway for FedEx’s use. Provided the deal is approved by the State Council and the General Administration of Civil Aviation, construction of the FedEx hub would start in August next year.

The target date for completion is October 2008.

FedEx would only say it is considering how best to expand its hub operations in Asia and exploring a number of ways to ensure flexibility in future.

Last year, FedEx signed a framework agreement with Guangzhou’s new airport with the intention of making it its sole Asia-Pacific hub.

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