Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

FedEx's wheels firmly on the ground in trucking Andrew Ward on how the delivery group's strategy to expand into the lighter truckload segment is paying off

Posted by | Sep 21, 2006 | |

FedEx is building an increasingly powerful presence in the US road freight market, expanding its delivery capabilities beyond parcels into a broader range of cargo.

Revenues from FedEx Freight, its trucking division, rose 20 per cent in the 2006 fiscal year, which ended in May, and accounted for more than 11 per cent of the group’s Dollars 32bn total.

Investors are hoping to see the positive trend continue today when FedEx reports first-quarter results.

This month, the group completed the Dollars 780m acquisition of Watkins Motor Lines, a large US truck company, further strengthening its presence in the sector. With more than Dollars 1bn of annual revenues, Watkins will increase the scale of FedEx Freight by about a third.

The deal came a year after UPS, FedEx’s biggest competitor, entered the road freight market through the Dollars 1.3bn acquisition of Overnite Corporation.

Both FedEx and UPS are focused on the Less-than-Truckload (LTL) segment, which handles lighter loads than the heavy truckload carriers.

FedEx wanted Watkins because it specialises in long haul, nationwide deliveries that differ from the group’s existing short haul, regional services.

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Seur invests 10 million in its new Lisbon head office

Posted by | Sep 20, 2006 | |

Seur opened its new facilities yesterday in the Greater Lisbon area, on which it has spent ten million euros. Seur’s managing director for Portugal, Roberto Abarca, told Gaceta that the company aims to end the year with a turnover of €35 million, 16% up on 2005 (€30 million). This figure will make Seur “the second-largest express delivery firm” in Portugal after the state-owned corporation Correos.
With nine offices in Portugal – including one on the island of Madeira – Seur plans to open its first centre on the Azores archipelago in the coming months. Abarca said the Spanish firm’s subsidiary seeks to reinforce its leadership position in Spain-Portugal exchanges and increase the weight of the logistics business, which now accounts for 7% of turnover. The new facilities – at only a few kilometres from the national capital – cover 40,000 square metres, of which 11,000 are given over to storage.
Seur Portugal employs 330 people and operates 189 vehicles. The group, chaired by Manuel Valle, made sales of €574 million in 2005, and targets 8% growth this year.

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DHL Global Mail expands U.S. mail terminal network with Phoenix facility

Posted by | Sep 19, 2006 | |

DHL Global Mail has expanded its Mail Terminal network in an effort to increase volume and customer demand.

Weston, FL-based DHL Global Mail said its new Phoenix Mail Terminal is expected to handle more than 25,000 mail parcels daily with capacity to quickly double its output.

Due to the expanding market needs DHL Global Mail recently opened a state of the art Mail Terminal in Kansas City, Kansas, to service increasing volumes of mail to the Midwest region.

The Phoenix Mail Terminal offers technologically advanced, full-service domestic processing for mail and mail parcels, including Smartmail Parcel residential package delivery service for shipments that are less than one pound.

The new facility has approximately 25,000 square feet and is about 20 minutes west of the Phoenix International Airport.

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TNT Express expands Express Road Network to Morocco

Posted by | Sep 19, 2006 | |

TNT Express, one of the world’s leading express delivery companies today announced it has extended its Express Road Network (ERN) into Africa by starting an international road line haul connection to Casablanca, Morocco. By doing this, TNT is the first major express company to create an owned time definite road line haul connection between Africa and Europe.

This expansion complements TNT Express’ focus on further strengthening its networks by expanding into the merging markets within and around Europe, which to date has concentrated on Eastern Europe. This step reflects TNT Express’ strategic intents to become number one in both Europe and Rest of the World emerging markets.

Morocco traditionally has a strong trade relationship with the region as the gateway between Europe and Africa. TNT will leverage on this geographic situation by connecting its entire European road network to the African continent. Morocco is one of the fastest growing markets in the region and several trade agreements will fuel this growth in the future. Casablanca is connected to the ERN through Madrid with a sea connection between Tangier and Algesiras.

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Teamsters, UPS Starting Early on 2008 Contract Negotiations

Posted by | Sep 19, 2006 | |

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and UPS today opened negotiations on a new contract to replace a six-year pact that expires July 31, 2008.
“While it is unusual to start this early, we do so because there are some very complex issues to address and we all recognize it will take time to find solutions,” said John McDevitt, UPS’s senior vice president for Global Transportation Services. “And an early start to negotiations greatly increases the chances of an early finish.”
“Ultimately, the only way to solve complex issues is through the collective bargaining process,” McDevitt added. “Starting almost two years early is the right thing to do for UPS employees as well as customers whose business depends on UPS.”
The Teamsters union represents roughly 238,000 UPS hourly workers in the United States.

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