Tag: FedEx

OutBound Shipping Announces United States Postal Service Global Shipping Solution (GSS) Interface Integration

Posted by | Apr 3, 2008 | |

OutBound Shipping Systems, a leading provider of automated carrier certified shipping software and solutions has announced today that it has integrated the United States Postal Service (USPS) Global Shipping Solution (GSS) interface into its enterprise shipping software.

OutBound Shipping Systems, a provider of automated carrier certified shipping software and solutions has announced today that it has integrated the United States Postal Service (USPS) Global Shipping Solution (GSS) interface into its enterprise shipping software.

“The integration of the USPS GSS module into the OutBound Shipping System allows our customers to access the easiest method for shipping international USPS parcels,” explained Todd Smith, a lead programmer at OutBound Shipping Systems. “This new module streamlines the oftentimes difficult process of generating the correct paperwork for international shipping with USPS. Our module can accomplish this by capturing the required information for international shipping, including product codes, value, and requirements of the destination country,” he added.

The integration of the USPS GSS module into the OutBound Shipping System allows our customers to access the easiest method for shipping international USPS parcels
Currently, OutBound Shipping Systems’ multi-carrier certified shipping solution encompasses United States Postal Service (USPS), Federal Express (FedEx), DHL, and United Parcel Service (UPS) products and services and also has a less than truckload (LTL) module. The latest edition will feature increased application functionality as well as integration with USPS.

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FedEx to sort out Heathrow baggage mess

Posted by | Apr 2, 2008 | |

British Airways PLC canceled 50 flights at London Heathrow airport’s new Terminal 5 and brought in US courier firm FedEx Corp. to help reunite passengers with about 20,000 delayed bags.

The airline scrapped 13 percent of scheduled flights from the terminal on the sixth day of disruption at Europe’s busiest airport. Another 50 flights will be abandoned today, a British Airways spokeswoman Sophie Greenyer said.

Cancellations caused by snags in the USD 8.5 billion terminal’s computerized baggage system total more than 300 since it opened on March 27. The number of bags waiting to be returned to their owners has risen by about one-third in the past two days, though British Airways is now beginning to reduce the backlog, it said.

FedEx handled about 800 bags at Heathrow Monday and planned to deliver about that many bags again yesterday, spokeswoman Sally Davenport said. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company has helped British Airways handle passenger baggage in the past, she said.

FedEx is the second-largest US package shipper behind Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc.

British Airways has yet to give guidance on flight cancellations for the rest of the week.

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Latin America to dodge weak U.S. economy

Posted by | Apr 1, 2008 | |

Latin America and the Caribbean could dodge U.S. economic weakness because of the diversity of its exports and bilateral trade agreements, the regional head of package delivery giant FedEx Corp said on Tuesday.

FedEx is betting on Latin America because the region is growing at its fastest pace in three decades and because of solid economic fundamentals of regional powerhouses Mexico and Brazil.

The firm is also closely watching big commodity producers Peru, Chile and Argentina at a time when metal, oil and grain prices are at record highs.

Some analysts believe a U.S. recession would hit demand for commodities and other products from Latin America. Juan Cento, FedEx’s president for Latin America and the Caribbean, disagrees.

“A weaker U.S. economy is not paralyzing the economies of Latin America,” Cento told the Reuters Latin America Investment Summit in a telephone interview from Miami.

FedEx, which employs 3,400 workers in 50 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, is seen as an indicator of economic health, because a fall in demand for its services is a symptom of a weak economy.

“We are noticing that the change in dynamics of markets, in which exports are being pushed to other areas, has brought a new stability and position of strength (to regional products) in the global economy,” Cento added.

Trade alliances with China, other eastern countries and Europe will help avoid a slowdown in demand for goods and commodities produced in Latin America, he said.

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FedEx Excels As a Great Place to Work in Ireland

Posted by | Mar 31, 2008 | |

FedEx Express was recognised as a great place to work in this year’s prestigious “Best Companies to Work For in Ireland” listing. This placing was achieved following a detailed assessment of FedEx Express by the Great Places to Work® Institute Ireland, who run the annual listing, and is the third time FedEx Express has been included in the top 50.

The top 50 listing was announced by Míchael Martin, T.D., minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, at a recent event attended by 600 guests in Dublin. In congratulating the honored companies, Martin said “Ireland faces increasing challenges to maintain competitiveness, and I welcome the efforts made by Ireland’s ‘Best Companies to Work For’ in enhancing the quality of Irish workplaces, and in doing so helping us to achieve both our economic and social goals. Your success in this competition highlights your organisation as an employer of choice.”

The Best Companies study sets out to identify and recognise the finest employers, and therefore the most satisfied workforces in Ireland and throughout the European Union. This study is the largest annual labour force survey undertaken in Ireland. This year more than 100 Irish companies were surveyed, with a total workforce of more than 90,000. The study is conducted by The Great Place to Work® Institute, an independent organisation specialising in the study and improvement of work life.

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Federal Court issues certification decisions (U.S)

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., reports that today the United States District Court in Indiana in the pending multi-district litigation (MDL) has issued a decision denying class certification in the Montana, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, Virginia and Illinois cases.

The Court granted class certification for the Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Oregon, Indiana, West Virginia, Florida and Rhode Island cases. The state case in California was certified but a nationwide Family Medical Leave Act claim filed there was denied certification.

Today’s decision was a procedural ruling. It does not determine the proper classification of contractors nor does it have any impact on the company’s contractor model or operating agreement.

“FedEx Ground is proud to be associated with nearly 15,000 owner-operator contractors, all of whom made the decision to be self-sufficient, to be their own boss and to control their professional success,” said Maury Lane, FedEx Corp. spokesperson. “Their right to pursue independence and economic opportunity is now being threatened by efforts on behalf of a few that will jeopardize the future of the majority.”

FedEx Ground believes in the American right to work for oneself and is committed to defending the freedom of the 15,000 independent contractors to make their own professional and business decisions. This court decision will not affect FedEx Ground’s ability to serve its customers in the world-class manner they have come to expect.

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