Tag: FedEx

IntelliTrack announces improved package tracking applications

Posted by | Apr 19, 2007 | |

IntelliTrack, Inc., developer of barcode, RFID and wireless software, announced a new software upgrade to improve mailroom management. IntelliTrack’s software program, Package Track, decreases the amount of time spent identifying and redistributing incoming packages within an organization’s mailroom. The newest version, 3.1, utilizes a SQL backend database in addition to efficient carrier and tracking number identification found in each barcode for incoming packages.

Incoming packages from major carriers such as UPS, DHL, FedEx, and USPS are scanned and entered into the Package Track database. Packages are then tracked through the chain of custody from the moment a package is received from the carrier, until the final recipient signs for it. Packages are delivered to the recipient, scanned, and a signature is captured on the hand-held device to document proof of delivery.

Performance improvements include faster portable data terminal (PDT) response by eliminating the delay in recipient queries and selection for each package. This feature is instrumental for larger organizations with abundant lists of potential mail recipients. When using previous versions of the software, larger databases would take several minutes to locate each desired recipient requiring the user to scroll through lengthy lists. With Package Track SQL version 3.1, recipients can be instantly identified accelerating mailroom management processes.

Along with performance improvements, Package Track now has the ability to read larger barcodes up to 55 characters. With user definable tracking formats, each barcode can define what carrier is in control of each package. The tracking number is automatically extracted from each barcode and easily defined on a portable data computer after the barcode is scanned.

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Indian logistics market to touch euro 90b by 2015

Posted by | Apr 17, 2007 | |

At a time when the logistics industry in India is at a major inflexion point and international majors like United Parcel Services (UPS) and FedEx have started making their presence felt, DHL could not have waited any longer. DHL Exel Supply Chain & Global Forwarding CEO John Allan came calling last week. Attracted, no doubt, by the booming logistics market in India.

Riding on the increased investments in infrastructure, proposed phase out of Central Sales Tax (CST) and boom in the manufacturing sector, the organised Indian logistics industry is growing larger by the day. “We estimate the Indian logistics market to be around euro 33 billion. By 2015, we expect it to reach almost euro 90 billion at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 11%, which is higher than the rate of growth of the Indian economy,” says Mr Allan.

He adds that in the next decade, there will be a substantial growth in the manufacturing segment, which will trickle down as opportunity for logistics companies. “There are two reasons why we see a major opportunity here. Firstly, India serves as a good base for manufacturing for exports like automobile components and pharmaceuticals so most of them are moving to India. Secondly, the size of the domestic market is itself getting larger.”

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FedEx Truckload Brokerage launches

Posted by | Apr 17, 2007 | |

FedEx Custom Critical, Inc. has introduced a new company to meet customers’ truckload shipping needs—FedEx Truckload Brokerage.

The new company, officially opened for business Jan. 2, 2007, offers customers full-service truckload brokerage solutions. Options range from brokerage solutions for regular, dry-van freight to oversized pieces requiring flatbed trailers. Additional resources can also be utilized for shipments requiring temperature control.

Customers who call FedEx Truckload Brokerage work directly with a logistics account manager. The account manager handles all aspects of the shipment, from initial setup to finding the right carrier and providing the final invoice. These capabilities are available for customers throughout the continental United States.

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FedEx delivers operation to New Haven facility

Posted by | Apr 10, 2007 | |

FedEx Home Delivery has outgrown its facility on the north side of Fort Wayne and plans to relocate to the FedEx Ground facility in New Haven that was built three years ago.

FedEx planned to start construction early this month on a 15,000-square-foot expansion of the 55,000-square-foot FedEx Ground facility. Executives expect the new location to be operational in August.

The relocation to New Haven is part of a nationwide expansion for FedEx Home Delivery.

The company is looking at adding nine new hubs and expanding 37 existing hubs, as well as relocating or expanding close to 300 local facilities, such as the one serving the Fort Wayne area.

Currently, FedEx Home Delivery operates a network of more than 500 distribution hubs and local terminals throughout the United States and Canada.

Bloomberg reported late last month FedEx Corp. has been growing more rapidly in U.S. ground shipping than its larger rival, United Parcel Service.

FedEx Ground volume rose 12 percent in the most recent quarter, while UPS gained 3.6 percent, according to analyst Donald Broughton of A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. in St. Louis.

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FedEx Kinko's No More All-Nighters Campaign goes Guerilla

Posted by | Apr 6, 2007 | |

FedEx Kinko’s launched a guerilla marketing campaign this week in conjunction with its NoMoreAllnighters.com campaign. The campaign is for its new Print Online offering. The image below is an example of activities in Atlanta, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Chicago. The same activity will happen in New York next week.

The FedEx Kinko’s NoMoreAllnighters.com site is a dedicated resource for small businesses, mobile professionals and really anyone who is consistently burning the midnight oil. The site provides an overview of FedEx Kinko’s Print Online offering and how users can utilize it to save time and ultimately prevent allnighters. It also gives visitors a chance to win a 7-day-all-nighter stay at a luxury result in Hawaii – somewhere WORTH staying up. The site and sweepstakes are inspired by the new FedEx Kinko’s Print Online service featured in a comical commercial airing now.

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