Tag: North America

Purolator opens state-of-the-art hub in St-Laurent, Québec

Posted by | Sep 10, 2007 | |

Purolator Courier Ltd., overnight courier company, today announced that its state-of-the-art facility in St. Laurent, Québec, is now open for business. Equipped with the latest package sortation capabilities and scanning technologies to serve the Quebec market, the 160,000 square foot facility is Purolator’s most efficient and technologically advanced hub in Canada.

The new Montréal hub is located on a 37.5 acre site located at 5000 Boulevard de la Côte-Vertu, adjacent to Aéroport International de Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau. Working with a staff of 350 employees and automated conveyable sorting and scanning technology, the facility has the ability to process 24,000 pieces of conveyable freight per hour as well as provide customized solutions and enhanced service to customers. The hub is designed to accommodate future growth for the next several years.

The opening of the new Montréal hub represents a key milestone in Purolator’s company-wide investment strategy that is introducing new options, new solutions and new capabilities to its customers. Introduced in 2005, Purolator’s transformation includes an increased investment in technology, infrastructure, processes and employees. The roll-out of the transformation is currently underway and will bring new strengths, increased reach and scope of network – making it easier to find distribution solutions that fit customer requirements as well as ensure that it consistently delivers the customer experience that has enabled Purolator to become Canada’s largest courier.

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FedEx Express enhances same day services for urgent shipments

Posted by | Sep 10, 2007 | |

FedEx Corp. has significantly enhanced FedEx Express same-day service offerings with the addition of same-day services for freight shipments and a new intra-city service in select markets.

FedEx customers can now have many of their most urgent freight shipments weighing more than 150 lbs. delivered on the same calendar day, backed by a money-back guarantee. FedEx SameDay services will offer simple, published, distance-based pricing.

FedEx also will now offer FedEx SameDay City for parcel or palletized freight. This service will offer standardized pricing and an industry leading same calendar day delivery commitment, backed by a money-back guarantee. This new service is for domestic shipments moving same-day within a 25-mile radius of ten metropolitan markets including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Memphis, Boston, New York, Washington D.C. and Atlanta. Lower intra-city rates also will be offered for customers.
FedEx SameDay services allow U.S.-based customers to send their most urgent shipments door-to-door throughout the 50 states within hours depending on flight availability. FedEx SameDay services include FedEx SameDay for shipments under 150 lbs., FedEx SameDay Freight for shipments weighing more then 150 lbs., loose or palletized and FedEx SameDay City for both freight and shipments weighing less than 150 lbs. These services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and average pickup times less than 60 minutes after a request is placed. Finally, for international shipments, FedEx International Next Flight® offers customers fastest delivery of shipments to more than 220 countries and territories worldwide.

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UPS names new District Executive

Posted by | Sep 10, 2007 | |

David Ruiz, a 29-year veteran of UPS has been named the Vice President of Operations for the company’s Wisconsin District. In his new role, Ruiz will be responsible for more than 5,000 employees, 23 package centers, three distribution hubs and four sorting facilities within the Wisconsin District.

Ruiz most recently managed UPS’s North Europe District, which includes operations in 28 countries ranging from Belgium to Russia. Prior to that assignment in 2005, he served as vice president of operations in the South Carolina District.

Ruiz began his UPS career in 1978 as a loader/unloader in Metro Chicago and became a package car driver in 1985. Since then, he has held various assignments in the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico and Europe.

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ICANN Posts Communication from the UPU regarding .POST Top-Level Domain

Posted by | Sep 9, 2007 | |

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have entered into negotiations intended to result in the delegation of the .POST registry.

According to a press release by ICANN, this outreach by the UPU is intended to inform the community about proposed aspects of the UPU’s business model and requested contractual agreement.

These proposals are based upon the UPU’s vision for adding significant value to: the DNS, its member states and their designated operators of postal services, and the recipients of postal services.

Certain aspects of these terms relate to the UPU’s status as an intergovernmental organization (IGO) comprised of member states and as specialized agency of the United Nations.

Significantly, this outreach invites public examination and comment at an early stage of the negotiation. Negotiations will continue and comments made regarding this material will be taken into account as they are received.

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Post Canada: Postal service alarm bells ringing hollow

Posted by | Sep 7, 2007 | |

A Victoria postal union has raised the spectre of reduced postal services in the region, but the claims are unfounded, says Canada Post.

In a news release, Canadian Union of Postal Workers Local 850 officials said Canada Post is planning to move postal services from the existing corporate retail outlet (CRO) at 1625 Fort St. to a retail postal outlet (RPO) in an adjacent building.

But Canada Post media relations manager Lillian Au said the claim is baseless.

“We have had no discussions concerning the closure of Depot 9 at 1625 Fort St.,” she said. “Our only discussions dealt with ways to further improve service in the area.”

Canada Post is considering a second retail outlet in the area.

This consideration has resulted from regular reviews of dealer networks and service demands, she said. Extended hours and Saturday openings are in high demand by post office customers.

Allen Pleasants, president of Local 850, said employees at an RPO are given only one day of training as opposed to two weeks if working in a CRO. He said that inadequately trained employees could reduce the service levels to Oak Bay customers.

But Au said staff at RPOs is given the same level of training as staff at CROs.

And while Pleasant contends that businesses will suffer as the RPO will not offer bulk mailing services or services in the French language, Au said that the decision to offer French language services is based on census figures.

“If the area is designated bilingual, then we will offer these services,” said Au. Such is not the case at the Fort Street depot, she added.

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