Tag: North America

DHL announces rates for 2007

Posted by | Nov 30, 2006 | |

DHL Express (USA), Inc., today announced new list rates for 2007, including a 3.9 percent increase in the net average shipping rate for DHL Domestic Air Express and International Express, and an average increase of 4.9 percent for DHL Ground shipments and for DHL@home. The increase for air express and international shipments is comprised of a 5.9 percent average increase in the base rates, offset by a 2.0 percentage point reduction in the Air fuel surcharge index. The new rates will be effective January 1, 2007.

In the first quarter of 2007, DHL will add a new dimensional weight system for oversized Ground shipments. If the dimensional weight is greater than the actual weight, dimensional weight will apply to Ground shipments that are three cubic feet (5,184 cubic inches) or greater. Packages less than three cubic feet will be billed based on actual weight.

Other changes effective January 1, 2007 include a USD0.10 increase in the surcharge for Residential Delivery and for both residential and commercial Delivery Area Service. The Remote Area Service fee will increase by USD2.00. Additional details of the 2007 fee and rate changes will be available at www.dhl-usa.com as of December 15, 2006.

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DHL launches North America trade lane initiative

Posted by | Nov 28, 2006 | |

DHL today announced a new program that will streamline cross-border shipping in North America.

DHL’s North America Trade Lane initiative represents a new way of looking at the rapidly changing needs of cross-border shippers in North America. DHL developed the program to help customers better address the ever-changing needs of global commerce. To that end, DHL is adapting its networks, infrastructure and services to better match customers’ evolving supply chains. The program includes:

– enhancements to DHL’s facilities, fleet and other infrastructure, including new International Gateways and expanded “Border Operating Centers” (BOC);

– additional bilingual customer service representatives to help customers navigate the regulatory aspects of cross-border shipping; and

– additional representatives to help customers with cross-border shipping solutions.

Canada and Mexico together represent nearly USD300 billion a year in export business to the United States, and are the first- and third-largest trading partners for the U.S., respectively. The U.S. is also the leading trading partner for each country.

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UPS CapitalSM expands role in small business lending

Posted by | Nov 28, 2006 | |

Continuing its commitment to small businesses, UPS CapitalSM, the financial services arm of UPS, has become one of the nation’s top lenders under the government-guaranteed 7(a) loan program of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
For the SBA’s fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2006, UPS Capital Business Credit, a unit of UPS Capital, facilitated 304 SBA 7(a) loans valued at USD190.7 million. That activity puts UPS Capital Business Credit among the SBA’s top 15 lenders as measured by dollar value. Compared with fiscal 2005, UPS Capital Business Credit’s SBA activity in 2006 increased more than 22 percent in both the number and dollar value of loans facilitated.

UPS can offer solutions to small businesses that combine financial services with the company’s core package shipping and supply chain capabilities. One beneficiary of this comprehensive portfolio is TrueWave, LLC, a producer of high-end audio equipment under the brand name Wadia.

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Shippers prepare for the seasonal rush of packages

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

UPS plans to ramp up its Inland Empire operations for the shopping season.

The package shipper will hire 900 additional workers for its San Bernardino, Ontario, Riverside, Temecula, Barstow, Blythe, Victorville and Yucca Valley operations, UPS spokeswoman Page Dossey said.

DHL will deliver more than 2 million packages on its peak day in the United States, Dec. 20.

DHL hired hundreds of part-time package handlers to help meet the holiday demand, said John Cameron, DHL USA executive vice president of operations, in a Nov. 21 release. DHL added 300 daily truck routes and 63 new domestic flights a week to its regular network schedules for the holiday rush.

DHL employs 300 people at its 262,000 square-foot, USD70 million West Coast distribution center located at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside.

FedEx will extend employee hours to meet the holiday package delivery demand, spokesman Matt Ceniceros said in a previous interview.

FedEx likely will hire a small number of temporary package handlers for its ground operations to meet the holiday demand, he said.

Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., FedEx employs more than 260,000 people.

FedEx will handle 9.8 million packages on Dec. 18. That will be the most packages FedEx has handled on a single day since it was founded in 1973.

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DHL expands operations in Charlotte, North Carolina

Posted by | Nov 27, 2006 | |

DHL today announced plans to expand its Charlotte, NC operations by moving to larger facilities located near Charlotte International Airport and U.S. Customs.

The 52,000 square-foot site, located at 4925 Sirona Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28273 combines the now-integrated operations of DHL Danzas Air & Ocean and Exel Freight Management, each of which previously did business at separate locations in Charlotte. Open for business December 4, the new facility will house DHL Global Forwarding’s Charlotte-based air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage and warehousing operations. The new site will be more than twice the size of the company’s current operation.

By being situated closer to the airport and customs facilities DHL will be able to expedite shipment handling and collection of air and ocean shipments moving to and from the United States, as well as the processing and clearance of customer goods entering the country. Charlotte is the company’s only station in the Carolinas to handle both international air and ocean consignments.

The new site will also have 38,000 square feet of warehouse space–more than twice the capacity of the existing building.

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