Small local couriers come into their own for immediate deliveries within few blocks or miles I hey are (or should be) appreciably cheaper than the premium same-day services of the big express operators. Also, the locals should be faster, since they kiiow the area and can collect and deliver in one sweep rather than scheduling your consignment among a round of consolidated activities.
Read MoreThere’s no lack of choice in carriers for packets and parcels. The trick is to find the ones that offer the best match according to the order of importance of speed, economy, reliability, comprehensive UK coverage, proof of delivery, handling returns, tracking-and-tracing, add on services and convenience.
Read MorePostal operators looking to make savings on the price of international mail delivery have long faced the same three fixed costs: local handling charges, terminal dues and the cost of line-haul.
In April, the Global Alliance of Transportation Systems (GATS), funded by the Swiss Post Office set out to challenge the cost of line-haul by consolidating the mail of a number of postal operators into ULD’s at one hub and then flying them on in unitised containers. Pioneered at Heathrow, the idea was to force down the cost paid to the airlines for small numbers of items by booking larger aggregated volumes.
TNT’s largest ever UK investment has opened. The £22m parcel and document sortation centre at Kingsbury Link, Tamworth is the centrepoint for the company’s ‘hub and spoke’ U K collection and delivery network.
Read MoreOctober 16, 2001 — “TPG, through TNT Express International, and Korea Post have announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding outlining
an alliance in the field of International Express delivery.
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