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UPS Canada helps expand largest global Green Fleet

Posted by | Feb 27, 2008 | |

PS Canada announced it will be rolling out 139 additional cleaner-burning, propane delivery trucks. The majority of these vehicles will be deployed in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta and the rest distributed between British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

The propane vehicles are joining roughly 600 propane trucks already operating in Canada. The addition of these vehicles means more than a third of UPS Canada’s 2,000 package delivery vehicles will run on low-carbon fuel.

The 139 new propane trucks are expected to reduce UPS’s carbon dioxide emissions by a total of 254 metric tonnes per year, the equivalent weight of 80 UPS trucks. This would be a 35 per cent improvement compared to conventional gas engines. Additionally, particulate matter emitted from vehicles will be virtually eliminated.

The newly added propane-powered vehicles feature the latest technology in clean-burning propane engines. Propane vehicles emit about one-third fewer reactive organic gases than gasoline-fuelled vehicles. Nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide emissions are 20 per cent and 60 per cent less, respectively, than conventional vehicles.

UPS’s global alternative-fuel fleet now stands at 1,629 vehicles – the largest such private fleet in the transportation industry – and includes compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, propane and electric and hybrid electric vehicles. UPS is also working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on a hydraulic hybrid delivery vehicle.

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Verizon designs IP network for US Postal Service

Posted by | Feb 26, 2008 | |

Verizon Business has completed the design and implementation of a new, fully managed IP-based network for the U.S. Postal Service.

Under a 30-month, USD 60 million contract, Verizon Business is managing the USPS Postal Information Technology Network Upgrade Project, consolidating three previously distinct networks to control costs and reduce bandwidth requirements.

The project also includes the redesign, upgrade and management of network services for approximately 300 mail-processing facilities; upgrades to the existing information technology administrative network; and the design, implementation and management of new network services at 188 Postal Inspection Service locations.

Verizon Business also will help the Inspection Service upgrade its existing frame relay network to a next-generation IP network, which incorporates advanced security features to protect sensitive law enforcement communications. The features include push-to-talk radio over IP, live video multicast service and IT applications for background checks and incident response.

In addition, the telecommunications company is installing a new, more robust network for large USPS mail processing facilities and the Postal Service administrative network, which will include built-in layers of redundancy for business-critical mail processing systems.

Critical data traffic will be carried on Verizon Business’ Very High Performance Backbone Network Service network, dedicated primarily to government and educational institutions with high-performance network requirements.

With the PITN award, Verizon Business will manage more than 30,000 devices for the Postal Service and more than 17,000 wide-area network circuits, the company said.

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Royal Mail – Digital tracking rolled out (UK)

Posted by | Feb 13, 2008 | |

As part of its ongoing modernisation plan, Royal Mail is to equip its workforce with mobile devices aimed at improving the accuracy and reliablty of its abilty to track items.

Royal Mail is currently looking for a contractor to manage the servicing and updates required. 130,000 will be in use once the system is up and running.

Similar devices are already being fitted to its fleet of vans, enabling delivery offices to track the progress of its collection and delivery service. Other postal operators are already equipped with scanning devices which cut down on the time involved in writing confirmaton sheets which in turn helps make deliveries and collections more efficient.

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Amtrak launches e-billing as part of continuing IT systems upgrade

Posted by | Feb 1, 2008 | |

Amtrak has launched an e-billing service which is available to account holding customers. The system gives customers the ability to access their accounts online, which enables them to also view invoices, statements and credit notes. The e-billing system can also be used to query any billing details.

“E-billing gives our customers greater visibility and control of their accounts and helps them resolve any potential queries more efficiently,” explains Alan Jones, Managing Director.

“It also significantly cuts our use of paper, which is one of the aims of our environmental policy.”

Amtrak is investing in IT systems and equipment to improve the service it offers to customers. The investment programme includes the roll-out by the end of February of 1,000 new Dolphin 7900 scanners supplied to drivers and depots, to ensure full visibility through the Amtrak network.

The company is also creating the new position of IT Director to reflect the importance of IT in both its internal and customer-facing processes.

“These improvements, from e-billing to real-time PODs, ensure our customers have access to information about their shipments and all aspects of their business with us, at any time,” says Mr Jones. “It improves their efficiency and ours, as well as benefiting the environment.”

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