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UPS is testing a tool to keep track of truck data

Posted by | Oct 13, 2008 | |

United Parcel Service Inc. is testing a new ruggedized mobile computer in its trucks that can wirelessly log departure and arrival times and provide managers with data on vehicle speed and idle times.
Test versions of Motorola Inc.’s VC6096 Windows Mobile-based system, unveiled last week, have been installed inside long-haul UPS trailer trucks and large trucks that move packages among sorting facilities.
A spokeswoman wouldn’t say how many of the computers Atlanta-based UPS plans to buy, but she noted that it will be a “sizable” number by the time the company’s deployment is completed, which is expected in 2010.
The spokeswoman said UPS has used the system to measure and compile truck speed, RPM, braking and idle-time data. More functions will be tested later.
The 4.8-lb. computer includes a keyboard, a 6.5-in. touch display, 128MB of RAM and 256MB of flash memory. It supports Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth wireless specifications.
UPS said its 100,000-plus drivers will continue to use their fourth-generation proprietary handhelds jointly built by Motorola and Symbol Technologies Inc., which Motorola acquired last year.

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International express fuel surcharges drop as oil prices decline

Posted by | Oct 10, 2008 | |

DHL, FedEx, UPS and TNT have significantly reduced their fuel surcharges for international air express shipments around the world this month against a background of a continued sharp fall in oil prices largely driven by the escalating global financial crisis, CEP-Research analysis shows.

Oil prices have declined sharply from a peak of nearly USD 150 a barrel in July to below USD 85 a barrel this week on the various trading exchanges. In September, the integrator’s fuel surcharges were largely stable and did not fully reflect the downward trend. This is because the four leading express carriers calculate their surcharges based on indexes showing the previous month’s oil price level and announce them in advance for the following month, thus resulting in a two-month time lag between prices and surcharge level.

In October, however, surcharges show a clearly recognisable drop around the globe, with the biggest reductions in the USA, significant falls in Asia and moderate reductions in Europe.

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UPS Freight reveals final phase of its 2008 network enhancements

Posted by | Oct 8, 2008 | |

UPS Freight announced the final phase of its 2008 network enhancements, speeding up transit schedules on more than 1,900 traffic lanes in eight western states.

The improvements mark the third round of network enhancements over the past five months by UPS’s heavy freight division.

In August, UPS Freight revised its network to establish two-day lanes from Chicago to Dallas, Boston to St. Louis and Philadelphia to Miami. The enhancements also expanded the next-day footprint of UPS Freight to include Cincinnati to Memphis and Columbus, Ohio, to Charlotte.

Earlier this year, UPS Freight announced new on-time performance guarantees. Those guarantees will be extended to the enhanced transit times announced today at no additional cost.

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UPS joins EPA's Climate Leaders program

Posted by | Oct 7, 2008 | |

As part of its continued commitment to sustainable business practices, UPS announced its participation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders program.

UPS is the first shipping company to join the program.

Climate Leaders is an industry/government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. Partner companies commit to reducing their impact on the global environment by completing a corporate-wide inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, setting aggressive reduction goals and annually reporting their progress to the EPA.

UPS has been a long-time partner of many voluntary programs sponsored by the EPA. These include a charter partner of the SmartWay Transport Partnership program in 2003, the Green Power Partnership, Waste Wise and the Energy Star program. Later this week, UPS will receive the EPA’s SmartWay Environmental Excellence Award for its leadership in conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

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DHL 'Mistakes' Make USD 3B Loss Unsustainable

Posted by | Oct 5, 2008 | |

Addressing the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, DHL CEO John Mullen cited constraints on foreign investment in U.S. airlines as a reason for the express operator’s USD 3 billion losses since 2003.

Currently, U.S. law limits foreign ownership of American air carriers to a 49 pct equity interest and a 25 pct voting interest and with DHL losing USD 5 million a day Mullen said the situation had become “unsustainable.”

In an attempt to integrate the unusual structure of DHL – U.S. ownership of the domestic lift and foreign control of the international operations – Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) acquired DHL International in 2002 and Airborne Express in 2003.

In order to comply with U.S. law, DHL was then required to divest itself of Airborne’s air operations (ABX), leaving DHL Express to operate ground operations only in the U.S.

So while it may have been one brand, the new DHL has remained several distinct components – including air capacity provided by ABX and ASTAR. Mullen acknowledges that the inability to control its U.S. capacity has resulted in a “substantial cost disadvantage” compared to FedEx and UPS.

In the five years since acquiring Airborne, DHL has invested USD 0.9 billion in its Wilmington, Ohio hub in order to integrate the ground operations of the former DHL and Airborne into a single air express provider.

So when UPS came calling with a more cost-effective solution to DHL’s domestic lift, Mullen and DPWN CEO Frank Appel decided to call “time” on the Wilmington hub operation and its capacity contracts with ABX and ASTAR.

However Mullen denied as “false” claims that DHL is abandoning its Wilmington Air Park facility after accepting more than USD 400 million in incentive benefits from the State of Ohio: “DHL was induced to consolidate operations at the Air Park, rather than in Northern Kentucky, in part by the offer of incentives that the State has valued in excess of $400 million.

DHL says it will provide more than USD 260 million in severance, retention, and health benefits for the workforce in Wilmington, including funding the severance and benefits programs of the ABX and ASTAR Employees.

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