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New UPS facility in Ft. Myers to accommodate Area's Growth

Posted by | May 19, 2008 | |

UPS announced a USD 16.5 million expansion of the Ft. Myers facility in its South Florida District to accommodate growth and economic development in the southwest Florida region.

The project will expand the existing sorting facility on Cargo St. by some 30,000 square feet while also adding a modern UPS customer counter to handle any customer shipping needs. In expanding the facility, the company will install technology to make the loading and unloading of packages easier and accelerate the facility’s sorting capacity from 6,000 pieces per hour to 13,000 per hour. UPS also is developing 5.4 acres at the facility to construct employee parking, a fuel facility and truck wash facility.
The start of the expansion was marked here today with a groundbreaking ceremony and congressional visit by Rep. Connie Mack. Also attending were Ft. Myers City Council Member Levon Sims; Lee County Economic Development Coordinator Susan Noe, and Jack Jamme, president, Brooks & Freund Construction Co. (general contractor for the expansion project).

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Deutsche Post seeks tie-up in U.S. for Express

Posted by | May 18, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post AG. is seeking to solve problems at its loss-making Express business in the United States by forming a cooperation with a partner in that country, with Fedex Corp and the U.S. Postal Service as likely candidates, Euro am Sonntag reported, citing sources.

It said Deutsche Post has ruled out United Parcel Service Inc as a potential partner.

If Deutsche Post does not find an appropriate partner, it would let its DHL Express unit operate key hubs in the United States and then work with regional-based companies to deliver the parcels, the report said.

Deutsche Post chief executive Frank Appel told the AGM on May 6 that a complete exit from the U.S. market is not an option for the company.

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Deutsche Post seeks tie-up in U.S. for Express, but not with UPS

Posted by | May 18, 2008 | |

Deutsche Post AG. is seeking to solve problems at its loss-making Express business in the United States by forming a cooperation with a partner in that country, with Fedex Corp and the U.S. Postal Service as likely candidates, Euro am Sonntag reported, citing sources.

It said Deutsche Post has ruled out United Parcel Service Inc as a potential partner.

If Deutsche Post does not find an appropriate partner, it would let its DHL Express unit operate key hubs in the United States and then work with regional-based companies to deliver the parcels, the report said.

Deutsche Post chief executive Frank Appel told the AGM on May 6 that a complete exit from the U.S. market is not an option for the company.

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Economy and Internet challenge U.S. Postal Service

Posted by | May 14, 2008 | |

Despite a slowing economy and growing competition from the Internet, the U.S. Postal Service aims to break even in 2008 by increasing its package delivery business by about 10 percent, a top executive told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Postal Service will eventually be profitable, but that goal must be balanced against giving customers the best price possible, said Patrick Donahoe, the chief operating officer and deputy postmaster general.

This year, the Service expects about 10 percent growth in Priority Mail, Express Mail and related products that compete with Fedex Corp, United Parcel Service and other companies, Donahoe said. That group of products now makes up about one-tenth of the Service’s business, with First-class mail and periodicals accounting for the rest, he said.

To attract more business from small companies, the Service began offering price discounts to high-volume Express Mail shippers and commercial Priority Mail customers on Monday. The discounts were made possible by a 2006 law giving it more freedom to customize pricing of package delivery products.

As the Postal Service attempts to enhance its package business, the slumping economy has cut revenue below expectations.

With businesses sending less mail, the Service lost USD 707 million in its fiscal second quarter as mail and package volume fell 3.3 percent. During the first half of its fiscal year, the Service reported a net loss of USD 35 million while generating USD 39 billion in revenue.

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UPS places largest order ever for Hybrid Electric trucks (U.S)

Posted by | May 13, 2008 | |

UPS “Green Fleet” to Expand with 200 Hybrid Electrics in Addition to 300 Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles

UPS announced it has ordered 200 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) – the largest commercial order of such trucks by any company – in addition to another 300 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet.

The purchase of the 500 additional vehicles means the UPS alternative fuel fleet – already the largest such private fleet in the United States – will grow 30 percent from 1,718 to 2,218 low-carbon vehicles.

UPS’s “green fleet” operates in the United States, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom and has traveled nearly 144 million miles since 2000. The fleet includes electric, hybrid electric, CNG, liquefied natural gas and propane-powered vehicles. The company also is continuing work with the Environmental Protection Agency on a hydraulic hybrid delivery vehicle.

The 200 hybrid electric vehicles will be deployed in 2009 and join 50 HEV delivery trucks already in operation. The 200 trucks are expected to save 176,000 gallons of fuel annually and reduce CO2 emissions by 1,786 metric tons each year. That is the equivalent of removing almost 100 conventional UPS trucks from the road for a year.

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