Tag: UPS

DHL is struggling to deliver in the US

Posted by | Apr 5, 2006 | |

DHL is a wildly successful brand – on the surface, at least: it is the biggest express carrier in both Europe and Asia, with a 40% share in each market. In the US, however, it has a paltry 7% market share. The delivery market there is dominated by UPS and FedEx, which enjoy a combined 78% market share. To most marketers, the strength, scale and incumbent power of UPS and FedEx would make the US just about the least attractive target market imaginable. But two strategic factors peculiar to the global delivery business mean that DHL must succeed there.

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US transportation infrastructure failing the nation, says UPS CEO

Posted by | Mar 30, 2006 | |

Describing the nation’s roads, ports, railroads and airports as the backbone of global trade, UPS’s chief executive officer today warned that America was taking a chance with its future by neglecting its infrastructure. “What’s shocking, quite frankly, is the inability of our transportation infrastructure to keep up with the normal day-to-day stresses imposed upon it,” said UPS CEO Mike Eskew. “Our highways, waterways, railroads and aviation networks are simply not keeping up with ordinary demands. Eskew, in addressing the Houston Forum, said business leaders had to help Americans understand that their jobs and standard of living depend on a US economy that today depends on global trade. People may not like to build new roads or add runways to airports, but the American economy risks stagnation without continued investment and infrastructure expansion, he said.

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An Overnite invasion of brown

Posted by | Mar 27, 2006 | |

Since United Parcel Service Inc acquired trucking company Overnite Corp in August last year, its overall package volume increased 4.3% to 14.8 million per day. UPS purchased Overnite in a bid to tap into the trucking industry, where it has had limited success because of a 150-pound cap on its package trucks. As part of the assimilation, the Overnite brand will be replaced with UPS Freight starting May 1, while its 22,000 trailers will be painted with UPS’ trademark brown. The assimilation could help UPS in its battle with rival FedEx Corp. but complicates contract talks with the Teamsters union expected to begin near the end of next year.

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New career for Burtenshaw, Cramley retires

Posted by | Mar 23, 2006 | |

David Burtenshaw, chief executive of Lynx Express until its acquisition by UPS in 2005, is planning a new career in business advisory. Burtenshaw has been assisting the integration of the two companies. He will continue to be available as a consultant to UPS on an ongoing basis.

Alan Cramley has retired from the pallet sector after stints with Pall-Ex and most recently Fortec Pallet, where he was business development director.

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UPS Trade Direct expands shipping options to Europe

Posted by | Mar 22, 2006 | |

UPS today announced it had completed the rollout of UPS Trade Direct Air and Ocean services to facilitate export shipments from the United States and Canada to Europe. UPS Trade Direct services streamline the supply chain by making it easy to move goods through customs that are destined for multiple locations but transported in one shipment. Trade Direct eliminates the need for client distribution centers in the receiving country for breaking apart freight shipments, minimizing handling and carrying costs. This latest expansion follows the successful implementation of the service in 2004 along other major routes. UPS launched Trade Direct services outbound from Europe to the United States in January 2005 as well as inbound from Asia to Europe in June 2005.

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