Tag: USA

FedEx files suit on Washington State Department of Labor & Industries

Posted by | Jun 12, 2008 | |

FedEx Corp unit FedEx Ground has filed a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries seeking to gain control of an unedited copy of a report on the company’s use of contractors to deliver packages.

The lawsuit, filed with the Superior Court of Washington for Thurston County on Monday, is the latest chapter in a broad-ranging battle between FedEx Ground and a number of critics of its contractor model, including the Teamsters union.

FedEx Ground uses some 15,000 independent contractors as drivers whom the company describes as entrepreneurs.

FedEx Ground states in the lawsuit that it was contacted by an employee of the labor department in late 2006 or early 2007 who stated that the department had received a report addressing FedEx Ground’s classification of “pick-up and delivery drivers” from an entity named Clark Consulting.

In February 2007 FedEx Ground said it issued a Public Disclosure Act request to the labor department seeking a copy of the report and information about who compiled it. The labor department originally refused to release the report, FedEx Ground said in its filing.

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Retail shippers offering Postal Service products pay of (U.S)

Posted by | Jun 11, 2008 | |

Hundreds of retail shipping service owners accepting letters and packages for their customers are finding that offering U.S. Postal Service products and services makes good business sense and pays off big. Since its inception two years ago, more than 2,000 retail shipping service operators have surpassed USD 40 million in sales by participating in the Postal Service’s Approved Shipper program.

“The Approved Shipper Program enables the Postal Service to become more competitive in the retail package market while providing our customers with alternate access to postal products and services,” said U.S. Postal Service Retail Vice President Kathy Ainsworth. “Since our April 2006 program launch, more than 2,000 shipping retailers have realized the value of the program through nearly USD 42.5 million in sales. Retailers have the option of adding a surcharge while continuing to sell competitor products and services.”

According to Gary Laing, owner of The Shipping Room, in Oneonta, NY, his walk-in business increased 50 percent since signing up two years ago, and Postal Service sales exceeded USD 500,000 last year.

“The ‘Ship Package Here’ signs bearing the U.S. Postal Service Eagle logo gives me an edge as it tells my customers I offer products and services my competitors don’t,” Laing explained. “My revenue numbers make it clear that Postal Service offerings are in high demand.”

Other benefits include the program’s no-fee license agreement, free signs and other Postal Service materials.

To offer postal products and services, retail shippers must:
*currently use a postage meter or PC Postage account;
*ensure physical security of the mail;
*properly display Postal Service signs;
*comply with aviation security and hazmat requirements;
*follow the Postal Service product guide for approved shippers;
*accept Click-N-Ship® and other prepaid packages;
*obtain approval of the Postal Service’s local district manager;

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GrayHair Software Receives U.S. Postal Service NCOALink Limited Service Provider Certification

Posted by | Jun 11, 2008 | |

GrayHair Software, Inc. has received U.S. Postal Service® certification as an NCOALink® Limited Service Provider. This certification allows GrayHair to offer NCOALink technology as part of GrayHair’s mail tracking and address quality services.

NCOALink processing uses data derived from the U.S. Postal Service® Change-of-Address (COA) database, using a secure process that enhances security of COA information. NCOALink technology allows mailers to update their lists with address changes before they are entered into the mail stream.

As a proactive move update process, mailers are satisfying USPS Move Update requirements with multiple methods. Today, mailers for First-Class Mail® are required to meet the Move Update requirements and in November for Standard Mail®. The best practice is to provide the NCOALink service and include Address Change Service (ACS™) too. The savvy mailer today performs aggressive Move Update processing to speed delivery and minimize costly Undeliverable-as-addressed mail pieces for any mail class.

GrayHair’s Move Update services are available to licensees of GrayHair’s MailTrak and Address Quality suite of software.

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DHL faces anti-trust probe as Ohio representatives question UPS deal

Posted by | Jun 10, 2008 | |

Representatives of the U.S. state of Ohio are pushing for the Federal Justice Ministry to launch an anti-trust probe into Deutsche Post World Net AG.’s plans to tie up its U.S. air express DHL operations with UPS, Die Welt reported.

The representatives are trying to prevent DHL from cutting up to 8,200 jobs in the course of entering into a ten-year co-operation with competitor UPS.

In March, Deutsche Post said its fourth-quarter profit slid by more than 60 percent after it wrote down the value of its DHL unit. DHL is slashing network capacity in the U.S. by 30 percent, which includes closing and consolidating sorting facilities and streamlining pickup and delivery routes.

A spokeswoman for Deutsche Post told Die Welt that the company does not expect U.S. authorities to object to its planned co-operation with UPS.

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DHL Express (USA) ceases @home service

Posted by | Jun 10, 2008 | |

DHL Express just confirmed with PARCEL that it will discontinue the DHL@home product effective September 1, 2008. The service tendered packages to the USPS for final delivery, reducing costs for the shipper.

According to DHL: “By doing so, DHL removes a product that brings with it significant operating costs and is not aligned with our core strengths nor with our more focused network. By eliminating the product from our network, we have the opportunity to further improve performance in our core domestic and international products and long-term financial performance of the US Express business.

“DHL is committed to serving our domestic customers with a network dedicated to continuous improvement in service reliability. We anticipate that discontinuing the @home service with its seasonal spikes of volume and operational complexity will further improve reliability throughout the year and enhance service levels particularly during peak season.”

DHL Express is directly notifying all @home customers of the change.

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