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Survey results reveal businesses waiting on USPS before implementing Intelligent Mail Barcode System

Posted by | Mar 31, 2008 | |

A survey of more than 294 executives and IT managers in the high-volume mailing industry shows that 42 percent of respondents are waiting on the announcements regarding further mailing discounts from the United States Postal Service (USPS) before making major purchasing decisions on how to implement the new Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB) system. The survey was conducted jointly by Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software and Mailing Systems Technology on March 18, 2008 as part of a webinar on the business impact of IMB.

Starting in May 2009, mailers will be required to use the Intelligent Mail Barcode to earn the greatest automation discounts on postage, according to the latest USPS proposal. This barcode will replace the current POSTNET and PLANET barcodes. IMB will have a tremendous impact on business operations depending on whether companies strive to meet the minimum Intelligent Mail requirements, or reach for maximum efficiency improvements by making the most of this mandate to add value to the mailstream.

The results of the survey show that companies are already thinking about migrating to the new Intelligent Mail Barcode, but they require more information and discount incentives to help guide the investments in the technology that will enable them to meet the new postal mandate in 2009.

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First Financial Bank chooses DHL as exclusive air and ground delivery provider

Posted by | Mar 31, 2008 | |

DHL announced today that it has been chosen by First Financial Bank, N.A. as its exclusive delivery services provider. First Financial will now leverage DHL’s U.S. express and ground delivery services for transporting loan, mortgage, and other financial materials to and from its banking centers and clients.

With assets of USD 3.4 billion, First Financial is the second-largest bank headquartered in the Greater Cincinnati area, operating 81 banking centers in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. First Financial chose to consolidate all of its express delivery needs with DHL after a competitive review of the quality, service, and value offered by all major U.S. providers. First Financial was also attracted to DHL due to its strong network in the U.S. and in the region, which includes its primary air and ground hub based in Wilmington, Ohio.

DHL recently conducted customized training for First Financial associates on using the DHL web-based shipping products and began shipping immediately.

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UPS deploys 167

Posted by | Mar 27, 2008 | |

UPS today announced the deployment of 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia and California. The CNG vehicles, part of UPS’s global alternative fuel fleet, will help reduce the company’s carbon footprint and its dependence on fossil fuels.

Of the 167 new CNG trucks, 25 have been deployed in Dallas; 42 in Atlanta, and the remaining 100 in five California cities: 30 to Sacramento, 14 to Los Angeles, five to Ontario, 10 to San Ramon and 41 to Fresno. They join more than 800 CNG vehicles already in use by UPS in the United States. Previous CNG vehicles in UPS’s fleet were converted from gasoline and diesel vehicles in the 1980s to run on alternative fuels. The new vehicles are originally manufactured for alternative fuel use.

“UPS has deployed alternative fuel vehicles for more than 70 years and this CNG deployment is one more step towards the ‘greening’ of the UPS fleet,” said Robert Hall, UPS’s director of vehicle engineering. “Continuing to add CNG delivery trucks to our fleet is a sustainable choice because natural gas is a cost effective, clean-burning and readily available fuel.”

The CNG truck bodies are identical externally to the signature-brown trucks that now comprise the UPS fleet although they will be marked as CNG vehicles. The trucks are expected to reduce emissions by 20 percent and improve fuel economy by 10 percent compared to the cleanest diesel engines available today.

UPS operates the transportation industry’s largest private fleet of alternative fuel vehicles. This deployment brings the UPS “green fleet” total to 1,629 trucks. UPS has deployed CNG, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), propane, electric and hybrid electric vehicles in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Brazil and the United Kingdom. The company also is working with the Environmental Protection Agency on a hydraulic hybrid delivery vehicle.

UPS began deploying alternative fuel vehicles in the 1930s with a fleet of electric trucks that operated in New York City. The company’s “green fleet” has traveled 143 million miles since 2000.

“Deploying eco-friendly delivery vehicles is one of the many ways UPS demonstrates its commitment to sustainable business practices,” added Hall. “The company plans to continue to expand its ‘green fleet’ and to focus deployments in areas with air quality challenges.”

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USPS reducing Standard Mail barcode discount

Posted by | Mar 27, 2008 | |

In response to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s review of the US Postal Service’s proposed rate change for market-dominant products, the USPS said it will reduce the 1.4-cent discount for using a barcode on mixed automation area distribution center (AADC) Standard Mail letters by 1.1 cents.

The reduced discount will apply to commercial and nonprofit mail that is entered into the mailstream at the mailer’s point of origin or at a destination bulk mail center.

Earlier this month, the PRC determined that the USPS’s proposed rate increases for market-dominant products, which include First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, periodicals, pack­age services and special services, fell within the required Consumer Price Index cap.

The commission also ruled that there was “adequate justification” for 13 out of 14 workshare discounts. The exception was the aforementioned 1.4-cent discount.

Once the commission reviews the USPS’s response, the agency will update its price lists and postage statements.

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Federal Court issues certification decisions (U.S)

Posted by | Mar 26, 2008 | |

FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., reports that today the United States District Court in Indiana in the pending multi-district litigation (MDL) has issued a decision denying class certification in the Montana, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, Virginia and Illinois cases.

The Court granted class certification for the Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Oregon, Indiana, West Virginia, Florida and Rhode Island cases. The state case in California was certified but a nationwide Family Medical Leave Act claim filed there was denied certification.

Today’s decision was a procedural ruling. It does not determine the proper classification of contractors nor does it have any impact on the company’s contractor model or operating agreement.

“FedEx Ground is proud to be associated with nearly 15,000 owner-operator contractors, all of whom made the decision to be self-sufficient, to be their own boss and to control their professional success,” said Maury Lane, FedEx Corp. spokesperson. “Their right to pursue independence and economic opportunity is now being threatened by efforts on behalf of a few that will jeopardize the future of the majority.”

FedEx Ground believes in the American right to work for oneself and is committed to defending the freedom of the 15,000 independent contractors to make their own professional and business decisions. This court decision will not affect FedEx Ground’s ability to serve its customers in the world-class manner they have come to expect.

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