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USPS-OIG implements WinBill for IT Expense Management

Posted by | Aug 16, 2006 | |

TeleManagement Technologies, Inc. (TTI) today announced that the United States Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General has begun to implement their WinBill IT expense management software system at their Arlington, VA. Headquarters. The USPS-OIG serves to prevent and detect fraud, waste and employee misconduct, and promote efficiency in the operations of the Postal Service.

Previously, USPS-OIG had been trying to manage their IT expenses in numerous spreadsheets. “I felt like I was constantly trying to figure out what spreadsheet had what information that I needed. It was a spreadsheet nightmare before we implemented WinBill,” said their Telecom Analyst.

After reviewing the many features and functionality of TTI’s WinBill system the IT group realized that they could eliminate their spreadsheets and import all of their inventory of services, billing information, contracts, vendors and budget information directly into WinBill.

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Rail service better

Posted by | Aug 16, 2006 | |

North American rail service improved in the second quarter and year over year, according to Bear Stearns’s quarterly survey of 1,000 shippers.

The survey respondents named CSX, Canadian National, and Canadian Pacific as having the most improved service.

Although 28 percent of the shippers still expect rail service to deteriorate during the peak season, this is down considerably from 53 percent a year ago.

Shippers expect to pay a 4.4-percent average rail rate increase in 2006, meaningfully up from 3.7 percent in the first quarter and 3.5 percent a year ago. Forty-four percent of the survey respondents described full-truckload capacity as “balanced;” 34 percent described the full-truckload market as “tight” and 22 percent as “over capacity.” For the first time since 2001, no respondent saw “extremely tight” capacity. The survey found shippers see even greater less-than-truckload capacity availability.

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DHL launches new signature delivery option services

Posted by | Aug 14, 2006 | |

DHL, the world’s leading express delivery and logistics company, announced it will offer three new signature delivery service options to provide customers with more direct control over their delivery needs. The new options, including delivering packages without a required in-person signature, will make deliveries more convenient for DHL customers.

Shipments requiring signatures and destined for residential as well as commercial locations with limited hours of operation often result in multiple delivery attempts.

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Young warns that contracting out mail delivery could weaken Nation's Defense Against Terrorism

Posted by | Aug 14, 2006 | |

Letter Carriers union President William H. Young warned the U.S. Postal Service today against out-sourcing to private contractors the delivery of mail to American homes and businesses, saying such a move would weaken the nation’s defense against terrorist attacks. Young said the possibility of such an action by the Postal Service is not far-fetched, citing the Service’s recent announcement that is it considering contracting out work at postal Air Mail Centers. He said that could lead postal management into a right-wing temptation to contract out letter carrier work.

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Expanded FedEx terminal in area is 'gateway to Canada'

Posted by | Aug 14, 2006 | |

FedEx is finishing work on its distribution terminal on Walden Avenue to handle more packages. When FedEx Ground completes a 40 percent expansion of its Buffalo distribution hub this month, it will be able to deliver an additional 2,000 packages a day. The expansion is needed because people are buying more on the Internet, and FedEx is servicing a booming population across the border.
The Walden Avenue project is part of a USD 1.6 billion investment to expand 30 existing FedEx Ground distribution hubs and build nine new ones across the country.
Forrester Research predicts that by 2008, e-commerce in the U.S. will grow by 19 percent and online shopping will make up 10 percent of all retail sales.

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