Tag: USA

US Postal Service plans to relaunch personalised stamp program

Posted by | Apr 26, 2005 | |

In a potentially huge victory for Santa Monica-based Stamps.com Inc, the US Postal Service plans to relaunch a personalised stamps program that had to be suspended last summer when images of a number of notorious figures made their way onto official US stamps. The program, run by online postage provider Stamps.com during its popular but brief run, will be put out to bid on Wednesday and can relaunch as early as next month, said Gerry McKiernan, a Postal Service spokesman. “My expectation is that (Stamps.com) is standing at the door right now because all they have to do is turn on the switch,” said McKiernan, who called Stamps.com “a fine, reputable firm.” Only a few vendors have the sophisticated technology to put a customer-supplied photo on a postage stamp, McKiernan said, adding that the program can resume in 20 days.

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Teamsters target DHL

Posted by | Apr 25, 2005 | |

As it battles for a larger share of express shipping in the United States, DHL is getting the attention of more than just shippers and competitors. The express giant is facing an aggressive effort by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union to organize the company’s independent delivery workforce. Started in force late last summer, the union campaign has recruited about 1,500 employees at DHL’s independent cartage contractors to the union ranks, said Rebecca Hanscom, national campaign coordinator for the DHL system at the Teamsters. That is just a fraction of the 10,000 independent delivery agents at DHL, but the union is mounting a national and grassroots campaign to recruit the balance. The objective is to recruit members at the local level, forge regional agreements and eventually press for a master contract covering all DHL employees.

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FedEx announces plans to add up to 75 ”clean air” hybrid trucks to fleet

Posted by | Apr 22, 2005 | |

FedEx Express has announced plans to add up to 75 hybrid, diesel electric trucks to its service fleet in the next 12 months, contingent upon pricing and availability. The announcement coincided with the unveiling of two FedEx hybrid trucks in the nation’s capital on Thursday, which brought the company-wide total of hybrid trucks in use to 18.

“Placing hybrid trucks in Washington D.C., and the planned increase for next year reflects the growing viability of hybrid trucks,” said John Formisano, vice president of Global Vehicles, FedEx Express. “It also shows the commitment of FedEx to pursue the use of promising technologies that both reduce fuel costs and provide more environmentally responsive vehicles for the communities in which we live and work.”

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UPS 1st quarter shows strong 16percent income gain

Posted by | Apr 21, 2005 | |

Paced by its growing international package operation, UPS today reported a strong 16.2% gain in net income for the first quarter of 2005. Consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2005, rose 10.8% to USD9.89 billion, reflecting in part the addition of revenue from the recently acquired Menlo Worldwide Forwarding. International package revenue climbed 13% while US package revenue rose 2.8%. Operating profit rose 13.8% to USD1.39 billion compared to USD1.22 billion for the prior-year period. International operating profit jumped 25.6% to USD348 million, while US domestic operating profit increased almost 13% to USD1.03 billion.

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United States Postal Service wins at the Annual Interactive Kiosk Excellence Awards

Posted by | Apr 20, 2005 | |

Last night the United States Postal Service along with a number of prominent companies won excellence awards for their deployment of interactive self-service applications. The USPS won three first place awards for the Automated Postal Center. Janet Webster, Manager Retail Service Network and Access Management for the United States Postal Service was named Deployer Leader of the Year and was recognized for the strategic role she has played in driving the Postal Services kiosk deployment.

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