Tag: USA

Deutsche Post could register higher loss than expected in US

Posted by | Aug 2, 2004 | |

Analysts are beginning to doubt that Deutsche Post, the German postal service operator, will be able to limit its losses in the US this year as planned. The company had said in the spring that it intended to maintain its losses in the US at around the same level as for last year, when they totalled 284m euros. However, the loss sustained by the company’s US activities in the first half of 2004 amounted to 229m euros. The loss in the US has been attributed to the cost of integrating US company Airborne, which Deutsche Post acquired last year, and to the fact that the company’s market share is still low at 9 per cent.

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UPS settles Overseas Partners class action

Posted by | Aug 2, 2004 | |

United Parcel Service Inc. has agreed to provide vouchers to its customers to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit that alleged UPS overcharged shippers for excess-value package insurance written by a Bermuda-based company owned by UPS employee-shareholders.
Atlanta-based UPS was hit with 27 such lawsuits across the country after a U.S. Tax Court judge ruled in 1999 that Bermuda-based Overseas Partners Ltd. was a “sham” intended to divert taxable UPS income from the excess-value program. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later overturned the ruling, finding that OPL served a legitimate business purpose.

The class actions continued, though, after being consolidated before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in New York. Judge Berman on Friday approved the terms of a settlement, under which UPS would pay no cash but would grant customers covered by the deal vouchers good for future UPS shipments.

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US RR Donnelley Agrees to Sell Package Logistics Business

Posted by | Aug 2, 2004 | |

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its package logistics business to Heritage Partners, Inc., a Boston-based private equity firm that is the principal owner of American Package Express (APX). The agreement is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close by the end of the third quarter, 2004.

Under terms of the agreement, RR Donnelley will receive cash in exchange for the assets and liabilities of its package logistics business, which includes CTC Direct, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of RR Donnelley. RR Donnelley’s package logistics business consolidates and mails small parcels to homes in the United States. RR Donnelley will retain its print logistics, fulfillment and distribution businesses and will continue to provide third-party logistics management services.

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RR Donnelley agrees to sell package logistics business

Posted by | Aug 2, 2004 | |

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its package logistics business to Heritage Partners, Inc., a Boston-based private equity firm that is the principal owner of American Package Express (“APX”). The agreement is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close by the end of the third quarter, 2004.

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North American 3PL Market Review

Posted by | Aug 1, 2004 | |

Table of Contents
1. Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
2. North American 3PL Growth…………………………………………………………………………….5
2.1 3PL Services Trends ……………………………………………………………………………….5
2.2 3PL Value-Added Services……………………………………………………………………….7
2.3 3PL Service Revenues Growth………………………………………………………………….8
2.4 Competitive Pressure ………………………………………………………………………………9
3. Key Consolidation Drivers – 3PL market ………………………………………………………….10
3.1 Globalization…………………………………………………………………………………………10
3.2 Technology and its Impact………………………………………………………………………11
3.2.1 Warehouse Solutions – RFID and Voice-Activated Technology ……………………………11
3.3 Emergence of cash rich logistics acquirers ………………………………………………..12
3.4 Emergence of Lead Logistics Providers…………………………………………………….12
3.5 4PL/LLP Trends and their Impact on the 3PL Industry…………………………………13
4. Trends in SCM while supporting 3PL……………………………………………………………….15
4.1 Supply Chain Offering…………………………………………………………………………….15
4.1.1 Service Network Optimization…………………………………………………………………………. 15
4.1.2 Global Visibility Across Companies …………………………………………………………………. 16
4.1.3 Collaborative Product Development Approach………………………………………………….. 16
4.1.4 3PL Players using IT to Redefine SCM……………………………………………………………. 17
4.1.5 Performance-Based Logistics, a mandatory standard………………………………………… 17
4.2 Increasing pressure on profit margins and measures…………………………………..17
5 3PL Round-Up 2003………………………………………………………………………………………19
6. Top 20 North American Logistics Companies……………………………………………………21
7. Top Market Players – A Brief Overview……………………………………………………………21
Exel ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….21
Ryder………………………………………………………………………………………………………..21
Schneider ………………………………………………………………………………………………….22
UPS Supply Chain Solutions ………………………………………………………………………..22
Danzas Management Ltd (DHL Danzas Air & Ocean) ………………………………………22
Penske ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..22
Caterpillar Logistics Services………………………………………………………………………..22
Tibbett & Britten Group………………………………………………………………………………..23
APL Logistics……………………………………………………………………………………………..23
Expeditors Int’l of Washington, Inc…………………………………………………………………23
P:LibraryNorth American 3PL Market 04.pdf

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