Tag: USA

USPS Board OKs Filing for Parcel Return Rate

Posted by | May 7, 2003 | |

The U.S. Postal Service soon may offer reduced rates for shippers participating in Parcel Return Service, a proposed consumer-to-business service. The USPS Board of Governors authorized at its monthly meeting in Chicago yesterday a filing with the Postal Rate Commission to seek an experimental classification for Parcel Return Service. The service would apply to merchandise being returned by a consumer to a merchant. The merchant, or an agent on the merchant’s behalf, would pick up returned parcels at a designated bulk mail center or delivery unit and pay the applicable postage, as opposed to having the packages delivered directly to the merchant. Rates for the new service would recognize the savings generated by the merchant’s pickup of the package.

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US judge seeks to extend deadline for DHL ruling

Posted by | May 7, 2003 | |

A federal judge is seeking a delay of nearly three months in a decision on whether DHL Airways meets the government’s definition of a US-owned company. Administrative Law Judge Ronnie Yoder recommended in a report to the US Department of Transportation that a September 2 deadline for the decision be pushed back to November 24. The department has the final say on moving the date back.

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Deutsche Post CEO Faces U.S. Challenge Amid Expansion

Posted by | May 6, 2003 | |

Deutsche Post AG Chief Executive Officer Klaus Zumwinkel’s plan to boost earnings by expanding the German postal service in the $65 billion U.S. delivery market may be dealt a blow by United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. Zumwinkel, 59, in March offered USD1.05 billion to buy Airborne Inc. to establish a ground network in the U.S. and diversify revenue streams as earnings growth at home slows. The purchase by Deutsche Post, in which the German government has a 70% stake, needs U.S. regulatory approval and comes amid a Department of Transportation inquiry into complaints from rivals United Parcel and FedEx about German control of DHL Airways Inc. `The situation in the U.S is a problem for Deutsche Post,’ said Reinhard Niebuhr, who helps manage the equivalent of about USD5.6 billion at AMB Generali in Cologne, Germany. “The large competitors there are trying to push Deutsche Post out.”

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Good response to Jamaica-US postal alliance

Posted by | May 3, 2003 | |

The recent alliance forged between the Postal Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and the United States (US) Postal Service, through its agent, SkyPostal, has received a good response from St Ann residents. “The response has been good, we get a lot of people,” post mistress at the Ocho Rios post office, Jevon Gray, told the Observer. According to Gray, the service — which offers delivery of letters and other documents to the US within three-to-five days — will attract a lot of customers as word spreads of its availability. It has been on-stream in St Ann since last Tuesday.

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UPS Named ‘Most Innovative Company’ By American Business Awards

Posted by | May 1, 2003 | |

UPS received the inaugural American Business Award for “Most Innovative Company” for the technological advancements of its WorldportSM global air hub in Louisville, Ky. UPS was selected from 18 finalists for its outstanding leadership, innovation, perseverance, creativity, teamwork and integrity at companies of all sizes.

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