Archive for August, 2008
Hinda Uses Shipping to Give Customers Immediate Gratification
August 26th, 2008 | Posted in IndustryBy Jeff Goeters
Hinda Incentives, a full-service reward-programs company, became an industry leader through a combination of high-quality inventory and supreme customer service. Proof of this winning combination is 20 to 40 percent annual growth.
The company distinguishes itself by providing award recipients with immediate gratification through fast and accurate shipping.
Benito Bustamante, Hinda’s director of warehouse operations, said, “If someone knows they are getting a reward, they want it yesterday. And we want to oblige.”
Fed Ex Delivers Two Sea Turtles to Connecticut Aquarium
August 26th, 2008 | Posted in IndustryRighty and Lefty were hatched from eggs nearly four years ago at the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys as part of a research project.
But officials believed the pair could not be released into the ocean because the human-nurtured turtles would not survive there.
Enter Fed Ex. The turtles are being expressed to their new home — a 19,000-gallon tank at The Maritime Museum in Norwalk, Connecticut.
U.S. House Committee Plans Hearings on UPS/DHL Agreement
August 26th, 2008 | Posted in Industry
UPS’ plan to fly packages for rival DHL will be the subject of a hearing by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure when Congress returns in September 2008.
UPS has its main air hub in Louisville, Kentucky and DHL’s air hub is in Wilmington, Ohio.
“I have serious concerns about the UPS-DHL alliance, including effects on service, costs, consumer choice, and jobs,” Committee Chairman James L. Oberstar said in a statement. “This alliance is likely to eliminate two cargo air carriers, ABX and ASTAR, which now serve DHL and compete with UPS. This would lessen, or even eliminate, competition between UPS and DHL in providing overnight package delivery services.” He said the alliance could cost as many as 8,000 jobs in the state.
UPS Freight Says It Improved Transit Times
August 26th, 2008 | Posted in Industry
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — United Parcel Service Inc. said Monday its heavy-freight division improved transit times on more than 1,200 traffic lanes with improvements such as two-day lanes from Chicago to Dallas and overnight shipments from Cincinnati to Memphis, Tenn.
The division of United Parcel Service said the improvements occurred in lines starting in the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The company said it has reduced shipping times on more than 10,000 lanes over the last 18 months.
Other new two-day lanes include Boston to St. Louis and Philadelphia to Miami, UPS said. Overnight shipping now covers Columbus, Ohio, to Charlotte, N.C.
Postmaster Warns of Larger Losses Unless USPS Changes
August 26th, 2008 | Posted in IndustryThe U.S. Postal Service could lose about $2 billion this year according to Postmaster General John E. Potter.
Potter said the postal service is grappling with issues that many businesses are facing, such as how to handle high fuel prices. He pointed to the postal service’s large fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles as a positive step.
He said unless USPS does more to reduce bureaucracy, cut costs and embrace technology, the Postal Service could lose $2 billion or more next year.”
