Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

The courier, express, and postal industry is the largest segment of the transportation marketplace worldwide. This blog will provide a personal perspective on the challenges faced by firms in the industry as they serve an increasingly competitive market.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The APWU Contract and How the Process Compares

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One of the problems the Postal Service will have in selling the contract with the American Postal Workers Union is the number of new members...
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Monday, March 14, 2011

Why the Postal Service Matters: UPS Surepost

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FedEx has been offering a branded joint-line service with the Postal Service for some time now.   United Parcel Service will likely soon mar...

Neither Rain, nor Snow, nor Earthquake, nor Tsunami

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The Intercultural , a blog from a British academic living and working in Japan shows why we buy milk and toiletpaper every times it snows.  ...
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Sunday, March 13, 2011

West Virginia is the Test Case for PMG Donahoe's and Congress's Resolve

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The entire West Virginia Congressional Delegation has signed a letter opposing consolidation of processing plants in West Virginia.   The po...
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Friday, March 11, 2011

Are 30,000 Enough?

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Over the past several days, there has been some debate about what the 30,000 reduction in Postal Service employees really mean.   Both posta...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Expansion of Purolator International

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In a recent story, Post and Parcel noted that Purolator, Canada's largest parcel carrier is about to double its presence in the United S...

The #1 Problem With E-commerce: Shipping Costs

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The following is a video promoting a new company, Shipsweet .  The video really lays out the problem facing e-retailers from Amazon.com to ...
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Alan Robinson is the President of the Direct Communications Group and an associate of Analytic Business Services (AnaBus). He has over twenty years experience helping firms and government officials deal with the regulatory, policy, marketing, and management issues associated with changes in competition within transportation, parcel delivery and postal markets. He can be reached at alan.robinson@directcomgroup.com
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