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.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Did Darrell Issa Sabatoge the USPS-APWU agreement

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In letter to American Postal Workers Union (APWU) members, APWU President Cliff Guffey identified that a key obstacle to ratification of th...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The US Parcel Market: Hightlights from the UPS Conference Call

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In its conference call yesterday, United Parcel Service provided a number of insights on the parcel shipping market and the customers that u...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

United Parcel Service Volume Down in First Quarter

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United Parcel Service reported that it earned $885 million its first quarter of 2011.  Its earnings were up 66 percent from a year earlier ...
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Direct Marketing Agencies Among Leaders in Social Media

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Advertising Age reports that advertising agencies are generating 28% of their revenue from social media.  Advertising agencies generated $8...
Monday, April 25, 2011

Why Taking Early Retirement Incentives is a Good Idea

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In a perverse way, the problems that OPM is having in processing retirement claims in a timely fashion creates a perverse incentive to accep...
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Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Rise of E-commerce - How does it affect FedEx, USPS, and UPS?

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E-commerce in the fourth quarter of 2010 for the first time clearly represented more than 20% of all deliverable retail sales.    E-commerce...
Friday, April 22, 2011

What Happens If the APWU Rejects the Contract?

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APWU members now have their ballots for the ratification of the tentative 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Postal Service....
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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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