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| Congresswoman Maxine Waters calls for increase in cargo screening at LAX
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| 7/02/2009 03:03 PM |
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Disturbed by reports showing that half of the cargo transported on passenger aircraft at Los Angeles International and other airports remains unscreened, Congresswoman Maxine Waters is calling for improved measures regarding security screening for cargo.
Waters, who represents the 35th Congressional District which includes Westchester and the LAX area, submitted two amendments to the Homeland Security Appropriations Act (HR 2892) June 23rd, relating to... |
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| USPS Officially Studying Five-Day Delivery Option
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| 7/02/2009 02:30 PM |
| Bolstering U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter’s prediction that five-day mail delivery will become a reality, the U.S. Postal Service has launched an internal study to examine the feasibility of eliminating Saturday mail delivery nationwide.
Not that the Postal Services seems to be in any hurry to get rid of Saturday delivery. USPS spokesperson Gerald McKiernan says there is no set timetable. “We’re planning a series of outreach meetings with custome... |
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| Who's Afraid of the Big Bob Wolfe?
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| 7/02/2009 02:28 PM |
| The ongoing cloak-and-dagger political shenanigans of one of America’s more esteemed non-union companies continues to undermine its argument on a bill pending before Congress. Here’s the issue in a nutshell:
FedEx Express uses airplanes and trucks to deliver express packages (the post office still enjoys a monopoly on first-class mail). UPS uses airplanes and trucks to deliver express packages. Yet FedEx Express drivers are governed under a more favorable... |
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| DHL to triple China regional hub this year to expand
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| 7/02/2009 02:19 PM |
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SHANGHAI, June 30 (Reuters) - DHL, a unit of Deutsche Post (DPWGn.DE), Europe's biggest mail carrier, plans to triple the number of regional transportation hubs in China to 15 by the end of this year, betting Chinese demand for logistics services will grow despite the global recession.
"China is more resilient than other countries, although it is not totally insulated (from the recession)," Victor Mok, Greater China vice-president of DHL Supply Chain, ... |
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| OfficeMax and FedEx Align to Better Serve Customers
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| 6/29/2009 01:28 PM |
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Domestic Shipping to be Available at U.S. OfficeMax Locations in Fall 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) have announced a multi-year agreement to offer domestic FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping in 900+ U.S. OfficeMax retail locations beginning in fall 2009.
“OfficeMax is proud to add FedEx shipping services to the full range of office products and services we offer our customers every day,”... |
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