Monday announcement?
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Catatonic
Nine Lives
Have not heard a peep about DHL, Red.
Not sure what they have that we would buy though.
I know we have been putting up some infrastructure (UPS.com) to support sales leads and warnings to not speculate (so I will not).
We'll see tomorrow I guess.
browndevil
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Whatever it is, it has got to be good. I am looking forward to when UPS is the last man standing in the delivery business. How and why did we ever let FedEx get so big anyway?
kingOFchester
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The earning report will be out Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at approximately 7:45 a.m.
Also read "UPS will raise rates an average of 5.9 percent for ground shipping and an average of 4.9 percent for air express and U.S. origin international shipments in 2009"
Also read "UPS will raise rates an average of 5.9 percent for ground shipping and an average of 4.9 percent for air express and U.S. origin international shipments in 2009"
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Arrogance and complacency are the first 2 words to come to mind.
paidslave
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I think buying DHL would cost a fortune and would be a mistake for our bottom line! Unless we buy them and take the accounts and shut them down.....
UPS FREIGHT is costing a fortune to operate. Lousy equiptment and drivers expecting to get paid what UPS'ers get....
Not sure if this would be good in a retracting market!
UPS FREIGHT is costing a fortune to operate. Lousy equiptment and drivers expecting to get paid what UPS'ers get....
Not sure if this would be good in a retracting market!
dannyboy
From the promised LAND
paid, to the contrary
their shares are worth less than ever before. german postal service would love to get out from underneath something they thought would be a cake walk, but instead was a real catfight. ups has the available cash.....
it would be right on so many different levels, buying their operations really makes a ton of sense.
we didnt so much let them as they took the lead and we have been playing catchup ever since? some of the responses are also factors.
their commercials placed fedex as a household term meaning to get it there overnight. not just the noun, but a verb as well. it was at that point they were the undisputed leader in the customers mind.
while ups was focused on growing things within, fdx began to expand by buying operations that ups made fun of, and turned them into a serious competition to ups operations. caught us with our pants around our ankles when we tried to run after them.
they have led in so many ways, and ups has played catch up. it has only been in the last few years we have taken the fight to them. so far they have answered every volley thrown at them.
we will see what this one brings?
d
their shares are worth less than ever before. german postal service would love to get out from underneath something they thought would be a cake walk, but instead was a real catfight. ups has the available cash.....
it would be right on so many different levels, buying their operations really makes a ton of sense.
we didnt so much let them as they took the lead and we have been playing catchup ever since? some of the responses are also factors.
their commercials placed fedex as a household term meaning to get it there overnight. not just the noun, but a verb as well. it was at that point they were the undisputed leader in the customers mind.
while ups was focused on growing things within, fdx began to expand by buying operations that ups made fun of, and turned them into a serious competition to ups operations. caught us with our pants around our ankles when we tried to run after them.
they have led in so many ways, and ups has played catch up. it has only been in the last few years we have taken the fight to them. so far they have answered every volley thrown at them.
we will see what this one brings?
d
paidslave
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I like the way you guys think but unfortunatly lots of customers like the brand name FDX so I am not so sure buying more equiptment would be the answer!
DHL got into trouble a few years ago. They bought tons of new trucks and never had the volumn to support all the routes they had out!
If UPS buys them out we will have double the equipment and double the cost. And like red said Fdx is getting 70% of the volume and I am not sure they need to buy them. UPS has to send out Customer service reps out and get these contracts and buy new trucks for our business! We already of lots of capacity to get 30% of the contracts without the HUGE cost! I don't think this would be good for for UPS stock!
DHL got into trouble a few years ago. They bought tons of new trucks and never had the volumn to support all the routes they had out!
If UPS buys them out we will have double the equipment and double the cost. And like red said Fdx is getting 70% of the volume and I am not sure they need to buy them. UPS has to send out Customer service reps out and get these contracts and buy new trucks for our business! We already of lots of capacity to get 30% of the contracts without the HUGE cost! I don't think this would be good for for UPS stock!
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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This is what Ralph Nader had to say regarding the proposed deal where UPS would airlift DHL freight:
'More than a contract,' suspects Nader - WNEWSJ
As a dogged critic of corporations for decades, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader was in his element Monday in Wilmington speaking out about a massive layoff action planned by profitable Deutsche Post.
Early in his talk, he made an observation concerning the proposed agreement between DHL and rival United Parcel Service (UPS).
When there is this kind of transfer agreement of this scope between direct competitors, asserted Nader, “It’s more than a contract.” It’s really the first stage toward an acquisition or merger, he elaborated
Let's see if Mr Nader is proven correct tomorrow morning.
'More than a contract,' suspects Nader - WNEWSJ
As a dogged critic of corporations for decades, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader was in his element Monday in Wilmington speaking out about a massive layoff action planned by profitable Deutsche Post.
Early in his talk, he made an observation concerning the proposed agreement between DHL and rival United Parcel Service (UPS).
When there is this kind of transfer agreement of this scope between direct competitors, asserted Nader, “It’s more than a contract.” It’s really the first stage toward an acquisition or merger, he elaborated
Let's see if Mr Nader is proven correct tomorrow morning.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Didn't realize DHL had DIADs.
paidslave
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Looks like he is onto something. After the layoffs I wouldn't doubt if we start delivering most if not all DHL packages! If we do buy them out maybe there is a clause that we own the contracts!
Will be interesting!
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Let me preface this by saying that my knowledge of the freight side of our industry is limited at best. So, having said that, do we really need Yellow if we already have UPS Freight? I know that UPS Freight was Overnite but do not know if they were nationwide or regional.
rocket man
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upstatnyer your my hero you are a wealth of information of what? ive yet to figure out.
