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May 12, 2012

TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA

* DC - FedEx, UPS Keep Rural Reach Through USPS Backtrack 

Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by Mark Szakonyi -May 9, 2012: ... Parcel giants will be able to keep piggybacking on agency network... Parcel giants FedEx and UPS will still be able to keep piggybacking on the U.S. Postal Service network to remote locations, after the ailing agency on Wednesday pulled back on plans to close thousands of rural post offices. Postmaster General, Patrick Donahoe, said the hours of rural post offices will be trimmed instead, saving roughly $500 million annually... The USPS has been hit by a dramatic decline of business, largely caused by customers shifting from traditional mail to electronic communication...

* Tennessee - FedEx Completes Tatex Acquisition

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Memphis,TENN,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -May 11, 2012: -- Express carrier strengthens international giant hand in Europe... FedEx wrapped up its second European acquisition in two months May 10, signing an agreement to purchase French express shipping company Tatex... The business-to-business express carrier has 1,000 employees and a nationwide network in France, including a central hub in Lieusaint, just south of Paris... In April FedEx bought Polish courier company Opek, its first European acquisition following UPS’s $6.8 billion takeover of the Dutch TNT Express in mid-March...


* Survey: Trucking Industry Slow to Adopt LNG 

(Image: A Isuzu natural gas-powered NPR HD. The fuel system that can accommodate a compressed gas equivalent of 32 gallons of gasoline)

Cranberry Township,PA,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by Mark Szakonyi -May 7, 2012: ... Lack of refueling network, high equipment costs stall adoption... The trucking industry is reluctant to add natural gas-powered vehicles to its fleets despite the lowcost and abundant supply of the fuel, according to a recent survey... Although the majority of the senior executives at 100 industrial freight carriers said they were aware of the technology or analyzing its use, none plan to buy liquefied natural gas-powered vehicles this year, according to a PLS Logistics Services report. The biggest barrier to adoption is a lack of refueling infrastructure, followed by the high cost of LNG vehicles, which run between $30,000 to $50,000 more than diesel-powered equipment. The limitation of LNG-powered equipment to pull as much cargo as diesel-powered engines was also a concern of executives... The survey also found that carriers were under little pressure from shippers to adopt LNG equipment, with just 3 percent of customers pushing for a more diversified trucking fleet...

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