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We found a lot of articles about shipping packages and shipping services. Here are a few articles that may be of interest:
Aviation Week's article "Stable Outlook for Cargo Sector" by James Ott discusses the findings of the 2008 Top-Performing Companies study, which finds that air cargo companies such as UPS, FedEx and DHL are better equipped to handle the turbulent economy and rising fuel costs than passenger carriers.
In this article at Supply Chain Digest, editors interview Gerry Hempstead, a shipping industry expert, in the wake of news that DHL will be leaving the U.S. market. Hempstead explains that the competition that DHL provides is needed to keep shipping costs down.
"Failure to Deliver," an article published in The Economist, discusses the withdrawal of DHL from the U.S. market as well as the factors leading up to it, including problems with the integration of Airborne Express.
Changes to USPS prices and services are discussed at length in this article, "Parcel Shipping: USPS Set to Go the 'First Mile'" in Logistics Management magazine. The changes are an attempt to better position themselves as a competitor of UPS, FedEx and DHL. Parcel Return Service, a new service being offered, allows USPS to capitalize on its strong household delivery system by offering pick-up services to households for returns, repairs and recycling of electronic goods.
Packing tips
This article at MSNBC.com covers holiday packing tips, but the advice applies no matter what time of year.
Office Depot contributes packing tips to this article posted on AllBusiness.com.
A similar article can be found in The Friday Flyer.
You can compare prices of various shippers side by side at Shipping Sidekick.
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