Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Postal Service may deliver drugs in case of pandemic, official says

Billings Gazette:


Postal Service may deliver drugs in case of pandemic, official says

Illegal shipment of 10,000 pills seized from FedEx center

Lexington Herald-Leader

Illegal shipment of 10,000 pills seized from FedEx center

UPS driver dies as tractor-trailer veers off turnpike

Foster's Online:

UPS driver dies as tractor-trailer veers off turnpike

Includes images of the semi in the woods.

SCAM - Fraudulent Use of DHL Name

Fraudulent Use of DHL Name

It has been brought to our attention that attempts have been made to defraud Internet shoppers by unauthorised use of the DHL name and brand, via e-mail communications and graphics which appear, on the surface, to originate from DHL.

The communications concern the sale of consumer goods over the Internet, where payment may be requested by money transfer before the goods will be delivered. Please be aware that DHL does not in general get involved in collecting payment from its customers for goods which it transports. In general, DHL only collects money due to DHL (for the shipping costs).

If you receive a communication like this, or if there is any doubt as to the authenticity of any DHL communication, please report it to DHL by contacting Customer Service via e-mail from the global DHL web site, www.dhl.com, or phone Customer Service at the telephone number published on the DHL web site for your country (country web site addresses available through www.dhl.com).

This security notice does not affect the obligation of consignee to pay shipping, customs, VAT or similar charges where these are properly payable at the time of delivery.

POSTAL SERVICE RAISES THE BAR IN OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

POSTAL SERVICE RAISES THE BAR IN OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Postal Service once again reached its all-time high-score of 96 percent on-time performance for overnight delivery of First-Class Mail. The assessment, measured independently by IBM Consulting Services, was announced today during the agency's Board of Governors meeting in California.

This achievement marks ten consecutive measurement periods that the organization reached a 95 percent or better score for on-time overnight delivery of First-Class Mail.

This third quarter measurement for fiscal year 2005 also cites increases in two- and three-day service performance scores from the previous reporting. Two-day is 92 percent, up from 90 percent; and three-day - which is carried by air - is at 90 percent, up from 83 percent.

This report provides an independent assessment of the time it takes a piece of First-Class Mail, once it's deposited into a collection box, to be delivered to one of more than 143.7 million American homes, businesses and Post Office boxes.

During the same period, customer satisfaction was also measured. At 93 percent, this rating marks the fifteenth continuous quarter the Postal Service has earned a 93 percent or better customer satisfaction measurement score.