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Logistics Trends - February 2008


Microsoft rendered 3D map of NY

The New Mapping Technology

We bet you've never seen maps like this before, but they're coming to a computer and cell phone near you. 3D maps that not only show buildings and allow you to zoom in, but show current traffic conditions also. At Microsoft it's known as Virtual Earth. At Google it's known as Google Earth. With either mapping process you can zoom right down to street view. While these applications are very memory intensive, expect them to be in common use within the next 18-24 months as PCs and cell phones gain additional memory.

COMPETITOR NEWS
USPS: Deliveries Worst in Chicago
  Mail delivery in Chicago improved during the last three months of 2007, but it still has the worst in-town delivery rate in the nation, according to an audit released Wednesday by the U.S. Postal Service. This article also includes next day delivery stats nationwide. Chicago Sun Times
  USPS: Announces Bigger Flat Rate Box
  The Post Office is after a bigger slice of the delivery business. Starting March 3rd, a new larger Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box enables customers to ship 50 percent more than with the current box. USPS
  USPS: Mail Volume Drops in Q1 of FY2008
  According to preliminary financial results, the US Postal Service's mail volume is down by 3% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. DMNews
  DHL: Denies Sale to FedEx
  A DHL spokesman says parent company Deutsche Post World Net has no plans to sell its U.S. Express delivery service to its Memphis-based rival FedEx Corp. South Florida Business Journal
  UPS: Swings to a Quarterly Loss
  United Parcel Service Inc., the package delivery company, reported a quarterly loss on Wednesday because of a $6.1 billion pension-related charge. The company also forecast weak first-quarter earnings. New York Times
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