DHL Vs. FedEx In Overnight Delivery Services

Oct. 14, 2009 - PRLog -- When it comes to overnight delivery philippines services in the Philippines, LBC Express is considered as one of the leading courier companies across the country. But when it comes to overnight delivery services not only in the Philippines, but all over the world, there is currently two major names competing for the larger market, FedEx Express and DHL.

For years, DHL and its overnight delivery philippines services have provided OFWs a way for them to send their packages and Balikbayan boxes from anywhere in the world (particularly in the US where DHL is currently based) to the Philippines. But because of FedEx Express' introduction of their own overnight delivery services, DHL have suffered major losses on their part.

DHL Overnight Delivery Service
In the 1970s DHL was one of the only truly international delivery companies, and the only one offering overnight service, as well as the overnight delivery philippines. The only major competitor in the overnight market was Federal Express (FedEx), which didn't open its first international service until 1981, expanding to Toronto, Canada. Nevertheless, the domestic market was extremely profitable, and DHL was the third largest courier behind FedEx and the UPS.

DHL turned their attention to the overnight market in the US, following the success of FedEx, and opened a major distribution hub in Cincinnati in 1983. However, DHL was never able to overcome FedEx's head start, capturing only 6% of the domestic market. In comparison, at the same time they were by far the largest international carrier, with 40% of that market. By the late 1980s the domestic operations were losing money, while the foreign operations continued to account for 2/3rds of the company's income. A European hub opened in Brussels in 1985.

FedEx Overnight Delivery Service
The company started overnight operations on April 17, 1973 with fourteen Dassault Falcon 20s that connected twenty-five cities in the United States. Services included both overnight and two-day package and envelope delivery services, as well as Courier Pak. Federal Express began to market itself as "the freight service company with 550-mile-per-hour delivery trucks".

The 1977 Public Law Act 95-163 removed restrictions on the routes operated by all-cargo airlines, and enabled Federal Express to purchase its first large aircraft: seven Boeing 727s. By purchasing the Boeing 727s, FedEx Express further improved their overnight delivery services over DHL.

In 1995, the company acquired air routes from Evergreen International to start services to China, and opened an Asia and Pacific hub in Subic Bay International Airport in the Philippines. By opening a hub in the Philippines, Filipinos working abroad then turned their attention to FedEx Express' delivery capabilities. For more information visit to our site at http://www.lbcexpress.com