In transnational services, international express logistics companies rely on their global networks to provide customers with high-speed and efficient services. This logistics model can provide services that can be delivered within 48 hours at the fastest, with good service quality and low probability of lost items. However, high-quality services come with expensive prices. Generally, international commercial express is used to deliver goods only when customers have strong timeliness requirements. At present, the four major commercial express giants in the world are DHL, TNT, Fedex and UPS.
DHL International Express, namely Sinotrans DHL International Air Express Co., Ltd., is a subsidiary of the world-renowned postal and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL. DHL’s business covers 220 countries and regions around the world and is one of the most international companies in the world. It provides professional transportation and logistics services and is one of the world’s largest delivery networks. It transfers express mail through a transportation network covering more than 120,000 destinations (major cities) in more than 220 countries and regions around the world. DHL International Express is fast, safe and reliable, and has particularly strong customs clearance capabilities in the United States and Western Europe.
TNT Group, headquartered in the Netherlands, provides express and postal services to businesses and individuals, and provides safe and timely delivery services for packages, documents and freight items worldwide. TNT Express operates air and road transportation networks in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas. It can provide efficient delivery networks in Europe and Asia, and optimize logistics networks by expanding its operations worldwide.
Fedex is a subsidiary of the FedEx Group of the United States, headquartered in Tennessee, USA. FedEx provides individuals and businesses with a full range of services covering transportation, e-commerce and business operations. As an international express delivery group, it provides overnight express, ground express, heavy cargo delivery, document copying and logistics services.
United Parcel Service (UPS) was founded in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1907 as a messenger company. It has become one of the world’s largest express carriers and package delivery companies, managing logistics, capital flow and information flow in more than 200 countries and regions in the world every day. Table 6-2 is the type of express service that UPS can provide.