DHL is DEAD!!!!

[Vette73]

Just in at CNN

"Global delivery company DHL to cut 9,500 jobs and to discontinue U.S operations."



November 10th, 2008
DHL will cut 9,500 jobs, discontinue U.S. operations
Posted: 08:09 AM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) ?Deutsche Post World Net announced Monday its
global delivery company DHL will cut 9,500 U.S. jobs and said it will
discontinue U.S. air and ground operations.



DHL cuts 9,500 U.S. jobs - Delivery firm to end U.S.-only operations, will continue shipments to other countries.


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Global delivery company DHL announced Monday that it was cutting 9,500 jobs as it discontinues air and ground operations within the United States.

In a press release, DHL said its DHL Express will continue to operate between the United States and other nations.

DHL's 9,500 job cuts are on top of 5,400 job cuts announced earlier this year.

The company also said it was shutting down all ground hubs and reducing its number of stations to 103 from 412.

DHL said it was making the cuts to improve profitability and "to prepare the company for the economic challenges ahead."

DHL Express is owned by the German company Deutsche Post World Net.

The U.S. job market has been bleeding jobs all year. The Labor Department said nearly 1.2 million jobs were lost in the first 10 months of this year,, with 240,000 jobs lost in October alone.

DHL competes with FedEx Corp (FDX, Fortune 500) and UPS Inc. (UPS, Fortune 500)

 

[BlackTigers]

DHL was always so much faster than Fedex or UPS for me.

 

[kranky]

Not exactly. They said they are discontinuing US DOMESTIC ONLY air/ground shipments, but will continue to handle international shipping from/to the US.

 

[Tim]

Originally posted by: BlackTigers
DHL was always so much faster than Fedex or UPS for me.

Even though they beat the crap out of your package with a baseball bat

 

[dartworth]

wtf

 

[bobross419]

I f'n hate DHL. They have the worst most inconsiderate drivers for their shitty little vans. I've been cut off by those fuckers more times than I can remember. I've never had that problem with UPS or Fedex.

I'm glad they are pulling out.

 

[AmberClad]

Wow...I wonder what Frys is going to do, now that they've just lost their delivery company.

 

[dabuddha]

Good. Worst delivery company I've dealt with. I've lost count of how many packages they've lost for me.

 

[dmcowen674]

Circuit City is dead too. Just filed for Bankruptcy

 

[Jeff7]

They probably pissed away too much money painting all of their distribution centers yellow.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Wow. DHL has always been the best of the companies for me. But this thread will of course be very objective as are all carrier threads. One person will say it sucks, the other will say its great, depending on the location. Only problem is they won't say the location, they just always say its sucks or is great universally, which isn't true of any of the 4 big carriers.

As I said, for my area DHL has been very solid. It's Fedex Ground that has to always call us to ask for directions and still can't find us so they turn around and call us to come pick it up in Tallahassee.. which is 40 minutes away

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: AmberClad
Wow...I wonder what Frys is going to do, now that they've just lost their delivery company.

They'll finally go with a legit delivery service like USPS/FedEx/UPS.

 

[BlackTigers]

I love DHL because no matter what, be the package shipped overnight or ground, it always gets here before 9AM. Always.

The other two take until anywhere from 4-6PM. And DHL hasn't broken anything yet, so.....

 

[Vette73]

November 10th, 2008
DHL will cut 9,500 jobs, discontinue U.S. operations
Posted: 08:09 AM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) ?Deutsche Post World Net announced Monday its
global delivery company DHL will cut 9,500 U.S. jobs and said it will
discontinue U.S. air and ground operations.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Originally posted by: AmberClad
Wow...I wonder what Frys is going to do, now that they've just lost their delivery company.

They'll finally go with a legit delivery service like USPS/FedEx/UPS.

Legit and USPS? :shocked:

While I have no love for DHL and their terrible service, another 10,000 lost just sucks.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Originally posted by: AmberClad
Wow...I wonder what Frys is going to do, now that they've just lost their delivery company.

They'll finally go with a legit delivery service like USPS/FedEx/UPS.

Legit and USPS? :shocked:

While I have no love for DHL and their terrible service, another 10,000 lost just sucks.

I wish USPS would buy all that if left of the US DHL. The post office has offices everywhere but they need the tracking setup and planes. It would complete their delievery service.

 

[Old Hippie]

10,000 decent paying jobs gone........:frown:

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Just in at CNN

"Global delivery company DHL to cut 9,500 jobs and to discontinue U.S operations."



November 10th, 2008
DHL will cut 9,500 jobs, discontinue U.S. operations
Posted: 08:09 AM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) ?Deutsche Post World Net announced Monday its
global delivery company DHL will cut 9,500 U.S. jobs and said it will
discontinue U.S. air and ground operations.

jesus christ it's about time.

i was wondering how long they could remain in the US market in the face of fedex/ups and even usps.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Circuit City is dead too. Just filed for Bankruptcy

doh! and i found a $10 giftcard today

look like that gift card is now near worthless

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: bobross419
I f'n hate DHL. They have the worst most inconsiderate drivers for their shitty little vans. I've been cut off by those fuckers more times than I can remember. I've never had that problem with UPS or Fedex.

I'm glad they are pulling out.

one actually hit my car going straight in a left turn lane (far left)

I was turning left (middle left lane which is straight or left)

middle right and far right were straight only

and he proceeded to argue with me saying I was wrong


I had a neutral opinion until I saw your post and reminded me of this

F DHL

 

[Vette73]

DHL cuts 9,500 U.S. jobs - Delivery firm to end U.S.-only operations, will continue shipments to other countries.


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Global delivery company DHL announced Monday that it was cutting 9,500 jobs as it discontinues air and ground operations within the United States.

In a press release, DHL said its DHL Express will continue to operate between the United States and other nations.

DHL's 9,500 job cuts are on top of 5,400 job cuts announced earlier this year.

The company also said it was shutting down all ground hubs and reducing its number of stations to 103 from 412.

DHL said it was making the cuts to improve profitability and "to prepare the company for the economic challenges ahead."

DHL Express is owned by the German company Deutsche Post World Net.

The U.S. job market has been bleeding jobs all year. The Labor Department said nearly 1.2 million jobs were lost in the first 10 months of this year,, with 240,000 jobs lost in October alone.

DHL competes with FedEx Corp (FDX, Fortune 500) and UPS Inc. (UPS, Fortune 500)

 

[Kaido]

I feel bad for the people who lost their jobs, but:

1. No more DHL from Newegg, whoohoo!
2. They STILL owe me $400 in damages because I had to replace hard drives from a server I sold that they drop-kicked all the way across the nation

 

[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: mchammer187

Originally posted by: bobross419
I f'n hate DHL. They have the worst most inconsiderate drivers for their shitty little vans. I've been cut off by those fuckers more times than I can remember. I've never had that problem with UPS or Fedex.

I'm glad they are pulling out.

one actually hit my car going straight in a left turn lane (far left)

I was turning left (middle left lane which is straight or left)

middle right and far right were straight only

and he proceeded to argue with me saying I was wrong


I had a neutral opinion until I saw your post and reminded me of this

F DHL

They backed over my co-worker's Harley. After that they left town. Dell deliveries now take 2+ weeks.

Thank god they are done.

 

[JTsyo]

There's a gas station nearby that has low gas prices that sometimes had a line of DHL vans. Guess I won't have to worry about that any more.

 

[ViviTheMage]

yikes