![]() ![]() ShipMatrix observed that consumers should have placed orders by December 15 unless the retailer is shipping the items via faster express services. ShipMatrix said that while OTP levels have been strong over the course of the holiday peak period, to date, as more than 90 million parcels are being shipped on a daily basis, roughly 1.3 million parcels each day will take two or more extra days to be delivered. What’s more, the firm observed that as more than 70% of parcels are comprised of holiday gifts and delivered to residences, the most notable way to evaluate carriers’ performance is to consider express service as on time of delivered by end of day and Ground within one extra day. data for performance measured for express service being on time if delivered by end of day and Ground within one extra day, for week 50, showed FedEx at 97.1%, UPS at 99.3%, and UPS at 98.5%, which were in line with week 49, which saw FedEx at 97.4%, UPS at 99.0%, and USPS at 98.6%įor the former data point, ShipMatrix noted that the annual OTP improvement for USPS stems from a major capacity expansion effort under the new Postmaster General, coupled with not getting deluged by diversion of parcels from capacity limits placed on large shippers by FedEx and UPS in peak of 2020.”Īnd for the latter data point, ShipMatrix said that had FedEx extended commitment times for lanes of 3+ days for the peak period, which was done UPS and USPS, the FedEx OTP, excluding adjustment for an extra day, would have topped 84.8%, for week 50.FedEx came in at 84.8% (below 93.9% from week 50 of 2020), UPS at 95.8% (below 96.1% from week 50 of 2020), and USPS at 95.0% (above 87.5% from week 50 of 2020), in line with week 49, from November 28-December 4, when FedEx was at 83.9%, UPS at 96.1%, and USPS at 95.5% and.ShipMatrix reported the following for week 50 OTP metrics, from December 5-11: ShipMatrix President Satish Jindel said that this data is based on millions of packages shipped via UPS, FedEx, and USPS. They seem always to get a good night’s sleep as well.Data recently issued by ShipMatrix, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based SJ Consulting showed that data from on-time performance (OTP) ranges, for week 50 of 2021 for major parcel carriers, including UPS, FedEx, and the United States Postal Service (USPS), was in similar range as previous weeks leading up to it that were comprised of Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. ![]() They’re big fans of the Mercedes-Benz, which is beautifully built and lovely to drive. ![]() The Actros has proved to be fuel-efficient and popular with our drivers – we like to make the guys as comfortable and safe as possible, so send them out in high-end equipment with fridges, microwaves and lots of other extras. It’s everything I’d hoped for, and more, a fantastic looking truck with some amazing technology. Owner, Wayne Baber said: “I wanted something a bit special this time, and the most powerful Actros with the biggest cab, a rear-lift axle and all the ‘whistles and bells’ fitted the bill nicely. The vehicles will be used for transporting shipping containers on fixed and extendable skeletal trailers, and in chilled and ambient distribution services from the company’s base in the Isle of Grain peninsula. ![]() The units have been supplied by local Dealer Sparshatt Truck & Van, and have been purchased outright in contrast to the other Mercedes on their fleet which are lease vehicles from Sparshatt’s rental division. The new truck joins two other relatively new Mercedes on the Ontime Logistics fleet with the other units being Actros GigaSpace 2553s with 12.8-litre engines and 530hp which were added in the autumn last year. The Actros also has high-performance headlights, a second 350-litre fuel tank rather than the standard 290-litre tank found on lifting back axle trucks, and Mercedes’ back-lit star grille. The Actros 2663 is powered by a 15.6-litre engine producing 625hp and has been specified with a sliding wheel from Jost, Alcoa alloy wheels and an infilled chassis from SB Components. Ontime Logistics has taken delivery of a new Mercedes-Benz Actros GigaSpace with tag-axle. ![]()
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