The Big Four are the collective names for the four well-known international express delivery companies in the world, namely: DHL, UPS, TNT, and FedEx. DHL International Express is: Sinotrans DHL International Air Express Co., Ltd., which is a subsidiary of DeutschePostDHL, a world-renowned postal and logistics group. DHL operates in 220 countries and regions around the world and is one of the most international companies in the world. UPS (United Parcel Service) was founded in 1907 as a messenger company in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is a global company and its trademark is one of the most well-known and admired trademarks in the world. TNT Express The TNT Group, headquartered in the Netherlands, provides express and postal services to businesses and individuals. It can provide efficient delivery networks in Europe and Asia, and optimize network domain name registration query performance by expanding operational distribution globally. Fedex is Federal Express and is part of the American FedEx Group.
DHL
DHL provides professional transportation and logistics services and is one of the world's largest delivery networks, with nearly 34 sales offices and 44 mail processing centers on five continents. . 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, complete in track, safe and reliable, and has particularly strong customs clearance capabilities in the United States and Western Europe. DHL provides professional services in the fields of express delivery, air and sea transport, land transport, contract logistics solutions and international mail.
UPS
As the world's largest express carrier and package delivery company, UPS is also a leading provider of professional transportation, logistics, capital and e-commerce services.
UPS manages logistics, capital flow and information flow in more than 200 countries and regions around the world every day. By combining cargo flow, information flow and capital flow, UPS continues to develop new areas of supply chain management, logistics and e-commerce. Today, UPS has grown into a large company with assets of US$30 billion.
TNT
TNT provides safe and on-time delivery services for parcels, documents and freight items worldwide. TNT Express operates air and road transportation networks in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas. TNT Express' operating income in 2012 was 7.3 billion euros.
Fedex
Fedex is FedEx and is part of the American FedEx Group. FedEx provides individuals and businesses with a comprehensive range of services covering transportation, e-commerce and business operations. FedEx Group provides a comprehensive set of business application solutions through mutual competition and coordinated management operating models, enabling its annual revenue to reach US$32 billion. As an international express delivery group, it provides overnight express delivery, ground express delivery, heavy cargo transportation, document copying and logistics services. It is headquartered in Tennessee, USA.
Looking at the needs of the express delivery industry from the history of international express delivery
The U.S. express delivery industry originally originated from the self-confidence industry. In the early days of the development of the express delivery industry, express delivery companies focused on fixed-route express delivery business and existing fixed routes. The main business model is to increase the types of goods transported.
Around 1890, the industrialization process in the United States began to accelerate. Several large express delivery companies divided the express delivery market. The express delivery industry entered the stage of the rise of leading companies and formed a regional business network. As the U.S. railway network gradually improves, railway express delivery has entered standardized operations.
In 1914, the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) formally regulated the use of express and mail vehicles on passenger trains.
In 1929, the Railway Express Company (REA) was established to specialize in express delivery services. Railway transportation developed into a golden age. After the domestic express delivery market in the United States was basically established, it gradually expanded to international express delivery. Express delivery companies began to build multi-network transportation layouts and participated in multiple transportation modes.
The role of express delivery services
1. Promote information transmission
Express delivery can meet the rapid transmission of information and data. In international trade and economic activities, business documents Fast delivery is very important.
When enterprises make major decisions in economic activities, they often require multiple exchanges of information before making them. Any delay or delay may cause the enterprise to lose its advantageous position in the rapidly changing international market and fierce competition. Therefore, the express delivery business is a good choice. satisfies this need.
2. Promote the development of import business
The express delivery business can reliably and quickly deliver bank drafts, checks, letters of credit and related documents to banks in other places for exchange. These documents arrive one day early. You can save considerable interest and at the same time promote the development of import and export business.
3. Promote trade development
The express delivery service is used to deliver samples for review and transaction, samples for processing with supplied materials, as well as advertising, construction, insurance, videos, news reports and other materials. also plays a very important role. Express delivery has long gone beyond the scope of commodity goods, and its service targets are not limited to the trading world.
4. Promote international exchanges
With the rapid development of e-commerce, the number of Internet users interfaced with it has increased rapidly. Cross-border and long-distance purchases of personal goods will become commonplace, and the rapid increase in parcels will greatly increase the demand for safe, fast, and reliable express delivery. It can be seen that the role of express delivery in international economic exchanges is becoming more and more significant, and its scope of application is also expanding.