British carrier Amtrak Express Parcels has announced a new secure overnight delivery servicefollowing its recent acquisition of Nightspeed. Amtrak is retaining the Nightspeed name as an
Amtrak brand for specialist services that it did not previously offer.The Nightspeed Secure Express service, providing high security and rapid overnight delivery,will be offered to Amtrak customers as part of an expansion of its premium services. Secure goodsare transported in unique sealed and tagged cages. Vehicle seals and stage by stage tracking addsprotection on route, with recipient name recording on delivery. Other Nightspeed services,including pallets and the GovMail public sector services are also being incorporated into theAmtrak portfolio.
“The acquisition of Nightspeed has not only given us a boost in much-needed capacity, but alsoan entry into some appealing new markets such as high security express services and governmentmail. These are premium services that greatly enhance Amtrak’s offering and we plan to boostvolumes by promoting these services more widely,” said Amtrak managing director Jonathan Smith.Amtrak acquired Nightspeed in August.
