DHL Express is seeing significant growth in its Economy Select (Road) services in south-east Asiaas businesses increasingly adopt road transport solutions.
Compared to February 2009, DHL Economy Select (Road) recorded a 79% rise in volumes in March,marking the largest month-on-month growth rate in 32 months. The company has registered an averageof over 20% month-on-month growth over the past 12 months for its Economy Select (Road) service.
“The economic downturn has heightened customers’ interest and demand for reliable yetcost-effective measures and we’re seeing a tremendous upswing in demand for our Economy Select(Road) service,” said Yasmin Khan, Senior Vice President, Southeast Asia, DHL Express Asia Pacific.“We expect demand for road express services to continue to grow as customers increasinglyappreciate the timeliness and reliability of the service and the associated cost efficiency.”
Dan McHugh, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express Asia Pacific, said: “The growth in DHL’sroad service is extremely encouraging. As the market leader, we are continually looking to expandour product portfolio to offer the widest range of services for our customers. DHL iswell-positioned as we have the breadth and scale to offer streamlined supply chain solutions thatcombine air, road and sea transport.”
DHL Economy Select (Road) is especially suited for less time-sensitive shipments such asmarketing collateral, books, small machine and assembly parts. The service started in August 2006and has operating routes connecting Singapore, West Malaysia and Thailand in south-east Asia. Theservice includes track and trace capabilities, door-to-door services and around-the-clockmonitoring by DHL’s Quality Control Centres in Singapore and Thailand.
DHL operates road networks within Europe, in the Middle East and south-east Asia. Mostrecently, at the beginning of this year, DHL launched a new road freight transportation servicebetween Europe and the Middle East to target the growing market for slower and cheaper long-haulground transportation within or between world regions. The expansion of continental, intra-regionalor even intercontinental road services is being pursued by all four integrators, as customersdowngrade from more expensive express or air freight services.
