UPS Freight has improved its Canadian services by stretching its two-day delivery network fromMontreal and Toronto as far south as Atlanta and St. Louis in the USA.
The move continues a 2009 initiative that reduced nearly 1,000 transit times between Canadianpoints and the United States, the company said.
The new two-day transit times include Montreal to Milwaukee, Rockford, Ill., and St. Louis.Also, Toronto now provides two-day service to key markets in Georgia and North and South Carolinato include Atlanta, Augusta, Charlotte, Charleston and Savannah.
The two-day southbound service matches the company’s two-day northbound service initiatedlast year and follows improvements in UPS Freight’s operating network and cross-border structure.
The new, faster transit times carry the same on-time, no-fee guarantee offered by UPS Freighton shipments originating and destined for points served by the company’s service centres inCalgary, Edmonton, London, Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Windsor and Winnipeg. The on-timeservice guarantee is available for less-than-truckload (LTL) customers on both sides of the borderwho ship using UPS Freight’s current UPGF525 tariff.
“At UPS Freight, we’re putting our network, technology and people to work to build theindustry’s best trans-border service,” said UPS Freight President Jack Holmes. “Canada is theUnited States’ largest trading partner and these expedited service lanes are important to bothcountries.”
UPS Freight’s Canadian service includes a pre-arrival customs system that speeds clearance atborder crossings, minimizes delays and accelerates transit times. The technology enables theelectronic transmission of customs documentation; complete online tracking from origin todestination, with instant access to all customs documents; notifying customers of any customsdelays with alerts, and 24-hour access to all shipping information.
