The move comes as TNT phases out the use of motorbikes for deliveries across the UAE and replaces them with a mixture of small and large delivery vans, which have a greater load capacity of up to 50 tonnes.
"So far we have decreased our motorbike fleet by 50% and anticipate completely phasing it out by end of next year, "said Mark Pell, TNT's Managing Director, Gulf and Saudi Arabia.
"The decision to phase out motorbikes was based on our overriding concern for best practice in occupational and safety issues and to lessen the risk of accidents. Because there's more room in delivery vans to carry heavier domestic loads, we are now able to reduce rates for consignments above 5kgs."
The price reduction will also be seen in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Earlier this year, some of the UAE's leading air express companies raised rates by at least 5% due to an increase in jet fuel costs, inflation, security and prices of polyethylene and other packaging materials.
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TNT bucks trend with price reduction on 5 kgs plus domestic shipments
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, July 27 - 2005 at 10:17
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TNT Express, the world's leading B2B express delivery company, has bucked recent price hike trends among express suppliers by reducing its domestic shipment charges on packages of five kgs or more by up to 50 per cent.
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1. TNT Express is the world's leading business to business express delivery company. The company delivers 3.3 million parcels, documents and pieces of freight a week to over 200 countries using its network of nearly 900 depots, hubs and sortation centres. TNT Express operates over 18,000 road vehicles and 42 aircraft and has the biggest door-to-door air and road express delivery infrastructure in Europe.2. TNT Express employs 43,000 staff worldwide and is the first ever organisation to achieve global recognition as an Investor in People. The company reported sales in 2004 of €4.7 billion. Profits of €373 million earned by TNT Express during 2004 were higher by 35% than the same period in 2003 (€276 million). The TNT Express website is: www.tnt.com
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Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorWednesday, July 27 - 2005 at 10:17 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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