Originally Posted by
nitefr8dog
DP really has no choice but to stay in the US market, kind of like opening up a barber shop but only offering 1 type of haircut. If they are going to remain the largest freight forwarder in the world you have to provide service to the whole world! Their customers outside the US demand service to and from the US. So even if the US does not make money here it provides huge profits elsewhere. It really is the only reason DP came to the US in first place.
The point of the article is that DHL is so screwed up in the US, they should contract out the delivery of US shipments to operators that have proven that they can do the job, UPS or FedEx.