DHL Express to Invest $185 Million in U.S. Operations in 2016 and 2017

GreenTransitNews | November 17, 2016

Leading shipping and logistics provider DHL Express announced it is continuing its investment plan for the United States and the Americas, earmarking $185 million for infrastructure, technology, and people.

The company has created some 900 new jobs in 2016 alone. The company stressed that in addition to investing in its operations in the U.S., DHL Express is also committing funds to support its growth plan in key countries in the region including Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Chile and Peru.

DHL has already completed a portion of the $108 million investment project at its Americas Hub, located at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, which was announced last year. Coming next year will be additional automated sorting capability and 40 new reload positions that will enhance the hub’s efficiency to handle the growing e-commerce volume seen in the U.S. and the Americas.

DHL Express is spending $20 million in these two years to upgrade and expand its ground fleet, adding more fuel-efficient vehicles including fully electric vans and electric forklifts at its JFK facility. Next year, the company will focus on replacing trucks and tractor-trailer combinations with more efficient models as part of the company’s overall GoGreen strategy to reduce carbon emissions and its impact on the environment.

To deal with growing shipping volumes, DHL Express is applying an additional amount of nearly $60 million to expand and add facilities as well as provide technology/security upgrades and new equipment such as the new courier scanners.

DHL Express has added 655 new jobs in the U.S. so far this year. To better handle growing e-commerce volume, the new positions include full- and part-time couriers for more evening delivery routes, and more back-office customer service representatives to coordinate deliveries and customs agents to facilitate clearance. Currently, the company also is working to fill 250 new full-time jobs at its Cincinnati hub to handle increased volume.

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