AMI Express targets American heavyweights
New low-rate drive for heavier express shipments launched AMI Express – the express division of the world’s largest trade-only freight wholesaler – has launched a new drive for heavier express shipments, with dramatic reductions on its rates from the UK to the Americas. AMI Express GS rates to all USA destinations have seen massive cuts for all shipments from 71 to 500 kilos. The company has also started publishing rates for shipments over this weight, which were previously subject to ad hoc quotation. Meanwhile AMI Express GX rates for shipments over 10 kilos to New York and all other USA destinations, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, central America and south America are also being slashed. The company has started publishing rates to Cuba and the Falklands for the first time, to complete its regional coverage. Says AMI Express General Manager Patrick Walsh: “This rate reduction programme makes AMI Express more competitive than ever before to the Americas. We are giving our customers an extra incentive to put all their traffic – both lightweight and heavyweight shipments – into our system. We are publishing rates for heavier shipments to make it easier for our customers to give instant quotes and win traffic. As a further enhancement to AMI Express services to the Americas, the company has added an hour to its central London close-out time, which becomes 15:30 daily. |