DHL Closing

JPhillips · 01-26-2009, 10:59 PM

You might remember this from the campaign. I grew up close to Wilmington and a lot of people I went to HS with worked at the airpark. This 60 Minutes story is great, but it's hard to watch. A lot of the time I don't feel like anybody in Washington is looking out for the people I grew up with.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n4747832.shtml

RendeR · 01-27-2009, 01:23 AM

Powerfully written story. Its hard to read and understand just how scary it is for people in that situation. The scarier part is that things will get worse before they get better.

Good luck everyone.

cthomer5000 · 01-27-2009, 01:41 AM

Well, I will say for 6 years they were hands-down the worst shipping company I've ever dealt with. They were the provider for my last two jobs and they were absolutely atrocious.

I think in the end you really do become the architect of your own demise with service like that.

JediKooter · 01-27-2009, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by cthomer5000

Well, I will say for 6 years they were hands-down the worst shipping company I've ever dealt with. They were the provider for my last two jobs and they were absolutely atrocious.

I think in the end you really do become the architect of your own demise with service like that.

Can't agree with you more cthomer. I guess the old addage is true, you get what you pay for. Absolute horrible service, I'm not surprised that they are going under.

At my old job, it got so bad, we had to drop them and bring in FedEx even though as a small start up, we really couldn't afford to use FedEx, but, we couldn't afford the horrible service of DHL.

Draft Dodger · 01-27-2009, 07:33 AM

our warehouse is in Wilmington (put there to take advantage of DH Hell's close location). Lots of really good people in that town...

JPhillips · 01-27-2009, 08:33 AM

Part of the frustration in Wilmington is that DHL bought Airborne and ran the company into the ground.

lungs · 01-27-2009, 09:28 AM

I pulled a DHL driver out of the ditch once.....

Rich1033 · 01-27-2009, 09:58 AM

DHL was just a horribly managed company.

01-27-2009, 01:23 AM	#2
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	Powerfully written story. Its hard to read and understand just how scary it is for people in that situation. The scarier part is that things will get worse before they get better. Good luck everyone. __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

01-27-2009, 07:33 AM	#5
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	our warehouse is in Wilmington (put there to take advantage of DH Hell's close location). Lots of really good people in that town... __________________ Mile High Hockey

01-27-2009, 08:33 AM	#6
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Part of the frustration in Wilmington is that DHL bought Airborne and ran the company into the ground. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

01-27-2009, 09:28 AM	#7
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	I pulled a DHL driver out of the ditch once.....

01-27-2009, 09:58 AM	#8
Rich1033 High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sylvania, Ohio	DHL was just a horribly managed company.

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