SmartShip Lets You Compare Overnight Express Companies Using the Internet.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1998--Virtran, Inc. introduces SmartShip, a revolutionary web-based shipping service that allows users to track the progress of their packages, as well as compare rates of various over-night courier and express companies. At the SmartShip web site, (http://www.smartship.com) visitors can compare prices, find out the status of previously sent packages, and select a courier service -- all in a matter of seconds. SmartShip services are offered at no charge to the site visitor. SmartShip is the world's first service that dynamically compares the major overnight package delivery companies. SmartShip provides courier profiles for Federal Express, United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world. , Airborne Express Airborne Express (IATA: n/a, ICAO: ABX, and Callsign: Abex) was an express delivery company and cargo airline. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, its hub was at Wilmington, Ohio. and United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval . The courier profiles include statistics with listings and contact information, delivery services, special services and handling, guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for lost or damaged packages and assistance with your shipment bill. Selecting a courier service is just one of the many facets within SmartShip's web site. Package tracking from one place, simply by entering the package's airbill number, the name of the courier and (for Federal Express users) the date of the shipment. SmartShip then displays the package's tracking information for you. SmartShip delivers the retail, non discounted rates for shipping packages with a comprehensive comparison of the prices by breaking them down according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. each courier's guaranteed delivery deadline. Other SmartShip features include a zip code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. finder finder, in law. Ordinarily the finder of lost property is entitled to retain it against anyone except the owner. It is larceny, however, for the finder to keep the property if he knows or can easily determine who owns it. , call-in deadlines currently for California, drop off locations, and delivery schedules of shipping services from the leading couriers. "SmartShip aims to be a one-stop informative shop for shippers of express packages," said Andy Johnson, Vice President of Virtran, "Most small shippers of express packages are not aware of the various shipping options available to them. SmartShip allows them to make their shipping decisions in a more efficient manner. SmartShip will soon showcase a number of smaller, lesser-known regional couriers that nonetheless provide exceptional service." The SmartShip web site will continue to develop extra features for the shipping public. Additional benefits will include: Full shipping customization, where SmartShip remembers your preferences, international tracking services, rewards for frequent-shippers (similar to frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons miles on airlines), lower shipping rates than rates paid by the general public, and a showcase of several other couriers, instead of the four or five majors. This empowers the shippers to send their packages well beyond the deadlines of the major carriers. As an example, SmartShip intends to show carriers with pickups as late as 11 p.m. in metropolitan areas that guarantee delivery by 9 a.m. the next day. On-line subscribers will be notified of updates and new service offerings. -0- Note to Editors: Virtran, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is a developer of industry-specific search engines. CONTACT: Virtran, Inc. Andy Johnson, 714/453-9669 |
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