DHL是的国际快递服务提供商，*近将其位于图森的服务中心设施搬到了一个新的地点，其规模几乎翻了一番，以处理日益增加的国际运输量。
“作为国际航运领域的全球，DHL能够快速应对我们在全国范围内看到的国际电子商务的爆炸性增长，包括图森地区，”美国西部副总裁兼总经理 John Fox 说对于 DHL快递。“我们的新设施正在解决我们所有位于图森的客户的国际运输量整体增长的问题。”
由于与墨西哥的跨境贸易，DHL在图森的货运量也有所增加，包括来自“maquiladoras”的货物——在墨西哥组装产品出口到美国的制造工厂
DHL 在其新地点投资了 280 万美元，该地点拥有 23,462 平方英尺的充足仓库和办公空间。更大的建筑还允许扩展 23条路线的容量，并配备一个每小时可以处理数千个包裹的传送带分拣系统。新的服务中心位于南丽莎弗兰克大道 6855号，与之前位于东哥伦比亚的 12,000 平方英尺设施相比，将为客户提供更方便的场所。
新设施距图森国际机场仅 3 分钟车程，而距图森国际机场 20 分钟车程，可为当地客户提早交付。DHL还在机场设有一个飞机停机坪设施，用于运送货物往返于公司位于凤凰城的设施。
该服务中心已通过国际运输资产保护协会 (TAPA) 的认证，该协会是国际公认的打击货物犯罪的。该设施必须满足 TAPA审核流程的安全要求才能获得认证。
DHL 服务中心目前有 19 名员工，包括快递员，未来可能会增加。
除了位于亚利桑那州图森和凤凰城的服务中心设施外，DHL 还在其位于坦佩的客户响应中心拥有 700 多名员工，这里是 DHL美国客户服务和电话销售业务的所在地。
DHL, the world’s leading international express services provider,recently moved its service center facility in Tucson to a newlocation nearly double in size to handle the increased volume ofinternational shipping.
“As the world’s leader in international shipping, DHL is able toquickly respond to the explosive growth in international e-commercewe’re seeing throughout the country, including in the Tucson area,”said John Fox, VP and General Manager, Western U.S. for DHLExpress. “Our new facility is addressing the overall increase ininternational shipping volume among all of our Tucson-basedcustomers.”
DHL in Tucson is also seeing increased volumes as the result ofcross-border trade with Mexico, including shipments from“maquiladoras” -- manufacturing plants that assemble products inMexico which are then exported to the U.S.
DHL invested $2.8 million in its new location, which features23,462 square feet of ample warehouse and office space. The largerbuilding also allows for an expanded capacity of 23 routes andfeatures a conveyor sort system that can handle thousands ofpackages an hour. Located at 6855 South Lisa Frank Avenue, the newservice center will provide a more convenient locale for customersthan its previous, 12,000-square-foot facility on EastColumbia.
The new facility is just a three minute drive from TucsonInternational Airport as opposed to 20, resulting in earlierdeliveries for local customers. DHL also operates an aircraft rampfacility at the airport, where shipments are transported to andfrom the company’s facilities in Phoenix.
The service center is already certified by the InternationalTransported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), an internationallyrecognized leader in the fight against cargo crime. The facilityhad to meet the security requirements of the TAPA audit process inorder to gain certification.
The DHL service center currently has 19 personnel, includingcouriers, with the possibility of bringing on more in thefuture.
In addition to its service center facilities in Tucson andPhoenix, Arizona, DHL employs more than 700 at its CustomerResponse Center in Tempe, where the DHL customer service andtelesales operations for the U.S is based.