FedEx, UPS seek to block German competition
By Bill McAllister MEDIANEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF

WASHINGTON - BE CAREFUL, America, that person delivering your parcel could be, gasp, a German government agent.

It may sound absurd, but that in essence is what the country's two leading parcel delivery firms are telling the federal government.

In a rare display of unity, rivals United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. have asked the Department of Transportation to effectively ban DHL Worldwide Express from operating in the U.S. because its corporate parent is partly owned by Deutsche Post AG and, thus, the Federal Government of Germany.

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