[ RadSafe ] Re: DHL and radioactive material orders

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I can confirm having horrible experience with DHL, they managed to
do physical damage which would take throwing a clearly indicated
as "fragile" package from >3m height or similar (which was MCA
equipment, nothing radioactive inside, though).

Dimiter

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>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Syd H. Levine <syd.levine at mindspring.com>
>  Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] DHL and radioactive material orders
>  Sent: Nov 17 '05 21:13
>  
>  We have had such horrible experiences with DHL, we would never allow them to
>  carry any hazmat for us.  Note on this page we caution against using DHL to
>  ship things to us:
>  http://www.logwell.com/ship/index.html
>  
>  Syd H. Levine
>  AnaLog Services, Inc.
>  Phone:  270-276-5671
>  Telefax:  270-276-5588
>  E-mail:  analog at logwell.com
>  URL:  www.logwell.com
>  
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Garner, Bill (CHFS DPH Franklin)" <Bill.Garner at ky.gov>
>  To: "Johnston, Thomas" <Tom_Johnston at nymc.edu>; <radsafe at radlab.nl>
>  Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:30 AM
>  Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] DHL and radioactive material orders
>  
>  
>  > At my previous employer, we never really had any of the problems that you
>  > mentioned with DHL.  The only thing I can remember out of the norm was I
>  > caught one of the delivery drivers with all my packages in the passenger
>  > seat of his truck instead of the back cargo area.
>  >
>  > Bill Garner
>  > Radioactive Materials Specialist
>  > Radioactive Materials Section
>  > Radiation Health Branch
>  > 275 East Main Street
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>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
>  > Behalf
>  > Of Johnston, Thomas
>  > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:50 PM
>  > To: radsafe at radlab.nl
>  > Subject: [ RadSafe ] DHL and radioactive material orders
>  >
>  > Question/Poll
>  >
>  > Has anyone encountered problems with DHL and orders of radioactive
>  > material being lost/misdelivered/late, etc?
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Thomas P. Johnston
>  >
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