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| Industry | Courier |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986; 39 years ago (1986) |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Virginia, U.S. |
| Area served | United States |
| Website | LaserShip.com |
LaserShip is a regional last mile delivery company servicing the Eastern United States headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. Founded in 1986, the company has sortation centers in New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina, and Florida. As of 2015, it had 62 outlets servicing 20 states and Washington, D.C. It handles deliveries for various major retailers, such as Amazon, from New England to Florida.
History
The company was founded in 1986. As of 2015, it had 62 locations servicing 20 states and the U.S. capital.
Business model
As a last mile delivery company servicing the Eastern United States, the Vienna, Virginia, based company competes against the United States Postal Service in the delivery of packages. As of April 2013, the company had over 600 employees and sortation centers in New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina, and Florida.
Market
Lasership handles deliveries for Amazon and other companies from New England to Florida, specifically Amazon's Same Day service.
Controversies and settlements
Misclassification of drivers as independent contractors
In April 2014, the company reached a class-action settlement of $800,000 with drivers in Massachusetts who accused the company of misclassifying them as independent contractors to save money.
Cigarette Settlement
In September 2014, LaserShip reached a $5 million settlement with the city of New York over deliveries of untaxed cigarettes. The original suit alleged that LaserShip had delivered more than 120,000 cartons between 2011 and 2013 violating federal and state laws and resulting in tax losses of 1.9 million. Under the settlement agreement, LaserShip ended all cigarette shipments.
References
- LaserShip Expands Locations in NJ, NY, and VA. PRNewsWire. Nov. 19, 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/rbpublishing/parcel_20150506/#/26
- Abha Bhattarai (April 13, 2014). "LaserShip looks to expand to the midwest". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- Laura Stevens and David Benoit (November 12, 2013). "Activist Investor Daniel Loeb Takes FedEx Stake". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- "Hot Companies 2013". Parcel Magazine. July–August 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- Will private competition eliminate the U.S. Postal Service? ANDREW MORAN. DIGITAL JOURNAL. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- http://lasership.com/shipping-solutions/ecommerce-shipping
- Will private competition eliminate the U.S. Postal Service? Andrew Moran. Digital Journal. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Meet The Real Amazon Drones". Huffington Post. April 24, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- "Amazon's Enormous Same-Day Delivery Growth Comes At A Price". Huffington Post. December 26, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- "City reaches $5M settlement in cigarette case". Crain's New York Business. September 25, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- "Delivery company in un-taxed cigarette racket to pay $5M". New York Post. September 24, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
Further reading
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