As a former client of mine, I can confirm that DHL (owned by Deutsche Post) are very much still in business. Given the focus on cost savings over the last couple of years, it's almost inevitable that spend on courier freight has tempered. The story Jon has mentioned is pretty sad, but not unique in that industry.

The problem with much of America is that the small towns and cities there are so heavily reliant upon one sector, they're completely poleaxed when that sector struggles. I have a number of other US inbound clients and I only hope that their industries don't suffer or there'll be thousands of others in the same position as the DHL workforce in Ohio.