USPS Announces Part 2 of July 2022 Rate Change
You may remember the USPS announced a 6.5% rate hike for First Class Mail rates effective July 10 – including the cost of a stamp rising to 60 cents. The other shoe dropped today (Friday) […]
Tag: Louis DeJoy
Postal Reform Passes: 6-Day Delivery Locked In
Many are heralding the passage of bipartisan postal reform, which locks in 6-day mail delivery, among other provisions. It’s debatable whether or not the bill is too little, but one thing is certain – it’s […]
USPS Quarter: Total Volume Down, Revenue Flat
The USPS reported this week its operating revenue was down less than 1 percent in the first quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2021) compared to the same quarter last year. However, of interest to […]
USPS Does Victory Lap over Holiday Shipping Performance
The USPS did a victory lap today, announcing that it had accepted over 13.2 billion mailpieces and packages over the 2021 holiday shopping season and boasting of speedy delivery. The USPS performance this year was […]
Happy Holidays from the USPS Postmaster General
USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy wished employees and customers happy holidays in a new video message published on Monday. He boasted that the US Postal Service is delivering letters and packages on time and is […]
USPS Board of Governors to Get Someone with Ecommerce Chops
President Biden nominated two people to the USPS Board of Governors on Friday, one of them with some ecommerce chops. Derek Kan currently oversees business operations and strategy for Deliverr, which is a fulfillment service […]
USPS Postmaster General DeJoy Recruits Shipping Help for the Holidays
Shipping carriers are recruiting workers to help process and deliver packages during the holiday shopping season, and even the United States Postmaster General is lending a hand to recruitment efforts. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy visited […]
USPS to Launch Connect This Summer, Inviting Shippers Into Its Network
This summer, the U.S. Postal Service is set to begin an ambitious trial program that will invite online sellers and other shippers to access its network directly for speedy local and regional package deliveries. Senior […]
USPS Has a Plan: Investments, Cost Reductions, ‘Other Strategies’
A politician quipped, “There’s no DeJoy in the Post Office tonight,” after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced his 10-year plan to revive (rescue?) the US Postal Service on Tuesday. The US Postal Service also announced […]
USPS Delivery Improvement Is Nothing to Write Home About
The US Postal Service said mail delivery has improved to levels prior to the peak 2020 holiday season and subsequent 2021 winter-storm disruptions. However, it’s nothing to write home about. For the week of March […]