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OIG Suggests USPS Should Track Delivery Failures Nationwide

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Ina Steiner
USPS

Thanks to USPS Informed Delivery, people can check each day to see what’s scheduled to arrive in their mailbox. That lets them see if a mail carrier skips their house on any given day. But […]

Leave a commentNews, ShippingPostal delivery failures, Shipping delays, USPS, USPS OIG

USPS Orders 50K Next Gen Delivery Vehicles for $2.98 Billion

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

The USPS ordered 50,000 next generation delivery vehicles for $2.98 billion (that’s an average of $59,600 each). Twenty percent of them will be battery electric vehicles (BEVs), rather than the 10% it had initially planned […]

1 CommentNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS Next Gen Delivery Vehicles, USPS OIG

USPS Peak Preparedness: Better Than Last Year

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Ina Steiner
USPS

An audit on USPS peak preparedness found the Postal Service is better prepared for the holiday mail surge than last year (which was a disaster, as online sellers likely recall), but it may not be […]

News, ShippingUSPS, USPS holiday preparedness, USPS OIG

USPS Gets Good Grade on Early Pandemic Response

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ina Steiner
USPS

The USPS kept the mail moving during the early stages of the pandemic. That’s the finding of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), which announced the findings of an audit on Monday. The OIG said […]

2 CommentsNews, Shippingcoronavirus, Louis DeJoy, USPS, USPS OIG

IG Report Shows Poor Execution of USPS Initiatives

November 9, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

The US Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced today a report it issued that shows poor execution on the part of postal management. “The Postal Service’s implementation of operational changes and initiatives in […]

News, ShippingLouis DeJoy, Postmaster General, Shipping disruption, USPS, USPS OIG

OIG to USPS: Improve Scanning Practices

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

The USPS Inspector General (USPS OIG) issued a report on mail scanning issues, a topic near and dear to online sellers’ hearts since they rely on scans to prove they sent a package, sent it […]

2 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS OIG, USPS scanning

US Postmaster General Reduces Work Hours to Cut Costs

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

Postmaster General Megan Brennan said the USPS reduced over 6 million work hours in the recent quarter, which helped the organization reduce its overall compensation expenses. She made the statement in her most recent video […]

8 CommentsNews, ShippingMegan J. Brennan, Postal legislation, USPS, USPS OIG

Reasons Your Packages May End up in the Trash

December 31, 2015August 2, 2017 Ina Steiner

A New York City postal carrier drew attention to the problem of undelivered mail when he was charged with throwing away 1,000 letters and packages because he had become overwhelmed by the increase in mail in December. […]

News, ShippingUndelivered mail, USPS, USPS OIG

USPS Overseer Goes on Defensive

June 12, 2015August 8, 2017 Ina Steiner

The agency in charge of overseeing the US Postal Service went on the defensive this week after receiving harsh criticism for the role it plays. The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a post […]

News, ShippingUSPS, USPS OIG

USPS Should Help Online Merchants with Product Returns

April 7, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

While product returns are a problem for online sellers, one business’s headache is another’s opportunity. The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) pegged the U.S. returns business for shipping carriers at $3 billion annually and […]

News, ShippingReturns, USPS, USPS OIG

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