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Survey Indicates USPS May Be Prioritizing Amazon Packages

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

It’s long been suspected in certain quarters that the US Postal Service prioritizes Amazon packages over every other package and mail, and a survey of postal workers gives credence to the theory, according to a […]

6 CommentsNews, ShippingAmazon, USPS

USPS to Slow Delivery of First Class Packages

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

The US Postal Service will slow down First Class Package Service (FCPS) for packages that travel longer distances by transporting them by ground instead of by air. Packages traveling the greatest distances will be most […]

4 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS Delivering for America plan, USPS FCPS, USPS mail slowdown, USPS Priority Mail

USPS Predicts Profits a Day after Announcing July 2022 Rate Hike

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

A day after announcing higher costs for mailers beginning in July, the USPS said it should be able to reach “record net profit” beginning in 2024. The Postal Service said that since March of 2021, […]

5 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS Delivering for America, USPS profits, USPS Rate Hike

No Hue and Cry as USPS Effectively Eliminates Mailing Tubes for Many

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS Mailing Tubes

In a small corner of the ecommerce world, some sellers have been sounding the alarm over the USPS decision to price mailing tubes and other long packages out of the market. The move shows a […]

25 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS Surcharge

USPS Delivers Talking Points and Reveals New Supervisor Training

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

The USPS delivered the second in a series of talking points for employees to help them explain to others the Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s “Delivering for America” 10-year plan. The USPS sent the 6-by-4-inch postcards […]

2 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS Delivering for America plan

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 Plans to Add New ‘Connect’ Service to Online Marketplaces

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

The US Postal Service is now offering its new USPS Connect Local service in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware as part of a nationwide rollout that began last month, it announced today. […]

2 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS Connect

New USPS Surcharge Fees Apply to eBay and Etsy Sellers

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

The USPS is instituting stiff new surcharge fees on April 3rd that will devastate sellers of certain types of goods. eBay and Etsy sellers who had held out hope the marketplaces would be able to […]

5 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS Surcharge

USPS Needs Years to Meet the Standards It Just Lowered

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

Today, the USPS responded to criticism from PostCom and others in a filing available on the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC)’s website. We hadn’t noticed until Save the Post Office (@savethepo on Twitter) tweeted the following: […]

1 CommentNews, ShippingPostal Regulatory Commission, USPS, USPS standards

Postal Reform Passes: 6-Day Delivery Locked In

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

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 […]

1 CommentNews, ShippingAPWU, Jacob Bogage, Louis DeJoy, Package Coalition, Postal reform, USPS

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