The U.S. Postal Service will deliver packages seven days a week in major cities and high-volume areas starting November 17 and running through Christmas Day. From an operations standpoint, keeping packages moving on those 5 Sundays before Christmas likely makes Read more
The U.S. Postal Service is expecting much higher package volume this holiday season – roughly 12-14% percent more than last year. That includes packages that are delivered on Christmas Day – in fact, last year, the USPS delivered over 75,000 Read more
You don’t have to visit your local post office to buy postage stamps or mail a package thanks to a program launched in 2005 called the Approved Shipper program. As USPS expands access to postal services outside of post offices, Read more
Word got out that the USPS had been testing grocery delivery for Amazon, and on Tuesday, the agency officially filed a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to allow it to conduct a Market Test of such a service designed Read more
Postal Services all over the world are coping with declines in letter mail thanks in great part to the Internet and email, and many have looked for new sources of revenue. The U.S. Postal Service is no exception and has Read more
It sounds like a joke along the lines of, where can I find the bathroom scale? (the bathroom, of course). But the U.S. Postal Service isn’t joking when it asks “How much does a 1-pound box weigh?” in a new Read more
Increased revenue courtesy of greater patronage from small and medium-sized online businesses and their shipping needs hasn’t been enough to offset ongoing multi-billion dollar losses at the US Postal Service. But its plan to help offset losses by closing more mail Read more
As the USPS gets ready to lower commercial rates for Priority Mail packages next month, UPS and FedEx expressed some concerns. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) referenced those concerns in its order Friday approving the rate changes to Priority Mail Read more
As it looks to revive a deteriorating financial picture, the U.S. Postal Service has been undertaking a range of strategic initiatives in an effort to “right-size” its network and promote the digital and package-delivery services around which the agency is Read more
The U.S. Postal Service recognized FedEx recently as part of its annual Supplier Performance Awards. FedEx carries the majority of domestic air packages for the Postal Service and had been awarded a 7-year contract last year valued at approximately $10.5 Read more
