Postal Service launches website showing mail delivery performance for each zip code Users can see timeliness per region, date range, and mail type as part of service’s operational and financial reform plan. May 22, 2023 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Users can see timeliness per region, date range, and mail type as part of service’s operational and financial reform plan.Read More
DeJoy claims progress after two years of postal service overhaul plan Ten-year strategy designed to improve service reliability and financial sustainability, USPS says April 28, 2023 Ben Ames No Comments Ten-year strategy designed to improve service reliability and financial sustainability, USPS saysRead More
Postal Service begins mass purchase of electric mail trucks USPS orders 9,250 Ford E-Transit vans and 14,000 charging stations, alongside 9,250 gas-burning models in “urgent” vehicle replacement plan. February 28, 2023 Ben Ames No Comments USPS orders 9,250 Ford E-Transit vans and 14,000 charging stations, alongside 9,250 gas-burning models in “urgent” vehicle replacement plan.Read More
Postal Service plans to seize items mailed with fake stamps Consumers would have to seek recourse from e-commerce vendors for lost goods as USPS responds to “surge” of counterfeit postage. February 15, 2023 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Consumers would have to seek recourse from e-commerce vendors for lost goods as USPS responds to “surge” of counterfeit postage.Read More
USPS goes electric with revised fleet order Post Office says at least 75% of new mail trucks bought by 2028 will be battery powered, thanks to federal funding and reform bills. December 20, 2022 Ben Ames No Comments Post Office says at least 75% of new mail trucks bought by 2028 will be battery powered, thanks to federal funding and reform bills.Read More
USPS to hire 28,000 seasonal postal workers for winter rush Move comes in tight labor market as UPS launches plan to hire 100,000 in same period. September 12, 2022 Ben Ames No Comments Move comes in tight labor market as UPS launches plan to hire 100,000 in same period.Read More
Postal Service quarterly loss increases due to pandemic trends and price inflation But long term outlook is helped by April passage of postal reform act, easing payment of employee health and retirement benefits. August 9, 2022 Ben Ames No Comments But long term outlook is helped by April passage of postal reform act, easing payment of employee health and retirement benefits.Read More
Senate passes postal reform bill in bid to overhaul agency’s finances Biden expected to sign legislation as DeJoy cheers conversion of retiree health benefit funding structure to federal Medicare program. March 9, 2022 Ben Ames No Comments Biden expected to sign legislation as DeJoy cheers conversion of retiree health benefit funding structure to federal Medicare program.Read More
House passes postal reform bill in bid to cut USPS financial losses USPS chief DeJoy urges Senate to follow, pointing to bipartisan support. February 9, 2022 Ben Ames No Comments USPS chief DeJoy urges Senate to follow, pointing to bipartisan support.Read More
USPS blames rising losses on high fuel costs, e-commerce boom Pandemic surge in e-commerce packages has begun to subside, but lucrative letter volume not coming back, Post Office says. February 8, 2022 Ben Ames No Comments Pandemic surge in e-commerce packages has begun to subside, but lucrative letter volume not coming back, Post Office says.Read More