U.S. postal police have seized a web site that peddled phony postage labels at a discount, costing the Postal Service $126 million.
The U.S. Postal Service system for handling undelivered packages is a black hole for customers, who rarely get matched with a missing item, and a money pit for the agency because it absorbs the disposal cost when e-tailers refuse to accept return-to-sender packages, an inspector general’s report says.
(UPDATED 8/27/26 at 12 p.m. with UPS news) The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday proposed surcharges for domestic package delivery during the peak holiday season to cover extra handling costs, following the lead of large parcel carriers like FedEx and UPS that annually tack on holiday premiums. The announcement adds to rising cost pressures felt […]
Drivers that aren’t proficient in English is one of several problems an audit uncovered within the U.S. Postal Service’s program for hiring contract drivers for mail delivery.
A bill banning bonuses for U.S. Postal Service leaders for failing to meet on-time delivery standards passed a Senate committee and a similar measure was recently proposed in the House.
The U.S. Postal Service says congressional efforts to mandate dozens of zip code changes would hurt financially and cause delivery problems for residents.
The U.S. Postal Service lost $2.5 billion in the fiscal third quarter, but revenues were up thanks to a new fee on parcel shipments and higher stamp prices.
U.S. law enforcement authorities have won recent prosecutions of individuals involved in counterfeit postage schemes connected to China.
A federal court in California sentenced a woman to prison for using counterfeit postage to ship millions of parcels through the U.S. Postal Service.
The U.S. Postal Service has raised the price of First-Class mail to help stabilize its finances.
The U.S. Postal Service is borrowing employee retirement funds to maintain cash flow, but will run out of money in five years or more unless Congress passes structural reforms, the Postmaster General warned on Wednesday.
A new $10 billion delivery contract with DHL eCommerce is an example of how the U.S. Postal Service under new Postmaster General David Steiner is trying to be more responsive to the shipping needs of online retailers and their logistics partners.
The U.S. Postal Service and its largest block of unionized letter carriers are headed to mediation over a new contract.
The U.S. Postal Service wants to change some pricing mechanisms for parcel shipments, which will increase costs for shippers.
The U.S. Postal Service has selected a former UPS executive as chief strategy officer.
The U.S. Postal Service made strides in the second quarter reducing heavy losses, but has a long way to go to become profitable.
Maine House and Senate members complained to the U.S. Postmaster General about nearly $350,000 in delinquent payments to an air carrier in the state that provides essential service to rural communities.
The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service has suspended pension payments and seeks to raise the price of a First-Class stamp by 4 cents.
The Postal Regulatory Commission said the Postal Service can go forward with a temporary price increase designed to offset rising transportation costs.
The U.S. Postal Service needs relief from unfunded mandates and operating restrictions that have created a cash crisis for the nation’s mail service, Postmaster General David Steiner warned Congress.
