Eric Kulisch has been named managing editor of PostalMag, a Firecrown publication that covers logistics along with FreightWaves.
Postal Service tariff rates are proposed to rise between 5.4% and 5.9%, effective Jan. 21.
The agency is poised to discount rates on shorter-haul parcel services.
FedEx Ground two-day shipments must ship by Dec. 20 to arrive on or before Christmas Eve.
OSM follows the lead of work-share partner U.S. Postal Service in not imposing peak-season delivery surcharges.
The Postal Service is adding 10 million parcels’ worth of processing capacity to its network this peak season.
Clearjet combines narrowbody aircraft lift and regional ground parcel delivery carriers to offer air service at ground rates.
The U.S. Postal Service’s non-GAAP loss nearly doubled year over year, while shipping volume was down slightly and revenue was flat.
It will be difficult, if not impossible, to avoid a mess if shippers haven’t laid out contingencies for a Teamsters strike against UPS.
There is a lot more competition waiting to take a UPS parcel if workers go on strike, consultant Satish Jindel says.
Carrier revenues hit an all-time high in 2022, according to an annual Pitney Bowes study.
The U.S. Postal Service has enlisted Ford as part of a push to add more than 66,000 electric delivery vehicles to its fleet by 2028.
The Postal Service is hit by higher costs, slowing package volumes.
Amazon has shifted middle-mile parcel deliveries to UPS and last-mile deliveries to the U.S. Postal Service, Jindel says.
The on-time delivery rates for the November shopping holidays were better than in 2021, Ship Matrix said.
UPS has raised rates on the last-mile delivery product it operates in concert with the U.S. Postal Service.
Auctane, which counts ShipStation among its shipping brands, has reached an agreement with the U.S. Postal Service to offer customers the best rates available.
Veeqo is Amazon’s new multichannel shipping software that finds customers the lowest rates based on size and weight.
A Pitney Bowes survey finds that 41% of respondents believe Sunday service is important. But three-quarters don’t think it will happen.
Temporary Postal Service rate increases on peak-season parcel-delivery services will come down hardest on heavier packages traveling more than 601 miles.
