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.
The Postal Service says it also will procure 34,000 off-the-shelf vehicles to augment its initial 50,000-unit order of electric vehicles.
Three of the U.S. Postal Service’s nonurgent delivery products will be brought under one umbrella.
New delivery window to be set at two to five days for “Parcel Select Ground” and “Retail Ground” shipments.
