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.
Abney worked with the postmaster general at New Breed and XPO
Some parcels will be hit with a $31.50 levy on top of the base shipping rate.
The U.S. Postal Service reported a widening net loss in the fiscal 2022 first quarter due to higher compensation and benefits costs. Transport costs rose 9% due to higher fuel expenses.
A collaborative effort kept the delivery Grinch at bay this peak season.
UPS matched last year’s performance, while the Postal Service improved considerably, ShipMatrix says.
More parcel processing capacity and earlier holiday shopping schedules are key factors in the agency’s improvement, ShipMatrix says.
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The agency bans shipping of vaping products, joining FedEx, UPS and DHL. Regional delivery firm LSO plans to expand vape shipping in its territory.
The company said it will make many job offers within 30 minutes of receiving an application.
The levies to hit hardest on heavier parcels going longer distances.
Section 202 in postal reform legislation would keep parcel and mail delivery networks integrated. Some interests say it will never require the Postal Service to straighten out its accounting.
Another nail in the coffin in the company’s relationship with its largest customers?
The move comes as the company reports terrific first-quarter results and its shares soar.
FedEx stays mum on how it will aid its ground delivery contractors to transition to all-electric vehicles.
Carol Tomé has blown through UPS like a whirlwind. Will there be long-term blowback?
The CBP’s final rule is seen as aiding the U.S. Postal Service in weighing which shipments fail to comply with a data preclearance directive.
