The U.S. Postal Service has been turning in losses every year, and a White House task force has asked the USPS to look at franchising the mailbox to prop up the declining margins.
The United States Postal Service is deploying seven all-electric step vans in California, powered by Motiv’s EPIC system, plus living life on the road and the Polar Vortex causes crude troubles.
Shipping, orders continue to skyrocket.
Company expects double-digit operating profits this year for all three units.
Another competitive threat to the incumbents?
State, local officials have harsh words for FedEx Ground. Unit fires back.
Will Amazon take more boxes at the expense of FedEx, UPS, USPS?
Results aided by strong collaboration with shippers.
In partnership with Slync… improving on-time rates and a continually evolving reverse logistics season have increased the pressure on supply chain partners to manage exceptions collaboratively and proactively.
Prime offerings gained serious traction over holidays.
Will the mailbox monopoly be loosened to let the big boys in?
USPS should avoid the heavy stuff like this, consultant says.
Walgreens also testing same-day deliveries with multiple providers.
A Trump administration review of the struggling U.S. Postal Service proposes sweeping changes in its operations that is raising alarm bells for Amazon.
Highest Thanksgiving week on-time delivery rates in 5 years.
The shipping network buildout continues.
Continuing efforts to fight what he says are unfair trade practices, the administration of President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will pull out of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) treaty, which sets how much can be charged for international shipping.
Most of the move has no impact on ecommerce or last mile, but one small change could bring some new demand.
Amazon is scaling up its asset side on both last mile delivery and linehaul, pursuing a low-cost strategy of leased vehicles, independent contractors, and power-only deals with enterprise carriers.
The constant criticism by President Donald Trump of the United States Postal Service’s package delivery deal with Amazon is manifesting itself in other ways as the administration recommends restructuring the Postal Service, possibly into a privately held corporation.
