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Last-Mile Delivery

Amazon cranks up 30-minute delivery in major U.S. cities

Amazon is expanding its new 30-minute delivery service to dozens of U.S. cities this year.

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Parcel Freight

US Postal Service proposes limited parcel price increases

The U.S. Postal Service wants to change some pricing mechanisms for parcel shipments, which will increase costs for shippers.

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Air Cargo

FAA clears grounded MD-11s for return to service

Six months after the crash of a UPS plane and the FAA ordered the grounding of all MD-11 aircraft, FedEx has been authorized to fly the freighter jets again.

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Parcel Freight

Postal Service hires former UPS logistics exec as chief strategy officer

The U.S. Postal Service has selected a former UPS executive as chief strategy officer.

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Parcel Freight

US Postal Service reduces operating loss to $642M

The U.S. Postal Service made strides in the second quarter reducing heavy losses, but has a long way to go to become profitable.

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Air Cargo

FedEx’s MD-11 comeback to start with short cargo flight to Miami  

FedEx is in the final stages of resurrecting its MD-11 fleet after helping Boeing redesign a part that contributed to the fiery crash of a UPS jet in November, executives said during an employee briefing on Wednesday.

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USPS Employee Resources

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USPS Employee Service Line

1-877-477-3273  |  TDD/TYY: 1-866-260-7507
PostalEASE (1); Bidding (2); Unscheduled Leave (4); Shared Services (5)

USPS National Employee Emergency Hotline: 1-888-363-7462

(enter the first 3 digits of your work location’s ZIP Code for facility and reporting information)

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