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Less than Truckload (LTL)
FedEx taps leaders from within for LTL spinoff, to Wall Street’s dismay
FedEx Corp. has announced the new leaders for less-than-truckload carrier FedEx Freight following a 2026 spinoff.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Stord acquires UPS specialty warehouse business for e-commerce logistics
E-commerce logistics startup Stord has acquired Ware2Go from UPS.
Trade and Compliance
House considers universal de minimis ban as fees on China parcels ease
The White House has temporarily relaxed duties on parcel imports from China that entered the country without duty prior to May 2, but efforts continue to eliminate the de minimis exemption altogether.
Parcel Freight
DHL eCommerce to merge with UK courier Evri
DHL continues to ramp up investment in the e-commerce space with a large stake in U.K.-based parcel delivery company Evri.
Parcel Freight
Amazon taps FedEx for big-and-bulky residential deliveries
Amazon will outsource delivery of large packages to FedEx in a deal that should prove more profitable on a per-shipment level than shipments under the companies’ partnership that ended six years ago.
US Postal Service
Accounting change, higher labor costs drive $3.3B Postal Service loss
The U.S. Postal Service continues to face challenges erasing its losses.
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USPS National Employee Emergency Hotline: 1-888-363-7462
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Postal News
5/7/25
Postal Service honors award winners in mailing and shipping supply chain
Final sentencing announced in multi-state mail and bank fraud conspiracy involving postal workers
Reality TV personality Dylan Smith sentenced for mail theft at Chicago condo
Federal authorities indict fugitives for stealing mail in Houston
4/04/25
Crested Butte’s 4,000 residents could lose their post office amid federal government upheaval
USPS Board of Governors Retains Egon Zehnder to Lead Search for 76th Postmaster General
Trump revokes duty-free access for Chinese e-commerce shipments
Bipartisan Senate Group Backs Keeping USPS as Independent Entity
3/25/25
WSJ: Postmaster General DeJoy Steps Down Today
WP: Deputy Postmaster General Tulino will take over in the interim
Search efforts are ‘well underway’ for successor
Postal workers rally in downtown Chicago against reported plan to privatize USPS | Los Angeles | Palm Beach | Gainesville | Central Texas | Boston
3/21/25
USPS is looking to switch its call center platform to a cloud-based application (AI)
FedEx orders Boeing 777 and ATR cargo aircraft, delays MD-11 retirements
USPS ranks low among international postal services on financial flexibility
USPS ranks low among international postal services on financial flexibility
Mother Jones: What DOGE is Getting Wrong About Privatizing USPS
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