The consensus view among industry watchers is that the USPS will file for a rate increase of around 1% sometime this month or early October, with implementation January 22, [...]
WASHINGTON, DC — The USPS Inspector General (OIG) reports delayed mail surged 51% in 2015 after new delivery standards were implemented, according to a new audit [...]
The USPS has announced numerous proposed revisions to mailing regulations, including: Standard Mail Name Change — The USPS wants to change what was once Third-Class [...]
Following up on USPS Chief Marketing Officer Jim Cochrane’s call for a new name for Standard Mail, the USPS is proposing changing Standard Mail to Marketing Mail. The [...]
The Postal Service released proposed “red-lined” postage statements that show changes ahead on postage statement forms in 2017. Click the form to see the changes: [...]
The Postal Service has announced that Non-Compliance Assessments for three new Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) metrics will begin sometime in January 2017. Those [...]
Tom Ridge, former Pennsylvania Governor and first Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security writes in USA Today: “Every day, almost 1 million packages are [...]
The Securities & Exchange Commission has shelved plans to allow mutual fund companies to use electronic delivery instead of paper statement mailings. The decision, made [...]
Unmanned Life and Prime Competence announced, at the Postal Innovation Platform Conference that they have started the pilot deployment of the world’s first autonomous [...]
Campers no longer have to worry about who is checking their mail while they are on the road, thanks to a new service being offered by Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA). KOA [...]
Avery Dennison today introduced TT Sensor Plus – a simpler, more reliable, and cost-effective way to track temperatures during a product’s supply chain journey [...]
From the OIG: “As the Postal Service adapts its collection infrastructure to meet customers’ needs at a reasonable cost, it has eliminated underused collection boxes [...]
After a rigorous evaluation process, the Postal Service today awarded contracts to six prime suppliers who together will produce 50 prototype vehicles as part of the next [...]
The National Postal Museum has formally launched its “America’s Mailing Industry” with a dynamic website and invitation to mailers to be part of it … [...]
On August 9, 2016, the U.S. Postal Service recognized and celebrated 24 Postal Customer Councils (PCCs) at its Headquarters in Washington, DC. There are more than 150 active [...]