SERVICE ALERT: Flooding Hits Post Offices in California, Iowa, Nebraska
Last updated March 20, 2019 California Los Angeles area Due to water damage, the following Post Office is closed: West Covina, 396 S. California Ave., 91793 P.O. Box [...]
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USPS Will Not Change Requirements For Mailing Liquids
The Postal Service filed a revised Federal Register notice for mailpieces containing liquids. On July 9, 2018 the USPS proposed 1) clarification of existing language that [...]
HELP WANTED: Direct Mail Production Manager
Here are dozens of companies looking to fill the Direct Mail Production Manager slot at their company … (click to read [...]
CORRECTION: Joe Murphy: 30 Nations Support U.S. Proposal For Self Declared Inbound Rates
This story has been corrected and updated. Joseph Murphy, the State Department’s international mail leader, told members of the Advisory Committee on International [...]
Ennis To Acquire Integrated Print & Graphics
Ennis, Inc. announced March 16, 2019 that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries will acquire Integrated Print & Graphics (“IPG”) in South Elgin, Illinois, a suburb of [...]
Arrow Provides UV/LED Inks For Inkjetting
New in the Official Mail Guide, Arrow Inks provides high-caliber, uniquely formulated inkjet addressing UV/LED Inks and related products at affordable prices. Arrow carries [...]
OPEX Releases New Envelope Openers
OPEX Corporation announced the new Series 210 Envelopener and the Series 410 Envelopener to its OMATION line of products. The Series 410 is perfect for mail centers that need [...]
PB Launches Equipment Financing Company
Pitney Bowes Inc. announced a partnership with Genpact that allows it to leverage a best-in-class digital technology platform to expand its lending capabilities. PB will [...]
Be A Flat Rate Shipping Expert
This handy info page will make you a flat rate shipping expert in 60 seconds … (click to read [...]
GAO: Postal Pilot Programs Need Work
From the Government Accounting Office: Revenue from USPS’s most profitable product—First Class Mail—has declined over the last decade. To help stem its significant [...]
Widow Searches For Husband’s Ashes Lost In Mail
The funeral home shipped her husband’s ashes via the Postal Service, but a month has past and she still has not received them … (click to read [...]
Charter For The Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee
Here is the MTAC Charter updated March 2019: “The Postmaster General’s Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) is a venue for the United States Postal Service [...]
CAPS Mailers Given Extension To Migrate To EPS
The USPS Enterprise Payment System (EPS) replaces the existing Centralized Processing System (CAPS) for eligible postal products and services. Mailers were originally told [...]
FedEx Delivery Robot Debuts
FedEx Corp. has introduced the FedEx SameDay Bot — an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers. With [...]
PB Consumer Connect Helps Retailers Dominate Delivery Experience
Pitney Bowes has launched Consumer Connect, a new self-service post-purchase marketing solution for retailers that lets them transform shipment tracking into a dynamic [...]
President Trump Nominates Ann Fisher to PRC
On March 1, 2019 President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Ann C. Fisher of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory [...]
Priority Mail Delivery Map
The U.S. Postal Service has a handy Priority Mail Delivery Map that will show you the expected 1, 2, or 3 day delivery areas for Priority Mail shipments. Just put in your zip [...]
USPS Dashboard For Postal Account, Informed Delivery
The U.S. Postal Service offers a variety of dashboards for its products and services. Standard USPS Dashboard (USPS.com Account) This account is for: print shipping labels. [...]
How To Find Your CRID Or MID And How To Create One
A CRID is a USPS unique identifier for a Mail Owner or Mailing Agent at an address. The U.S. Postal Service assigns a Customer Registration ID (CRID) is a unique number that [...]
Stamps.com Spurns USPS After Post Refuses To Grant Preferential Discounts
For years Stamps.com enjoyed preferential postage rate discounts negotiated under Negotiated Service Agreements (NSAs) with the USPS. Critics have complained that the [...]
