USPS Trims Losses In Third Quarter
Controllable loss decreased $584 million and net loss decreased $562 million, compared to same quarter last year WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Postal Service announced its [...]
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California Voters Sound Alarm Over ‘See-Through’ Ballot Envelopes
From Town Hall: Mail-in voting is now underway in California for Proposition 50, a measure that, if approved, would give the Democrat supermajority in the state legislature [...]
Siviter Named Executive Director of Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers
Kathleen J. Siviter was selected as Executive Director of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers (ANM) effective October 1, 2025. Prior to that, she served as Assistant Executive [...]
DAVID STEINER NAMED 76TH U.S. POSTMASTER GENERAL; WILL BEGIN IN JULY
Former CEO of Waste Management Currently Sits On FedEx Board WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors today announced that they have chosen David Steiner [...]
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Organization Realignment
The United States Postal Service is investing historic amounts of capital in state-of-the-art processing equipment and automation to modernize our physical infrastructure. As [...]
A Postal Mystery – Why Does First-Class Mail Seem So Much Slower than Marketing Mail?
From Snailworks: I am regularly asked, “So Marketing Mail is faster than First-Class?” Well, not exactly. Since there is no incentive for mailers to transport First-Class [...]
USPS Announces New Shipping Rates for 2024
Rate Hikes 5%+ on Priority Mail Domestic, International; IPA & ISAL Rise WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission [...]
Next Postage Rate Hike July 9, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service has received approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for postage rate hikes to take effect July 9, 2023. The [...]
HURRICANE IAN: Florida, South Carolina Post Offices Mail Service Update
Last updated October 10, 2022 1:00pm ET *** FLORIDA MAIL SERVICE IMPACTS UPDATED. SEE BELOW ** 10-7-22 The Priority Mail Express money-back guarantee is suspended in the [...]
Slow Moving Rate Wreck: Industry Saw Postage Disaster Months Ago
WASHINGTON, DC — For over two years the Postal Regulatory Commission delayed releasing the revised postal ratesetting system. Then in December, the PRC dropped the [...]
MAILERS HIT WITH MASSIVE SECOND RATE HIKE IN 2021: Postage To Rise 6.8% For First Class And Marketing Mail in August
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service filed notice on May 28 with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) requesting price changes to take effect Aug. 29, 2021 [...]
UPDATE: HURRICANE SALLY MAIL IMPACTS; USPS DISRUPTIONS IN ALABAMA, FLORIDA
Alabama Updated 12:30pm 9-17-20: Delivery and retail operations are scheduled to resume at the following Post Office: Georgiana Post Office, 248 N Miranda Ave., 36033-9998. [...]
Informed Delivery Mailer Guides Released
Informed Delivery Mail.dat Mailer Guide This is the mailer guide for creating campaigns via Mail.dat and submitting them to PostalOne! via eDoc submission. Effective January [...]
OIG: Next-Day Delivery More Important Than Same-Day
From the OIG: The same-day delivery of merchandise and groceries in the U.S. accounted for only 249 million packages in 2018, making it a niche market with uncertain [...]
PRC Revises Rate Setting Plan
WASHINGTON, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission issued a revised notice of proposed rulemaking December 5, 2019 aimed at modifying the system for regulating rates and [...]
Houston Update: Tropical Storm Imelda Post Office Closures, Mail Services Update
Updated as of 9-19-19 5pm: Texas – Southeastern Due to serious flooding caused by Tropical Depression Imelda, customers are advised of the following impacts to our [...]