Postal Service

HURRICANE IAN: Florida, South Carolina Post Offices Mail Service Update

September 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

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

May 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

May 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

September 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

January 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

January 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

December 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

September 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

No More International Postal Money Orders Destined For Canada

September 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Postal Service no longer sells international postal money orders destined for Canada, and USPS no longer cashes international postal money orders issued by Canada Post. [...]

Hurricane Dorian: Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia Post Offices Mail Service Update

August 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

Updated 9-9-19 8:48am: South Carolina Due to mandatory evacuations in the counties listed below because of Hurricane Dorian, there are impacts to USPS operations: Redirect [...]

Weather, Terrain Affect USPS Productivity OIG Finds

August 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

A new study from the OIG found that the most important external determinant of postal productivity is weather. Other factors include regional differences in real wages and [...]

USPS Reports 3Q Results: Rev Flat, Costs Up, All Volumes Down

August 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service reported total revenue of $17.1 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 (April 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019), a decrease of [...]

2020 Postage Rate Hikes Taking Shape

August 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

Mailers will face new rate hikes in January 2020 with a PRC filing in October, according to Steve Phelps, Vice President, Pricing & Costing (Acting) who made a [...]

GAO: Postal Pilot Programs Need Work

March 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

USPS Proposes New Electronic Signature Option

March 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Postal Service is proposing to revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) to include a more flexible option for package [...]

Secure Destruction Mail Service – How it Works!

March 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

Secure Destruction Mail Service is available for First Class letter and flat mail only. First Class Mail, by postal definition, is a protected class of mail because it [...]

CAPS Mailers Given Extension To Migrate To EPS

March 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

The USPS Enterprise Payment System (EPS) replaces the existing Centralized Processing System (CAPS) for eligible postal products and services. Mailers were originally told [...]

USPS Reports First Quarter Results: Revenue Up 2.9%; DM Volume Up

February 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service reported total revenue of $19.7 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 (October 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018), an increase [...]

New Address Information System (AIS) Products Technical Guide

February 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Address Information System (AIS) Products Technical Guide contains documentation on all AIS products, including Residential Delivery Indicator (RDI), Z4Change, ZIPMove, [...]

Informed Address: Mail With No Physical Address

January 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

The USPS is piloting a platform of new concepts called Informed Address, which enables mail to be sent and delivered without the customer’s physical address by leveraging [...]