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 [...]
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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 [...]
No More International Postal Money Orders Destined For Canada
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
USPS 2019 Mailing Promotions Final Calendar Released
Here is the final calendar of all 2019 postal promotions mailers can take advantage of to get discounted postage rates … (click to read) Click for additional details on [...]