USPS MAKES $318 MILLION IN 1Q; PACKAGE VOLUME SURGES 25%, SLOWING SERVICE
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service today reported its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2021 (Oct. 1, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2020), as the [...]
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Ron A. Bloom Elected Chairman of the Board of Governors
WASHINGTON, DC — During today’s meeting of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, Ron A. Bloom was unanimously elected by his fellow Governors to serve as the 24th [...]
Postal Workers Dying From COVID-19
The NBC News4 I-Team reports the number of positive COVID cases among postal workers doubled in the DC area with at least 7 deaths … (click to read more) Click for OIG [...]
PMG Apologizes For Mail Delays: “This Is Unacceptable”
WASHINGTON, DC — Addressing the USPS Board of Governors at its February meeting, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy apologized for the poor mail service across the [...]
USPS Working On Strategy To Fix Problems
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told the USPS Board of Governors at their February 9, 2021 meeting that the Post is working on a ten-year strategy [...]
NEW POSTAGE RATE HIKE ANNOUNCEMENT “IMMINENT”
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told the virtual MTAC meeting held on January 26 that announcement on a second round of postage rate hikes in 2021 [...]
MAILERS SUE TO STOP SUMMER POSTAGE HIKES
Led by the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, mailers are challenging the PRC’s new rate system that will allow the USPS to raise postage rates as early as this summer [...]
SECOND POSTAGE HIKE IN 2021 “VERY POSSIBLE”
The new postal rate system became law on January 15, 2021, giving the USPS the power to file another rate hike later in the Spring. LSC Communications reports: “From [...]
USPS Delivery Performance Sinks As Volumes Soar
The USPS faced an unprecedented surge of letter and package volume in December, resulting in 64% delivery performance around Christmas … (click to read [...]
Mail Bound For Cleveland Ends Up In Pittsburgh
The overwhelming volume of holiday mail saw 1 million mail pieces bound for Cleveland held up in Pittsburgh … (click to read [...]
Priority Mail Cubic Offers Shippers Best Deal
The USPS’ Priority Mail Cubic postage is determined by zone and size, not by weight, which has shippers flocking to the product … (click to read [...]
USPS CRUSHED BY HISTORIC HOLIDAY VOLUMES
The U.S. Postal Service is handling an unprecedented volume of holiday mail and packages, causing multiple-day delivery delays. On the USPS website is this notice: Alert: [...]
USPS Pulling out All Stops to Meet Holiday Volumes Amid Pandemic
WASHINGTON, DC — In an extraordinary year of unprecedented challenges given the COVID-19 pandemic and a historic record of mail and package volume this holiday season, the [...]
2021 Move Update Training & Speaker Notes
The Move Update Standard is a requirement for mailers to keep their mailing addresses current within the last 95 days at time of mailing. The USPS has created a training [...]
UPDATE: Seamless Acceptance: Mailer Fact Sheet
This document provides a general overview for mailers using Seamless Acceptance, dated December 15, 2020 … (click to read [...]
PRC Finally Approves New Rate System … and Mailers Will Pay More
PRC Adopts Final Rules to Modify the Rate System for Classes of Market Dominant Products WASHINGTON, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued Order No. [...]
USPS 2020 RESULTS: Marketing Mail Volume -15%, Package +18%, First-Class -4%
Operating revenue increase of nearly $2.0 billion due to higher package volumes WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service reported its financial results for fiscal year 2020 [...]
USPS 2021 Rates Hikes For Competitive Products
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on November 16, 2020 of price changes to take effect Jan. 24, [...]
USPS: Many Ballots Not Delivered Election Day
From the NY Post: Significant percentages of mail-in ballots in battleground states were not delivered to election offices Nov. 3, according to US Postal Service data filed [...]
Military 2020 Holiday Mailing Deadlines
The holiday season is nearly upon us and the U.S. Postal Service urges customers to plan ahead and ship early to their friends and loved ones stationed on military outposts [...]
