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 [...]
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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 [...]
OSHA Fines USPS For Making Mailmen Work In Florida Heat
From Action News Jax: You’ve probably heard the saying about postal workers: Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night is going to stop them from delivering your [...]
Cummins To Provide USPS Electric Vans
Cummins Inc. has begun delivering eight Cummins-powered all-electric vehicles to the U.S. Postal Service in California. The fully-electric Cummins PowerDrive equipped vans [...]
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 [...]
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 Changes Do Not Impact PC Postage Accounts, Mail Processing
Stamps.com’s will no longer enjoy preferential discounts from the U.S. Postal Service. But that will have no effect on mailer use of PC Postage or how mailers process [...]
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 [...]
2019 Paper Industry Report: The Good, Bad & Ugly
The February 2019 MTAC meeting featured a presentation on the Paper Industry with John Jankowski, Director Corporate Development and Kathy Haynes, Regional VP of Publishing [...]
UPDATE: Informed Delivery Now Has 15.5 Million Users
The digital integration program known as Informed Delivery in which the USPS emails users an advanced view of their inbound mail continues to grow. At the February MTAC [...]
UPDATE: Picture Permit Lets You Put Logo In Mail Indicia
The Postal Service has updated its requirements for the Picture Permit Indicia (PPI), which provides organizations the opportunity to include their corporate logo, brand [...]
Return Mail Inc. vs. USPS Argued Before Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in the case of Return Mail Inc. vs the U.S. Postal Service. The case involves Return Mail’s patent issued for barcode [...]
Get Ready for Higher International Postage and Service Disruptions
by Merry Law President of WorldVu LLC “If the U.S. were to withdraw from the UPU, it would lose access to global processing and coding systems that make international mail [...]
US Will Set International Rates With or Without UPU
In an interview with Bloomberg Government, White House Trade Director Peter Navarro said the U.S. will set its own international rates with or without the UPU if necessary [...]
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 [...]
Informed Delivery Hits 15 Million Users
The USPS’ Informed Delivery has reached rhe 15 million user mark in February 2019, the Postal Service announced. The free feature offers multiple benefits for [...]
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, [...]
Northrop Grumman Agrees to Pay $5.2 Million For False USPS Labor Charges
The Justice Department announced today that Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) has agreed to pay $5.2 million to resolve its alleged False Claims Act liability for [...]
