Montana Police Investigate Ballot Theft
Billings, Montana investigating dozens of thefts of absentee ballots … (click to read [...]
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USPS Announces Officer Realignment
The USPS is making changes within its Marketing and Deputy Postmaster General organizations to better serve customers. “Although the entire organization is responsible for [...]
INSIDE THE 2017 POSTAGE RATES: USPS Files 2017 Mailing Standards Changes
We take you inside the upcoming 2017 rate and regulation changed with these excerpts from Monday’s USPS Federal Notice filing of new mailing standards. The Postal [...]
PostalOne! 2017 Changes Effective January 22
The USPS has announced PostalOne! Release 45.0.0.0 with a deployment date of January 8, 2017 … (click to read [...]
Interactive Mail Delivery Standards Map
The Postal Service has introduced a dynamic delivery services map that lets you identify 3-Digit ZIP and city and plug in originating or destinating service. The result: a [...]
USPS FILES 2017 RATES WITH PRC
The USPS filed 2017 Postage Rates with the PRC last Wednesday … (click for rate filing) Single Price for Commercial Letters up to 3.5 ounces, Adjusts FSS Pricing; [...]
UPDATE: January 2017 Rate & Reg Changes
The Postal Service has issued an updated statement on its January 2017 rate and regulation changes … (click for published changes). Related Stories: Mailers To See [...]
COUNTDOWN: Full Service Postage Assessments November 11
Business mailers will face Full Service Assessments beginning November 11, 2016. That means mailers will face monetary penalties when they exceed their monthly threshold for [...]
Law Aims To End Mailing Illegal Drugs
Senate legislation attempts to close postal loopholes that allow for illegal drug shipments … (Click to read [...]
Mail Carrier Uses Tear Gas On Dog (Video)
Barney the Dog is sprayed in face by a a Florida mail carrier … (Click to read [...]
Fall 2016 USPS Delivery Outlook
USPS Service has improved greatly in 2016 and that will have a positive impact as we go into the Fall mailing season, Quad Graphics reports … (Click to read [...]
New Move Update Guide Released
The USPS has released an updated guide on Move Update dated August 2016. This guide includes critical information for business mailers complying with postal regulations. [...]
USPS Updates Proposed 2017 Mail Changes
The USPS has released an updated document on proposed structural changes that will be effective January 22, 2017 … (Click to read more.) Also check out these additional [...]
USPS Governors Emergency Meeting Sept 27
The Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (“TEC”) will meet Sept. 27 in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 [...]
OIG: Delayed Mail Surged In 2015, But Getting Better
WASHINGTON, DC — The USPS Inspector General (OIG) reports delayed mail surged 51% in 2015 after new delivery standards were implemented, according to a new audit [...]
Standard Mail Name Change
Following up on USPS Chief Marketing Officer Jim Cochrane’s call for a new name for Standard Mail, the USPS is proposing changing Standard Mail to Marketing Mail. The [...]
2017 Postage Statements Proposed Changes
The Postal Service released proposed “red-lined” postage statements that show changes ahead on postage statement forms in 2017. Click the form to see the changes: [...]
Mail Collection Boxes Decline By 12,000
From the OIG: “As the Postal Service adapts its collection infrastructure to meet customers’ needs at a reasonable cost, it has eliminated underused collection boxes [...]
PRC Begins Rate Review
The Postal Regulatory Commission has announced its plans for the review of the existing ratemaking system, which is mandated by the postal reform law of 2006. The PRC is [...]
DRONE FIRM’S NEW POSTAL VEHICLES
VIDEO: The Workhorse Group is on the short list of possible manufacturers to replace the USPS delivery fleet. Unlike competitors, though, it offers something more: a combo [...]