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USPS, NRLCA agree to allow regular rural carriers to deliver packages on Columbus Day holiday

October 6, 2020 NRLCA, packages, postal, rural carriers

The postal service and the rural carrier’s union have agreed to a memorandum of understanding allowing regular rural carriers to volunteer to work on the Columbus Day holiday to deliver packages. Continue reading →

U.S. Postal Service Announces Temporary Price Increase

August 14, 2020 packages, postal

WASHINGTON – The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of a temporary price change to take effect Oct. 18, 2020. Continue reading →

Package Coalition Launches $2.3 Million Media Campaign Urging Senators to Support Emergency Funding for USPS

August 7, 2020 packages, postal

Washington, DC – The Package Coalition, a diverse group of America’s leading retailers, e-commerce and logistics companies, has launched a $2.3 million media campaign in support of emergency relief funding for the U.S. Postal Service. Continue reading →

Mail carriers start their deliveries before the crack of dawn

December 1, 2019 holidays, packages, postal

SACRAMENTO, CA — Households should not be alarmed if they hear postal mail carriers delivering as early as 5:00 a.m., starting the Friday after Thanksgiving. The clatter and jangle so familiar this time of year is just your letter carrier getting an early start on the heavy package volume projected for this holiday season. Continue reading →

2018 holiday season delivers strong results and signs of change for parcel carriers

December 25, 2018 Christmas, packages, postal

From the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report:

Retailers and parcel carriers are delivering strong results along with signals of steep changes in sales and shipping patterns this holiday season. Continue reading →

Video shows a porch package thief in Maryland trying to steal a big TV with a small getaway car

December 17, 2018 packages, postal, postalcrime.com, postu.be

The video pretty much says it all — too big a TV and too small a getaway car. Continue reading →

UPS: We can give consumers ‘much better service’ with mailbox access

December 14, 2018 packages, postal, postal reform, UPS

UPS could improve its delivery services if the United States Postal Service began selling rights to access mailboxes as recommended by the Trump administration, Chairman and CEO David Abney told CNBC on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Postal workers claim USPS managers force them to falsify package deliveries

December 6, 2018 packages, postal, postu.be 11 Comments

SALT LAKE CITY — United States Postal Service employees are saying that USPS managers force employees to falsify delivery information on packages, in order to keep up with on-time delivery rates. Continue reading →

USPS and NRLCA Sign MOU Allowing Sunday Work for Regular Carriers During 2018 Peak Season

December 3, 2018 holidays, packages, postal, rural carriers

The U.S. Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association have signed the attached memorandum of understanding (MOU) to allow regular rural carriers to volunteer to work on the following four (4) Sundays: December 2, December 9, December 16, and December 23, 2018. Continue reading →

Packages Piled Up Near Mailboxes Cause Frustration For Recipients

November 29, 2018 packages, postal 1 Comment

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– It’s another recording breaking season for package deliveries at the United States Postal Service. USPS says it has mail carriers working round the clock. It has staffed carries as early as 6 a.m. and is now delivering Sundays. Continue reading →

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