UPS, FedEx, USPS Set Holiday Shipping Dates
Though it’s not yet Halloween, delivery companies UPS Inc., FedEx Corp. and the U.S. Postal Service have released their recommended deadlines to ship packages in time for the holidays.
USPS Mail, Small Package Delivery May Take Longer as of Oct. 1
The U.S. Postal Service is making changes to its express shipping as of Oct. 1 that could delay some mail going across country.
Lawsuit Could Delay Replacement for Aging Postal Fleet
The delivery of new USPS trucks set for 2023 could be delayed.
Proposed USPS Surcharges May Mean Mail Will Cost More This Holiday
The U.S. Postal Service on Aug. 10 announced it is seeking temporarily higher rates for packages during the 2021 holiday season.
Workhorse Says It Didn’t Get a Fair Shot at USPS Van Award
The U.S. Postal Service didn’t give Workhorse Group Inc. a fair shot at a contract worth as much as $6 billion to build mail delivery vans, the maker of electric vehicles said in its challenge of the service’s decision to award the work to Oshkosh Corp.
First-Class Stamp Will Cost 58¢ in USPS Rate Increase Plan
The U.S. Postal Service plans to boost the price of a first class stamp to 58 cents from 55 cents as it works to stabilize finances amid slumping mail volume and lagging delivery.
Lawmakers Back $8 Billion for Electric USPS Vehicles
House lawmakers advanced language authorizing $8 billion for the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric vehicles as the agency modernizes its aging fleet.
Mail Delivery Delays Persist in Metro Detroit
Slow, sometimes nonexistent mail delivery continues to plague several Metro Detroit neighborhoods despite the best efforts of U.S. lawmakers to identify and correct the problems.
Biden’s Postal Board Nominees Say Restoring Service Is Vital
President Joe Biden’s nominees to the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service pledged April 22 to rebuild trust with the American public through prompt deliveries, as they outlined a vison for the agency in their first formal statements to lawmakers.
Sen. Tom Carper Says USPS Should Buy More Electric Vehicles
The U.S. Postal Service should include more electric vehicles in its new fleet than it first envisioned when it awarded a $6 billion contract to Oshkosh Corp., a U.S. senator told nominees to the service’s board.