Advancements in mobile technology are helping close the competitive gap between regional and national players. While staples such as FedEx and UPS are still powerful entities in the express and overnight... View More
WASHINGTON, DC Beginning next week, customers will be able to take advantage of some of the best bargains in the shipping market when the U.S. Postal Service launches new prices for its expedited mail... View More
WASHINGTON, DC Five U.S. Postal Service environmental initiatives have been recognized by the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, part of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Two... View More
PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On May 1, DHL Express U.S. employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted to ratify a new, historic national labor agreement between the Teamsters... View More
The USPS has published their latest IMB Standards in the Federal Register. In May 2009, all letters and flats requiring a barcode and mailed as First-Class Mail, Periodicals, Standard Mail, and Bound Printed... View More
Spending packages with Click-N-Ship online at usps.com is not only Quick, Easy, Convenient its accepted. With the launch of Shipment Confirmation Acceptance Notice (SCAN), the USPS has added a new... View More
With supply chains becoming tighter and order sizes becoming smaller, more companies are turning to parcel shipping in an effort to meet their customers expectations at a price point they can afford. As... View More
1. Green shipping is already hereYou dont need to wait for this mega-trend its already happening. By 2010, there will be three main components to shipping decisions: cost (obviously), service (its got... View More
Working to save the planet and the children, American Childrens Safety Network felt like a little fish in a big pond. Thats the same problem many expanding companies face when they begin to look at shipping... View More
The Postal Act of 2006 was the biggest change to postal operations in three decades. And the Postal Service is about to leverage its new flexibility under the law to aggressively go after a bigger share... View More
The Postal Service is leveraging the flexibility afforded by the new pricing regulations under the Postal Act of 2006 by going after a bigger share of the highly-profitable and highly competitive package... View More
Rate Changes Effective May 12On May 12, prices will be adjusted for Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service and International Mail. For the first time, the pricing includes commercial... View More
Revolutionary changes are taking place in the preparation, rate calculation and mailing and shipping processes of todays mail and parcels, much of it being driven by the USPS in an effort to identify ways... View More
Most shippers are aware that the United States government has recently passed a law, The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which allows the United States Postal Service (USPS) the flexibility... View More
The rules for Move Update are changing effective November 23, 2008, and the USPS is re-engaging its efforts to enforce Move Update Compliance. In the past, the USPSs efforts to evaluate a mailers compliance... View More
Welcome to the special spring issue of PARCEL. This, the U.S. Postal Service sponsored issue, is dedicated to the products and services of the Postal Service and its business partners. Our sponsored issues... View More
Recycling has become an increasingly important issue in todays environmentally conscious society. Environmental risks from outdated and improperly discarded electronics, fluorescent light bulbs and... View More
The U.S. Postal Service continues to provide reliable universal services at affordable prices. For many companies, the Postal Service is often the least costly method of shipping, both domestically and... View More
I love my job, shares Postmaster General John E. Potter. And how could he not? Hes at the head of the United States Postal Service during a time of innovative changes, exciting new laws and ground-breaking... View More
Green, in fact, may be the color of money, but the green that is making headlines concerns the environment. Whether you are a tree hugger or a hard-nosed operations manager, you have to acknowledge that... View More
