WASHINGTON — The Governors of the U.S. Postal Service have approved new prices for mailing services, including a 2-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail stamp to 44 cents. Prices for mailing... View More
UPS is piloting a new returns service with a few pre-selected retailers that allows consumers to return items shipped via UPS by placing them in their own mailboxes for pickup by the U.S. Postal Service®... View More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National on-time performance scores for the delivery of First-Class Mail reached 96 percent and 93 percent of customers gave the U.S. Postal Service highest satisfaction marks... View More
Board of Governors Focuses on Actions to Ensure Long-Term Viability of Nation’s Mail System (2/5/2009) The U.S. Postal Service ended its first quarter (Oct. 1 – Dec. 31) with a net loss of... View More
From post.com: Postmaster General John Potter testifying before a Congressional committee Wednesday introduced the possibility of decreasing mail delivery from six days to five. Here is the... View More
WASHINGTON, DC — Joseph Corbett will be the new U.S. Postal Service Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Postmaster General/CEO John E. Potter announced today. Corbett,... View More
The search for America’s next young inventor has been narrowed down to three students and their Bubble Wrap inventions. Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE), the creator of Bubble Wrap®... View More
WASHINGTON — From server consolidation to ink cartridge recycling, the U.S. Postal Service is using leading-edge technologies to support energy conservation, recycling and waste reduction.... View More
If you purchased air cargo shipping services within, to or from either the United States or Canada from January 1, 2000 to September 11, 2006, your rights could be affected by one or more proposed class... View More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is launching a new, smaller Priority Mail Flat Rate Box, giving customers another choice in packaging to ship anywhere in the United States for one... View More
On January 18 prices for Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service, Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International, Priority Mail International, and M-Bags change. As always,... View More
WASHINGTON — From historic accomplishments to delivering the future, the 2009 National Postal Forum offers the tools businesses need to succeed using the mail. Early bird registration is now open... View More
ATLANTA, Nov. 25, 2008 - If you've got old gifts tucked away in your closet or under the bed and you're not quite sure what to do with them, why not have a little fun and regift them to friends and colleagues?... View More
Washington, DC — With 19 billion cards, letters and packages expected to be delivered this holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service has some tips to help get gifts to their destination swiftly... View More
The recent rash of DHL announcements may have left you with more questions than answers. To paraphrase Mark Twain, “The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated”. And in... View More
USPS Announces 5 % Increase in Shipping Rates The Postal Service has just announced their 2009 shipping rates, which will be effective January 18th. An announcement on rates for other mailing classes will... View More
New Annual January Price Change Consistent with Industry Practices Pricing for shipping services will change on Sunday, Jan. 18, the Postal Service announced today following a vote by its Board... View More
A news story currently in wide circulation is reporting that the Postal Service will soon layoff 40,000 employees. This story is not accurate. Originating out of Shreveport, LA, the story does quote a... View More
On Friday, UPS announced their 2009 rate changes, which will be effective Monday, January 5. UPS announced that domestic Ground rates will increase an average of 5.9%. Doug Caldwell, EVP of ParcelPool.com,... View More
