A holiday item that is already sold out: Shipping capacity. Both FedEx Corpo. FDX 0.62% And United Parcel Service Inc.. UPS 0.23% Some of their larger shippers have said most of their capacity has already been spoken of, and will have to wait to pick up any additional trailers with …
Read More »Senator, union leader: Postal Service considers downsizing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The United States Postal Service is considering closing post offices across the country, raising concerns ahead of an anticipated increase in mail ballots in the 2020 election, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and a reporter said Wednesday. union leader. . Manchin said he received numerous reports from …
Read More »A daily tic tac toe game with your postman is quietly a metaphor for America in 2020
The United States Postal Service has properly delivered mail to Americans from the depths of the heart of Manhattan to the depths of the rural Midwest for nearly five decades as an official entity and centuries more than that as a service. Despite the fact that electronic communications have taken …
Read More »USPS tests more changes in mail delivery as lawmakers reject
The US Postal Service is implementing a pilot program that seeks to standardize mail delivery times, while leaving more items for the following day. The test, which USPS will run at nearly 200 sites across the country, follows a set of postal administration policy directives that sought to crack down …
Read More »Seeking to Reduce Costs, New USPS Leader Targets Overtime and Late Travel
The United States Postal Service is cracking down on late travel in an effort to cut labor and transportation costs, with the agency’s new top executive looking for ways to redesign its business model. The cash-strapped USPS, whose poor finances have taken another hit during the new coronavirus pandemic, has …
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