Devin Dunn was on paternity leave when a package was swiped from his porch in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Wells neighborhood earlier this month. In fact, he was sitting in the front room, tending to his new baby. The carrier had set it down without knocking on Dunn’s front door. After...
Data recently issued by ShipMatrix, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based SJ Consulting showed varied on-time performance (OTP) ranges, for weeks 47 through 49 of 2021 and including Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, from November 14-December 4), for major parcel carriers, including UPS, FedEx, and the United States Postal Service (USPS). ShipMatrix President Satish...
A federal appeals court has rejected the efforts of commercial mailers to knock down a new postal pricing plan that they complained will lead to increased stamp prices. The Nov. 12 ruling by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upholds a plan...
Some students now have the opportunity to participate in a pen pal project hosted by the United States Postal Service. The U.S. Postal Service is working with WeAreTeachers to introduce The USPS Pen Pal Project, a free educational program for students in grades three to five, this 2021-2022 school year. Read the...
Shipping agencies recommend getting a head start on mailing packages for what’s expected to be as busy or busier than last year’s holiday season. The U.S. Postal Service shipped about 1 billion packages nationwide last holiday season, and it expects to ship a similar amount over the next few weeks, according...