Associated Mail & Parcel Centers Blog

To see the AMPC comments to the PRC reflecting its objection to the sale of gift cards at the Post Office, Click Here.

AMPC belongs to the Parcel Shippers Association, a trade organization whose primary mission is to foster competition in the parcel delivery market.  At the February 15, 2011 annual meeting the guest speaker was Patrick Donahoe, the Postmaster General of the United States.  A summary of his comments follows. Associated Mail & Parcel Centers (AMPC) members [...]

The USPS is looking at 2000 Post Offices throughout the country for possible closings. If a facility is selected for closure, the Postal Service must post notice and give the public 60 days to offer comments. After reviewing the comments at the district and headquarters levels, managers will post a decision for 30 days. During [...]

The U.S. Postal Service plays two roles in America: an agency that keeps rural areas linked to the rest of the nation, and one that loses a lot of money. Now, with the red ink showing no sign of stopping, the postal service is hoping to ramp up a cost-cutting program that is already eliciting [...]

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The Postal Regulatory Commission issued the following press release: Public Encouraged to Attend January 11 Meeting Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission will convene a public forum at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Commission Headquarters to provide interested parties with the opportunity to comment on the effectiveness of current United States postal [...]

When the USPS announced the prices for PO Boxes in those areas that were allowed to be on the Competitive Price list they had ranges instead of exact prices.  The exact prices have been determined in this letter: Competitive Post Office Box Service Fees

Read the full report here. CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE, DECEMBER 2010 For well over two centuries, the United States has benefitted from a successful and ubiquitous Postal Service binding the people of the Nation together. Methods of communications in the country continue to change, and the mail is no longer the primary way we keep in touch. [...]

Earlier today [December 2, 2010] the Postal Regulatory Commission approved the Shipping Services price changes proposed last month. This affects Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service, Express Mail, and Priority Mail. The price changes will be effective January 2, 2011. Mailing Services which includes Standard and First-Class parcels, Media, and BPM are not affected. Price increases [...]

Associated Mail & Parcel Centers (AMPC) members pay dues to support the organization’s efforts to support their businesses. The money pays for a staff to develop benefits, programs, discounts, research, education, and advocacy for the members. Joining AMPC is easy. To help us support your industry and business, go to www.ampc.org and sign up. On November [...]