The Senate Bill The likelihood that the Congress will address the financial difficulties facing the U.S. Postal Service increased significantly as four key Senators who are leaders on postal issues joined behind a single piece of legislation. And, this group includes both Democrats (Lieberman and Carper) and Republicans (Collins and Brown). Titled “The 21st Century [...]
Who is EquaShip? EquaShip is a new shipping company that is offering Mail & Parcel Centers an alternative hybrid shipping system that combines the software of EquaShip, the logistics of Blue Package Delivery with the last mile delivery to every address in the US by the United State Postal Service. The advantage to Mail & [...]
The Postal Service just announced it plans to increase prices for market dominant products on April 17. Details should be available soon online at www.usps.com/prices. With respect to package products, the AVERAGE increases are as follows: First-Class Mail parcels 3.8% with a uniform rate for 1-3 ounce packages Standard parcels/NFMs 11.3% BPM flats 0.7% BPM [...]
On June 17, 2010, the Postal Regulatory Commission approved the Postal Service’s request to move Post Office (PO) Boxes in 49 retail Post Office locations to the competitive (Shipping Services) product list. As part of the Shipping Services price change, PO Box™ fees in these 49 locations will be priced under a new fee group [...]
The PRC telegraphed the USPS with a wink and a nod that maybe they just asked the wrong question and mis-wrote the proposal to raise rates 5.6%. The 23.3% Standard Mail parcel increase proposed for next January (Post Office Requests 23% Small Parcel Rate Increase) will not happen ( PRC Says No) nor will other [...]
The difficulty in changing the US Postal Service is apparent as reflected in this 34-year-old study. SYNOPSIS Given its present charter and goals, the Postal Service is detained to be a continuing source of dissatisfaction and frustration. Too many constituencies expect the Postal Service to produce economically rational results, given economically irrational constraints and expectations. [...]
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Price Update While it is not for sure until the end of the month, we think the call by some for USPS price increases soon will not lead to them in 2010. Plan for a price change for BOTH competitive and market dominant products in JANUARY 2011. While this is not news for competitive products [...]
