Many mailers assume that Priority Mail is used only for shipping small packages, but there is a service in Priority Mail that can be used by mailers of letters and flats. It is called Priority Mail Open... View More
Postal Explorer is an online source for up-to-date mailing standards. The Domestic Mail Manual is fully searchable on Postal Explorer and features fly-out menus, cross-reference links and an extensive... View More
Apple Computer's App Store online store now offers a new free U.S. Postal Service application for iPhone and iPod touch mobile digital devices. The new USPS Mobile application takes advantage of Global... View More
In light of the introduction last week of Congressman José E. Serrano's new legislation - H.R. 4399, The American Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Act or "e-Drive" - MST and Parcel wanted to ask an... View More
President Barack Obama has appointed Postal Service Board of Governors member Alan C. Kessler of Philadelphia to a second term that will expire December 8, 2015. Kessler, who was first appointed by President... View More
FedEx Corporation reports an upturn in US domestic and international express volumes in the second quarter ended November 30. The upturn appears driven by an improving global economy... View More
As part of Postal Service efforts to streamline business mail acceptance, there will be changes next March in the processing of hard-copy postage statements. At acceptance sites equipped with PostalOne!,... View More
The USPS fleet consumed 121 million gallons of fuel in 2008, costing the agency about $1.3 billion. (Nikki Kahn/the Washington Post) By Ed O'Keefe... View More
The Postal Service has delivered 1 billion pieces of mail using Intelligent Mail Full Service. The milestone mailing entered the distribution network on Dec. 4. Since the May implementation of Intelligent... View More
Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, today announced that Rocky Mountain Mail Services (RMMS) has integrated Engineering Innovation's EZ Flats System with Parascript's... View More
On December 3, FedEx posted a preview of their 2010 Ground rates stating an average increase of 4.9%. As in past years, FedEx Ground rates mirror the UPS Ground rates through 70 lb. and are $0.05 less... View More
The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be implementing new standards for flats deflection. The USPS has announced that these new standards will be deferred once again, this time to June 7, 2010.... View More
Intelligent Mail Service Update: The PostalOne! system processes 99.49% Full-Service mailings in less than two hours: With nearly 5,000 Full-Service electronic files submitted between November 15 and November... View More
