Information To Help Mailers Understand Mail Preparation Requirements We have posted the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the implementation of Intelligent Mail barcodes on Postal Explorer... View More
The Move Update standard currently applies to mailings of First-Class Mail. Effective November 23, 2008, the minimum frequency for Move Update will change from 185 days to 95 days prior to the date of... View More
The Postal Service on December 19 published in the Federal Register its modern service standards for Market-Dominant Products. These service standards represent what mailers can and should expect in... View More
Congress this week provided $29 million in funding to the Treasury Department to satisfy the annual revenue forgone payment to the Postal Service. The Revenue Forgone Reform Act of 1993 provides... View More
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 19, 2007 - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today notified UPS that a new contract covering approximately 240,000 UPS employees has been certified approved and ratified.... View More
DPV product includes information on vacant or non-delivery addresses The Postal Service is helping mailers identify when they are sending mail to vacant or non-delivery addresses. New "no-stat"... View More
Wheeling Ill. and Moorestown, N.J., Dec. 17, 2007 - BÖWE BELL + HOWELL, a leading manufacturer of document processing and postal solutions, and OPEX Corporation, a leading provider of high-speed digital... View More
Stratford, CT - EventEvolution Management Inc. is pleased to announce that the recently completed PARCEL Forum, held October 29-31, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare increased attendance by a record 22%... View More
Globalpex, the content certification company that helps businesses more effectively manage key communications content, today announced that it has selected Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) to be the primary supplier... View More
NPI, an industry leader in postal automation, announced today that Mike Anderson has joined the executive management team at NPI as President of MidSouth Technologies. Mike will be based at the NPI corporate... View More
Association for Postal Commerce 1901 N. Fort Myer Dr., Ste. 401 Arlington, VA 22209-1609 Ph: +1 703 524 0096 Fax: +1 703 524 1871 Web: http://postcom.org December 7, 2007 Ms. Sharon Daniel Manager,... View More
Nationally recognized expert on postal issues and mailing technology development named Executive Vice President as of December 1, 2007 BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company has announces... View More
USPS Does the Right Thing: Commits to 90 Days Notice on Rates The following is a Postal Perspective by PostCom Vice President Kate Muth. The views expressed are the author's. PostCom welcomes alternative... View More
Postal Regulatory Commission Posts Information The next price change for mailing (market dominant) and shipping (competitive) services will take place under the new pricing rules. The Postal... View More
Net Effective Rate Adjustment of 4.9 percent for Express Services Nov. 27, 2007--DHL Express (USA), Inc., today announced new list rates for 2008. Rates will include a 4.9 percent increase in... View More
$8.8 Million in Withheld Payments RestoredABX Air announced last week that it and DHL have agreed to arbitrate a dispute concerning allocation of certain overhead expenses, and that DHL has paid ABX... View More
The U.S. Postal Service has been recognized for its cutting-edge supply management with an award by the Aberdeen Group, a leading business research firm. The group awarded the Postal Service its "Innovation... View More
20 Billion in 30 Days In two short days, the U.S. Postal Service begins to deliver 20 billion pieces of mail across the country and around the world, a task that requires more than 200,000 trucks,... View More
Legislation Would Require Bargaining Over Subcontracting APWU Web News Article #107-07, Nov. 16 2007 The APWU won a significant victory on Nov. 15, when Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) introduced legislation... View More
The Postal Service Governors announced today future prices will be adjusted using new regulations issued by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Oct. 29. Consistent with the Postal Accountability... View More