Postal News Blog--The National Association of Letter Carriers, in comments filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission, agrees with the Mailhandlers Union in suggesting that Maine Senator Susan Collins... 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
Postal Employee Network--As national deployment of flats sequencing system (FSS) equipment continues, DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe emphasizes that communication is key to successful implementation. This means... View More
Direct Marketing News has a story on "Valpak, the deliverer of the Blue Envelope of coupons to millions of households each month, will reveal a daily deals e-mail newsletter and website in November. Kim... View More
The New York Times has reported that "United Parcel Service, the world's largest package delivery company, said on Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell 49% as the recession cut business demand.... View More
Mark Haslan at overnightprints.com, as posted on Presort.com--The United States Postal Service is looking to introduce a series of discounts for companies that send high volumes of direct mail to consumers,... View More
The Washington Post has reported that "The Internal Revenue Service plans to stop mailing instructions and paper forms for annual income tax returns, saving the agency about $10 million a year as more... View More
Journal of Commerce--The U.S. Postal Service estimates it lost about $6 billion in its 2010 fiscal year, raising the pressure for greater cost-cutting after lawmakers and regulators failed to bring needed... View More
Advertising Age-- QR codes can actually impede the conversation. First, you have to assume not everyone knows what they are, so you have to explain how they work. Then, you just hope people are willing... View More
According to Post & Parcel, "Another company has joined the queue of technology specialists seeking the chance to switch part or all of the United States Postal Service delivery fleet to electric vehicles.... View More
Postal News Blog--On Sept. 29, Congress adopted a "continuing resolution" (CR) that will fund the federal government through early December. Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) worked tirelessly... 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 Postal Regulatory Commission today issued Order No. 547 in Docket R2010-4 denying a Postal Service request for an average 5.6 percent rate increase. The Commission found that the Postal Service failed... View More
TMR Direct--For many, many years experts have preached that the secret to direct mail success lay in following the revered "40-40-20 Rule": 40 percent of a direct mailing's success is dependent upon the... View More
Office of the Inspector General--UPS and FedEx frequently attempt residential deliveries when customers are not home. After a series of failed delivery attempts, these companies return the packages to... View More
Postal News Blog--The US Postal Service quietly submitted its August financial estimates to the PRC late Friday afternoon. The service reported a loss of $1.6 billion in August, bringing its fiscal year... 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