The Wall Street Journal told its readers: "Here's a question: What does a world-leading logistics and mailing company that already delivers 70 million letters a day do for growth? European Pressphoto Agency... View More
According to the Philadelphia Daily News, "Benjamin Franklin, who created America's first mail service in 1775, would be ashamed by what his mail child has become. While the U.S. Postal Service is no longer... View More
Postalnews Blog: Washington, DC - The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued Order No. 536 in Docket RM2009-3 finding that First-Class Single-Piece and Presort mail have a worksharing relationship and... View More
The United States Postal Service (USPS) incurred operating losses in 2007, 2008, and 2009, prompting some observers to declare the agency in a fight for its survival.1 There is no question that the USPS... View More
minonline has reported that "in min's exclusive interview with Postal Regulatory Commission Chair Ruth Goldway recently, she seemed inclined to agree with the assessment that magazines actually have been... View More
The House postal oversight subcommittee on Wednesday approved legislation to stabilize the finances of the Postal Service by reversing billions of dollars overpaid by USPS into the government's civil service... View More
The Postal Service isn't alone in feeling the effects from electronic diversion and the deepest recession of a lifetime. The print industry also is undergoing dramatic changes. Today, there are half as... View More
Philanthropy Today has reported that "Charities and businesses that rely heavily on mailings are banding together to fight a proposed increase in postal rates." Read the full story here... View More
Postal News Blog--At first glance it would seem the height of presumption for the Mailhandlers' Union to attempt to instruct Senator Susan Collins, the self-proclaimed author of the Postal Accountability... View More
From the Federal Register: The Postal Service proposes to utilize mobile fueling contractors to fuel vehicles on site at selected postal facilities located throughout the United States. The program would... View More
Postcom.org's correspondent Kathleen Siviter, attending the postal distribution meeting of the IDEAlliance, reports the following: PRC Chair Ruth Goldway today told attendees of the IDEAlliance Print Distribution... View More
The Mailers' Technical Advisory Committee reminds us that beginning May 2011, to be eligible for automation discounts on your letter-size and flat-size mailpieces, you will need to start using the Intelligent... View More
From Intelisent.com--The Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) first became available for both letters and flats in May 2007. Since then, customers have mailed nearly 40 billion IMb mailpieces. Beginning May... View More
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service, faced with the most dramatic mail volume drop in its history, today began contract negotiations with the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA). The current... View More
From the Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: In its conference call discussing its 2nd Quarter 2010 results, UPS explained that the growth in its profitability this quarter reflected the fact that while... View More
Intelisent has highlighted some important quotes from a recent OIG audit of the PostalOne!, including: "While we recognize the need to schedule interruptions in system availability for maintenance and... View More
At the Postal Regulatory Commission: The Postal Regulatory Commission has granted the Petition of the United States Postal Service Requesting Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed Changes in... View More
"America wants to keep Saturday delivery, and we will beat back this proposal to lock the mailbox on Saturday," APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the National Association of Letter Carriers... View More
The US Postal Service posted a net loss of $642 million in May, including $458 million in funds allocated to a Congressionally mandated "trust fund", according to documents the USPS filed with the PRC... View More
Bloomberg has reported that "Delta Air Lines Inc., FedEx Corp. and other carriers lost a court bid to block a new federal rule that makes it easier for unions to organize employees into collective bargaining... View More