USPS to deliver parcels for UPS on Sundays

The Postal Service intends to deliver packages for United Parcel Service (UPS) on Sundays. The arrangement is part of the Postal Service’s broader efforts to expand its shipping and packages business, a key component of the organization’s revenue growth strategy. The parcels that the Postal Service would deliver are for UPS SurePost and Mail Innovations….

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Home stretch – USPS enters final week of peak season

[maxgallery id=”43207″]USPS delivered millions of packages and other mail Dec. 21, which was expected to be the year’s busiest delivery day. “We have a service to provide,” Charlotte, NC, Letter Carrier Richard Journette told the local NBC station. Journette, a 15-year employee, began his day at 6 a.m. He expected to travel 40-50 miles and…

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USPS: Holiday records – PMG praises employee efforts during peak season

(December 6, 2014) The Postal Service exceeded its projections during the holiday season, delivering approximately 524 million packages in December — an 18 percent increase over the previous year. On Dec. 22 alone, USPS delivered more than 28 million packages, the most packages delivered in a single day in the organization’s history. Approximately 463 million…

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USPS Offering 7-Day Package Delivery in Philly-Area for Holidays

The United States Postal Service will be delivering packages to homes seven days a week in Philadelphia, Philly-area suburbs, South Jersey and parts of Delaware this holiday season. “During the holidays, we’re raising the bar with enhanced tracking and Sunday delivery,” said Philadelphia Postmaster Howard Sample, “providing excellent service and reliability that only Santa can…

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