USPS switching to poly plastic for three envelope types
Tyvek envelopes will be available while the current supply lasts. The changeover is expected to be completed in December.
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USPS plans to launch 14 new sorting and delivery centers next month
The large-scale facilities will aggregate work previously handled by delivery units within their areas. Delivery units are the final stop for packages and mail before the Postal Service delivers them to end customers.
USPS: Eleven New SDC’s to be launched in September and October 2025
These S&DCs are an integral part of the Postal Service’s Delivering for America plan to create a best-in-class processing and delivery network.
Postal Service Commitment to Open Communication Amid Strategic Realignments
January 7, 2025 Throughout the past year, the Postal Service has been implementing a new strategic approach with respect to its contracts with package consolidator companies – ones that consolidate large package volumes at local delivery units and use our Parcel Select offering — including negotiating new agreements. Prior agreements failed to reflect operational and … Read more
Postal Service Launches Fifteen New Sorting and Delivery Centers
The Postal Service will launch fifteen new sorting and delivery centers (S&DC) around the nation on September 7, 2024.
Postal Service Ending All Open Area Mail Processing (AMP) Studies
August 12, 2022 The Postal Service today announced it is ending all open area mail processing (AMP) studies to consolidate mail processing facilities. This process ramped up in 2011 with hundreds of facilities being studied for consolidation. Currently, 57 AMP studies are still open, and these open studies will be ended. The Postal Service is … Read more
USPS Industry Alert: Free Package Pickup Service Expands September 7
Even more reasons to use USPS Pickup Services You pick the product. We’ll pick up the package. The Postal Service on Sept. 7, 2014, will expand the range of products eligible for free Package Pickup, which enables customers to request that USPS carriers pick up shipments during regular delivery when the request is made by … Read more