last-mile network

USPS opens bid solicitation platform for entry to last-mile network

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January 20, 2026 The Postal Service is now accepting bids for access to its last-mile delivery network. A new online platform allows customers to submit proposals for access to any of more than 18,000 delivery destination units and local processing centers. While the Postal Service has been selling delivery service direct from its delivery destination units, or … Read more

USPS OIG: Same-Day Delivery – Implications for the Postal Service

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The same-day delivery of merchandise and groceries in the U.S. accounted for only 249 million packages in 2018, making it a niche market with uncertain financial and growth prospects. The next-day delivery of parcels may well become a more critical segment than same-day — which bodes well for the Postal Service’s leading role in this … Read more