DHL eCommerce and USPS enter $10 billion – plus, long‑term exclusive agreement

DHL eCommerce reaffirms exclusivity with its relationship with USPS for last-mile delivery in the United States Expanding the collaboration allows DHL eCommerce to strengthen its U.S. market position by fully leveraging its state-of-the-art first- and middle-mile network WESTON, FL — DHL eCommerce announced a new exclusive multi-year contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS) … Read more

Amazon to spend $4B to expand Prime delivery services to rural America

E-commerce giant Amazon is investing more than $4 billion to triple the size of its delivery network by 2026 with a focus on expanding delivery services across rural America.

USPS: Eagle magazine’s summer edition highlights Ground Advantage

July 20, 2023 The Postal Service has published the latest issue of The Eagle magazine and mailed it to employees’ homes. This summer edition explores USPS Ground Advantage, the organization’s new shipping option. “The real spark for Ground Advantage was looking at our processing, logistics and delivery network changes and realizing that we will have … Read more

Postal Bulletin highlights USPS Ground Advantage

Launching on July 9, 2023, USPS Ground Advantage™ is the Postal Service’s enhanced ground solution that will provide a simple, reliable, and more affordable ground shipping solution for packages with 2–5 day delivery within the continental U.S. USPS Ground Advantage will combine current USPS Retail Ground®, First-Class Package Service®, and Parcel Select Ground® services, as … Read more

Postal Regulatory Commission approves Postal Service’s launch of USPS Ground Advantage on July 9

June 26, 2023 The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved the Postal Service’s plan to launch USPS Ground Advantage on July 9. USPS Ground Advantage will provide a simple, reliable, more affordable way to ship packages in 2-5 business days. Pricing for USPS Ground Advantage will reflect a decrease of 1.4 percent compared with predecessor USPS … Read more

USPS: Cyber Monday Is Next Week – November 29

WASHINGTON, DC — It’s already late November, and if you’re one of the millions of people shopping for gifts on Cyber Monday, you can count on the Postal Service to get your packages to their destination in time for holiday celebrations…. ….The busiest time of the season for the Postal Service begins two weeks before … Read more

USPS: “Carrier — Leave If No Response” delivery option

August 2, 2021 USPS is reminding employees about a new service that ensures timely deliveries for customers who request expedited packaging supplies (EPS). These supplies — including corrugated containers, envelopes, pressure-sensitive labels and decals — are specially designed for use with domestic and international Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail services, at no additional cost … Read more