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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Same-day local delivery – USPS Connect pilot begins in Texas

July 19, 2021 The Postal Service has launched a USPS Connect Local pilot for small-business customers in Houston and Dallas to provide local-to-local, same-day or next-day package delivery at affordable rates. USPS Connect Local is part of a broader USPS Connect program that will be piloted in stages to help businesses of all sizes meet…

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USPS: Single 6 p.m. delivery guarantee begins May 23 for Priority Mail Express

USPS is reminding employees that the new, streamlined service for Priority Mail Express will be effective Sunday, May 23. As of that date, there will be just one commitment time for all Priority Mail Express deliveries nationwide: 6 p.m. The 10:30 a.m., noon and 3:30 p.m. options will cease. However, on May 23; Monday, May…

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USPS OIG Report: Package Delivery in Rural and Dense Urban Areas

September 16, 2020 (RISC-WP-20-008) Package delivery in rural and urban environments comes with challenges not experienced in suburban environments, such as numerous apartment buildings in urban areas or long distances between delivery points in rural areas. The Postal Service could make package delivery more efficient by installing more parcel lockers, encouraging larger curbside mailboxes, and…

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