USPS Network Plan Includes Insourcing of Linehaul Work

By Mike O’Brien – August 2, 2023 A U.S. Postal Service plan to insource all line hauling of mail and parcels between hubs and local delivery units, which had been handled by contractors, will be completely phased in by 2025, according to a source with knowledge of meetings with USPS officials. As part of the…

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Average Delivery Time Across Postal Service Network Stable at 2.7 Days

January 27, 2022 WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics showing the average time to deliver a mailpiece across the postal network remained stable at 2.7 days between the period Jan. 1 and Jan 21. The Postal Service continues to implement mitigation plans due to recent winter storms to…

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Service Performance Holds as Postal Network Continues To Operate Smoothly

December 16, 2021 USPS has accepted 6.5 billion mail pieces and packages for delivery since Nov. 25 Average days to deliver a mailpiece across the network: 2.7 days WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service reported new service delivery performance metrics showing service performance holding for First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Periodicals through the…

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USPS: Systems at Work (video)

Published on Jun 5, 2014 Each day the United States Postal Service processes hundreds of millions of pieces of mail and delivers to over 150 million addresses. At the center of this bustling postal network are more than a hundred Processing and Distribution Centers spread across the United States. Follow these letters, catalogs, magazines, and…

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OIG Audit Project: Parcel Payment Technologies and Payment Strategies

The Postal Service offers services through a network consisting of nearly 32,000 Post Offices, stations, and branches, plus thousands of Contract Postal Units, Community Post Offices, Village Post Offices, retail establishments that sell postage stamps and other services as a convenience to customers, as well as their website, www.usps.com. With FedEx and UPS as well…

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