February 10, 2023 As part of its strategy to enhance its shipping offerings, USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of its intention to replace First-Class Package Service with USPS Ground Advantage. According to the Feb. 10 filing with the commission, the improved ground product, which is expected to launch in the summer, will feature…
Dec. 23, 2022 WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the 11th week of the first quarter for fiscal year 2023. The average time to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network was 2.5 days for the eighth consecutive week even as mailing and shipping traffic increased….
June 23, 2022 The Postal Service will upgrade service standards for its Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground products, effective Aug. 1. Within the contiguous United States, service standards will be accelerated from two-to-eight days to two-to-five days for the same affordable price. Items containing hazardous materials or live animals are not eligible for the…
Background To meet its customers’ demands and needs, the U.S. Postal Service addressed its financial and operational challenges by developing its Ten-Year Plan — Delivering for America: Our Vision and Ten-Year Plan to Achieve Financial Sustainability and Service Excellence (the Plan). The Plan establishes strategies for achieving financial sustainability and service excellence and outlines the…
95 Percent Marketing Mail Delivered On Time For Fifth Consecutive Week 93 Percent First-Class Mail Delivered On Time For Fourth Consecutive Week 2.4: Average Days to Deliver a Mailpiece Across USPS Network WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics showing strong performance across all mail categories through the first…
From: Sam Lisenbe <slisenbe@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 Subject: USPS Connect Local Program APWU Family, I am resending this email because the original attachment was too large to be opened by some. The attachment has been changed to a zip drive, so hopefully this rectifies the problem. Attached is a notification letter dated February…
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…
October 20, 2021 In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the delta variant’s effect on customers, the Postal Service will announce the implementation date for the revised First-Class Package Service standards after the holiday shipping season. The new service standards, announced in June, are designed to improve use of surface transportation, while decreasing reliance on…
