March 2, 2015 – Mail Processing & Transportation If you’re a shipper, you may have noticed your fuel surcharge fees aren’t going down in step with the declining price of oil. That’s because both FedEx and UPS tie their fuel surcharges to the price of diesel, which hasn’t dropped as far or as fast as…
Restaurant chain partners with Roadie, a startup described as the ‘Uber for package delivery’ Waffle House wants in on the sharing economy. The US diner chain today announced a partnership with Roadie, a startup that aims to become the “Uber of package delivery.” The app, which launched last month, lets travelers earn money by delivering…
By Harry Whitehouse – February 12, 2015 With FedEx and UPS’s dimensional weight pricing now in effect for all Ground shipments, many businesses are faced with having to reconsider their shipping carrier and method of packaging. To refresh your memory, dimensional weight pricing bases shipping costs on the volume of a package in relation to…
Last week, in advance of its quarterly earnings report, UPS admitted that it over-spent on holiday shipping in 2014 and that it wouldn’t make that mistake again. Today, with those quarterly earnings announced, the company announced how it’s going to make back some of its money — by tacking on surcharges for residential deliveries. The…
By Cynthia Shahan – January 10, 2015 Once upon a time, the United States Postal Service enjoyed a successful relationship with the nation’s railroads. The California State Railroad Museum Foundation reminds us of the once-speeding postal trains, rather than today’s trucks, where post office workers sorted letters during the trip. Moreover, they did so in “swaying…
We’re coming up on the time of year when smiling, festive, gift-mailing people go to the post office to get mad. I’ll bet you’ll get upset, too, standing a long time in long lines with hundreds of strangers who will spend their time telling you how inefficient government is and how lazy are its employees….
During a recent editorial board with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, questioning turned to the financial straits of the U.S. Postal Service, which lost $2 billion for the third quarter, the 21st losing quarter of the last 23. There is, however, some good news. “Revenue continues to improve as a result of the Postal Service’s January…
(August 31, 2014) In a recent letter to the editor, Bryan Waller talked about the Postal Service and how it is past its time. I say, he needs to do his research. First of all, USPS receives no tax dollars, and hasn’t since the 1970s. They are required to prefund retiree healthcare, a payment of…
