Tag: USPS

August 12, 2022

The U.S. Postal Service announced it intends to hike prices in October for holiday shipping. According to a news release published to the organization’s website, the USPS filed a notice this week with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to temporarily […]

July 20, 2022

The U.S. Postal Service plans to substantially increase the number of electric-powered vehicles it’s buying to replace its fleet of aging delivery trucks, officials said July 20. The Postal Service anticipates boosting electric vehicles from 20% to 50% in its […]

April 28, 2022

Sixteen states and four environmental groups that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency modernizes its mail delivery fleet. The environmental groups’ lawsuit, […]

October 12, 2021

Though it’s not yet Halloween, delivery companies UPS Inc., FedEx Corp. and the U.S. Postal Service have released their recommended deadlines to ship packages in time for the holidays. Pandemic supply chain woes have industry experts warning consumers to shop […]

April 22, 2021

The U.S. Postal Service should include more electric vehicles in its new fleet than it first envisioned when it awarded a $6 billion contract to Oshkosh Corp., a U.S. senator told nominees to the service’s board. “The Postal Service has […]

October 23, 2020

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Postal Service to restore high-speed mail-sorting machines at any facilities that are unable to process first-class election mail quickly enough — a major concern for states as the postal agency continues to struggle with […]

July 29, 2020

For the past month, Toledo, Ohio, resident Tom Mlynarczyk, 83, hasn’t known when or if his mail is coming day-to-day. “When I moved out here in ’65, I could set my watch by the mailman,” he said. Lately, though, he […]