As the Postal Service continues to focus on redesigning its management structure and streamlining operations to increase efficiency and control costs, USPS actions have drawn nationwide media attention . And, PMG Pat Donahoe addressed concerns over recent media reports in an open letter this week to Postmasters. “Finding the right balance in the service we […]
The Postal Service tomorrow will issue the first of its “all-Forever” First-Class Mail commemorative stamps in recognition of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebration. This year’s Lunar New Year stamp, Year of the Rabbit, will be dedicated at the National Archives at Atlanta in Morrow, GA. It is the fourth of 12 stamps in the […]
PMG Pat Donahoe last week announced two new officer assignments within Operations to head the Eastern and Northeast areas. Jordan Small, who most recently served as vice president, Area Operations, Northeast Area, will assume the duties of vice president, Area Operations, Eastern Area. Prior to his assignment as Northeast Area vice president, Small served as […]
Hold For Pickup service is newly expanded. Previously available only to Express Mail customers, Hold For Pickup now is an option when shipping with Priority Mail, First-Class Mail Parcels and Parcel Select (barcoded nonpresort only). The newly expanded Hold For Pickup options may be requested by online customers — through Click-N-Ship or PC Postage vendors […]
Samples of greeting card envelopes bearing prepaid postage and Intelligent Mail barcodes to be used in an upcoming market test. The Postal Service has begun a 2-year test of its Alternate Postage Payment method for greeting cards. This new payment method allows customers to send greeting cards without affixing postage. Greeting card companies producing the […]
New flat-rate products debut Jan. 2 along with new prices for Priority Mail, Express Mail and other Shipping Services changes. The overall price change for all Shipping Services products, which are adjusted each January, is 3.6 percent. Extending the popularity of Priority Mail Flat Rate products, a new legal-size flat-rate envelope measuring 15-by-9.5 inches and […]
The Postal Service recently marked the third anniversary of its first fully-operational Flats Sequencing System (FSS) at the Dulles, VA, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) — a milestone in the way the Postal Service sorts flats. Each FSS can sort mail in delivery point sequence (DPS) at a rate of 16,500 pieces an hour, or […]
eBay sellers connecting with shoppers last week set a record-breaking pace for shipping, using USPS products and services to send more than 1 million packages on Wednesday. And that daily pace continues to increase. eBay volumes already are up 16 percent this holiday season compared to last year, and ever-increasing numbers of eBay sellers are […]
CORE BUSINESS STRATEGIES DEFINED In an open letter to all employees on his first official day in office, PMG Pat Donahoe defines core business strategies that will guide the organization to become “a profitable, nimble Postal Service that competes for customers and has a well-defined and valued role in an increasingly digital world.” Donahoe says […]
NO PENCILS NEEDED Paper-and-pencil selection tests for entry-level jobs, Maintenance, and new supervisors are a thing of the past. These tests now are taken online, initiated when applicants apply for jobs at eCareer. To date, job applicants have completed more than 100,000 assessments online. Performance tests that cannot be computerized — including the initial road […]