Cargo Force wins $100 million Postal Service contract for Priority Mail

Close up of a Priority Mail box.

Cargo Force, which provides terminal handling services for U.S. Postal Service parcels moving by air via FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX), said Friday it is opening four new facilities to support express mail service after winning a seven-year, $100 million contract. 

The new facilities in Seattle, San Diego, Detroit and Orlando, Florida, cover 173,000 square feet in total and will create 255 jobs across the four sites, the company said. The contract also renews service in Jacksonville, Florida, and...

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The Force is with the USPS

Warehouse workers unload metal containers filled with small mail envelopes and parcels that arrived by air. Cargo Force does sort and prep work for the USPS.

A key intermediary that connects the U.S. Postal Service with air transport provided by FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX) is opening new locations to move Priority Mail.

In the past three weeks, Cargo Force has launched new processing centers in Milwaukee; Tampa, Fla.; and Pittsburgh. A new facility in Boston is scheduled to begin operations Oct. 1.

Companies providing terminal handling services behind the scenes for the Postal Service vary by city. Cargo Force, based in Coral Gables, Fla., recently won...

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