The U.S. Postal Service said it has created a chief logistics officer position and has tapped Kelly Abney, who has a long working relationship with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, to run it.
Abney, 68, will oversee the Postal Service’s multibillion-dollar transportation network, with a focus on revamping the agency’s surface transportation network so it can reduce its reliance on air transport services, DeJoy said in an internal memo circulated Monday. Abney’s group will also oversee the...
Legislation providing a long-sought lifeline to the struggling U.S. Postal Service passed the Senate on Tuesday and now moves to President Joe Biden for his expected signature.
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which passed the House in February with overwhelming bipartisan support, eliminates an onerous health care pre-funding requirement for postal workers that the agency has stated would have been the biggest driver of an estimated $160 billion loss over the next decade.
But by abolishing...
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The possible future of the U.S. Postal Service is being tested in Texas.
In mid-September, the Postal Service launched a pilot program to offer same-day parcel deliveries between multiple localities within the state. The program, USPS Connect, started in Dallas and Houston and has since been expanded to dozens of locations across Texas.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Wednesday at a Postal Board of Governors meeting that the agency will soon begin filing for rate and service approvals with...
A U.S. Postal Service tractor-trailer driver testified before Congress on Tuesday that operational changes over the past year have resulted in a “slow and steady decline and delay” of the nation’s mail.
Brian McLaurin, a 23-year veteran of the struggling agency, told lawmakers that heavy-duty truck drivers working for the Postal Service had been empowered over the years to move the mail on time by waiting for their truck to be fully loaded before heading out from the loading dock — and getting...
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg would not commit to “rethinking” a long-term contract recently awarded by the U.S. Postal Service for its new mail trucks, even though the contract does not quite align with the Biden administration’s zero-emission vehicle goals.
Asked about doing so by the news organization Axios during a virtual news conference on Friday, Buttigieg acknowledged that the federal government should “walk the talk” when it comes to transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs)...
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The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday unveiled its long-awaited 10-year reorganization plan that includes an expansion of parcel delivery services that have become the tail that wags the postal dog.
The parcel expansion, which has been branded USPS Connect, is projected to generate $24 billion in new net revenue by 2030, postal officials said. The agency will broaden its weekend parcel-delivery services, especially on Sundays. Currently, its Sunday offerings are limited to deliveries for Amazon.com...
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told lawmakers on Thursday that the U.S. Postal Service needs to make significant changes if it hopes to survive — and the biggest of those likely will be further adjusting to consumers’ growing appetite for package delivery.
Testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee, DeJoy provided some insight into his agency’s 10-year operational strategy that he said will be formally released in the coming weeks.
“This plan is about service excellence at affordable...
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Wednesday defended parts of what will likely be included in a 10-year strategy to save the struggling agency, including a cost-cutting measure that would expand delivery times and move more first-class mail from planes to trucks.
Testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the U.S. Postal Service chief blamed air carriers for poor service during 2020, particularly during the end-of-year holidays.
“That [air] network over the last year has been...
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) experienced unusual increases in delivery delays and arrival times for two of its main parcel-delivery products as the summer progressed, according to a survey by a technology company that processes tens of millions of USPS parcels on its platform.
The survey, conducted by Shippo, compared service levels for USPS’ Priority Mail and First Class Package Service (FCPS) between the July-August time frame and the May-June period. It found that 17.45% more packages were...
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U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy insisted during a five-hour grilling from lawmakers on Monday he has no conflicts of interest with either his former company or a major customer of his current agency.
The hearing before the Democrat-run House Committee on Oversight and Reform was considerably longer and more hostile than the one at which DeJoy was called to testify last week by the Republican-controlled Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Amid calls from several lawmakers for...
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