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USPS Unveils Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets for 2030
- Date: 23/02/2024 12:07
- Category: USPS
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled a new set of goals for 2030 that are focused on reducing waste and greenhouse gas emissions across the board. The three main pillars of the new sustainability targets are ...
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USPS invests $2.98 billion in Next Generation Delivery Vehicles
- Date: 25/03/2022 12:26
- Category: USPS
The United States Parcel Service—the country’s postal agency—has invested $2.98 billion in Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs), manufactured by Oshkosh Corporation. The initial order is for 50,000 veh...
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US to remain in global postal union after reaching compromise
- Date: 26/09/2019 12:42
- Category: USPS
The United States is to remain a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the global agency responsible for implementing international rules for mail delivery, after a compromise was reached over pricing structures. After...
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First decline in USPS package volumes in nine years
- Date: 20/08/2019 11:44
- Category: USPS
USPS package volumes for Spring 2019 fell 3.2% year-on-year—the first decline in volumes since 2010. The drop has been attributed to recent operational changes made by FedEx and Amazon. In its quarterly report, the Uni...
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USPS uses self-driving long-haul trucks for the first time
- Date: 31/05/2019 15:46
- Category: USPS
Last week the United States Postal Service (USPS) used self-driving trucks for long-haul mail conveyance for the first time. Customised Peterbilt trucks operated by San Diego-based tech startup TuSimple made five round trips...
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USPS and lawmakers push back against government reform proposal
- Date: 25/03/2019 16:10
- Category: USPS
USPS leaders and lawmakers have rejected some of the key proposals of the Trump administration’s plan for overhauling the postal service and alleviating its financial situation. At a hearing chaired by Republican Senat...
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The US to withdraw from international postal agency
- Date: 22/10/2018 12:42
- Category: USPS
The Trump administration has announced that it will be withdrawing the country from the Universal Postal Union, an agency within the United Nations that originated with a treaty signed in 1874. The UPU sets “terminal d...
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USPS proposes 9-12% price hike for mail and parcel services
- Date: 16/10/2018 15:24
- Category: USPS
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has proposed a price increase of 9-12% for the shipping service used by companies including Amazon, UPS and FedEx. This follows President Trump’s executive order earlier in the y...
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President Trump launches investigation into USPS
- Date: 13/04/2018 10:10
- Category: USPS
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is forming an administrative task force to investigate the operations and finances of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The task force will be headed by Treasure Secreta...
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USPS releases annual city rankings for dog attacks
- Date: 10/04/2018 11:51
- Category: USPS
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has released its yearly rankings for the number of times employees have been attacked by dogs in various US cities. A total of 6,244 postal workers were attacked by dogs in 2017. The d...
