UPS is testing out the use of neighborhood stores as backup pick-up spots to improve service and lower its costs amid stiffening competition. United Parcel Service thinks it has found the perfect tool to speed up package delivery, and in the process lower costs: neighborhood convenience and grocery stores. UPS, the world’s largest package delivery […]
The USPS plant consolidation schedule for 2015 was updated October 3, 2014
POSTIES are barking mad after a dog bone called Postman’s Leg was launched in stores across Scotland. They say the natural beef bone, more than a foot long, is making fun of dog attacks on postal workers. But the manufacturers of the £1.49 treat insist the name is purely tongue-in-cheek and pet owners see the […]
Greenville, SC, Letter Carrier Chris Brown, who recently saved toddler Eli Cooper by performing the Heimlich maneuver on him, will be a guest on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Sept. 18. Producers of the show heard about Brown’s heroic act and invited him and the Cooper family to appear and tell their story. Eli recently celebrated […]
An overview of the new 24-hour mail processing plan. Key Principles There IS an overnight delivery standard for commercial mail There IS NOT an overnight delivery standard for Single Piece First Class Mail (SPFCM) There is an overnight delivery performance for both commercial mail and single piece first class mail Anticipate that […]
A recent upfit Duggan Vehicle Equipment, an automotive customizing company, performed on a brand new Dodge Charger for the U.S. Postal Police in Boston, Massachusetts.
A Government Executive analysis of postal estimates show the consolidation plan will result in a net job loss — jobs lost at each facility minus those being relocated to existing plants — of 7,320. The average plant will lose about 92 positions. The Queens Packaging and Distribution Center [Flushing, NY closure date 1/10/15] will shed […]
Visit our #PostalPlaces Pinterest board for a map of picturesque #PostOffices across the country! Visit our #PostalPlaces Pinterest board for a map of picturesque #PostOffices across the country! http://t.co/QQyYD3aQY8 — U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) September 4, 2014
Neither rain nor snow nor 6.0 Floors buckled and ceilings tumbled on Aug. 24 when an earthquake measuring 6.0 shook Napa, CA. Bay-Valley District employees rallied early the next morning and throughout the week to provide excellent customer service. Napa and Vallejo employees pulled together despite changes in routine, with no break in mail service […]
Updated August 29, 2014 Drop Shipment Redirections: Napa Main PO, 94558 REDIRECTED TO – Oakland P&DC, 1675 7th St, Oakland, CA 94615 [Napa] Franklin Station PO, 94559 REDIRECTED TO – Oakland P&DC, 1675 7th St, Oakland, CA 94615 Vallejo Main PO, 94590 REDIRECTED TO – Springtown PO, 100 Admiral Callaghan Ln, Vallejo, CA 94591 Vallejo […]