USPS: Cyber Monday Is Next Week–Four Weeks Left for Holiday Shopping and Shipping

WASHINGTON, DC  — It’s already late November, and if you’re one of the millions of people shopping for gifts on Cyber Monday, you can count on the Postal Service to get your packages to their destination in time for holiday celebrations. 2021 Holiday Shipping Deadlines No matter the time of year, on-time package deliveries start […]

USPS will deliver over 20 million packages per day this holiday season

Hundreds of Millions of Holiday Packages Expected between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day Postal Service Sunday Package Delivery will Expand to Select Major Markets WASHINGTON —The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is ready to deliver more than 28 million packages per day between Dec.16-21, and will average 20.5 million packages per day through the remainder of […]

California’s Lone River-Route Postal Carrier Says “It’s No Big Deal”

California’s Lone River-Route Postal Carrier Says “It’s No Big Deal” As Santa readies his reindeer, and U.S. postal carriers take to their feet and trucks, one person delivering the mail this holiday season will be dropping off packages by boat. Rick Stelzriede, 61, of Tracy is the only postal carrier with a river route in […]

USPS hiring holiday help in Indiana

The U.S. Postal Service  is looking to hire nearly 40 seasonal employees at the Evansville (Indiana) Processing and Distribution Facility to handle extra holiday mail during November and December. Salary $12 per hour for Casuals; $15.26 per hour for PSE Mail Processing Clerks Appointment is not to exceed 90 days Casuals load, unload and move […]

FedEx hiring more than 50,000 temporary workers for holiday season

FedEx trying to avoid  holiday delivery fiasco from last year DALLAS (AP) – Growth in online shopping is boosting profit at FedEx, and the company plans to hire more than 50,000 extra workers to handle what is shaping up as another record year for holiday-season package deliveries. That’s up from about 40,000 temporary holiday workers […]

USPS kicks off 2013 holiday season at Post Office In NYC

USPS has officially ushered in the 2013 holiday season. In a ceremony at the James A. Farley Post Office in New York City, PMG Pat Donahoe and CMSO Nagisa Manabe highlighted new Priority Mail products and announced holiday mailing and shipping forecasts. “The holidays are a special time of year for the Postal Service,” said […]