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Shoveling Sidewalks is a way to help your local letter carrier this winter
Help Letter Carriers This Winter By Shoveling Sidewalks
Shoveling sidewalks outside your residence this winter is a way you can help your local letter continue to deliver mail and parcels on time without trouble.
USPS is using artificial intelligence from NVIDIA
USPS Is Using Artificial Intelligence from NVIDIA
In an effort that will help them process packages 10 times faster and with more accuracy, USPS will utilize artificial intelligence technology from NVIDIA.
CVS uses UPS drones to deliver medication
CVS Uses UPS Drones to Deliver Medication
A few months after UPS' FAA widespread delivery drone approval, CVS has begun using UPS drones to deliver prescription medication to customers' doorsteps.
dress up as a USPS letter carrier
Don’t Dress Up As a USPS Letter Carrier for Halloween
It is illegal for a civilian to dress up as a USPS letter carrier, with a fine and a penalty of up to 6 months in prison...so don't try it this Halloween!
UPS partners with stamps.com and shippo to focus on more small businesses
UPS Partners with Stamps.com, Shippo to Focus on Small Businesses
UPS has partnered with Stamps.com and Shippo in a play to focus on more small businesses, and will likely partner with other shipping software companies.
Postmaster General Brennan to step down after 5 years in the position
Postmaster General Brennan to Step Down in 2020
After five years as head of the United States Postal Service, Postmaster General Brennan recently announced that she will retire from the position in 2020.
Parcel Select Service allows the Postal Service's partners to reach every address in the country
The Effects of USPS Losing Parcel Select Business
The negative effects of losing Parcel Select business on USPS doesn't compare to the losses the organization keeps suffering due to pre-funding legislation.
UPS drone delivery
UPS Drone Delivery on the Horizon
UPS is the first major carrier to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deploy an unlimited number of airborne delivery drones.
United States will stay in the Universal Postal Union
United States Will Stay In the Universal Postal Union
The UPU's Extraordinary Congress in Geneva agreed on a compromise on September 25th, which means the United States will stay in the Universal Postal Union.
Visible Supply Chain Management
Former USPS CMO Joins Visible Supply Chain Management
Visible Supply Chain Management announced that former USPS Chief Marketing and Sales Officer Jim Cochrane will be joining the company's Board of Directors.
UPU Extraordinary Congress to reach a final decision in Geneva on September 25th
Option B Defeated at UPU Extraordinary Congress
The UPU Extraordinary Congress defeated Option B on September 24th in Geneva, rejecting President Trump's proposal for all countries to self-declare rates.
Amazon Climate Pledge
Jeff Bezos Unveils Amazon’s “Climate Pledge”
As part of Amazon's Climate Pledge that Jeff Bezos recently unveiled, the company will order 100,000 electric delivery vehicles to help reduce emissions.