AUSPL Conference 2015 provided opportunities for attendees to ask questions of speakers and workshop presenters. One of the questions posed by an AUSPL member to Representative Amodei was why the US Census Bureau sends out surveys using UPS rather than the US Postal Service. Harry Glenn of Van Scoyoc and Associates contacted a congressional staff…
DetailsSamuel Dattel, 88, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015, after a long illness. In 1981, Mr. Dattel, along with Lawrence Schlager, Jerry Frankel, Ray DeLeo, and Merritt Meyer, founded AUSPL. The founders recruited 25 postal lessors to join the new postal association. From this small group of postal landlords, AUSPL has grown to represent…
DetailsThe Postal Service may or may not negotiate for inclusion of termination rights in a postal lease. When entering into a new lease, the landlord negotiating the lease may want to 1) refuse to agree to a termination option for the USPS, 2) agree to such an option only in cases in which the leased…
DetailsIn an August 26, 2015 Washington Post article, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (D-VT) addressed problems with the US Postal Service. He called the recent cost-cutting measure of closing mail processing plants a “disaster that is negatively impacting Americans all over this country.” Senator Sanders called the US Postal Service’s required pre-funding of future health-care…
DetailsThe Postal Service has announced a net loss of $586 million for the third quarter of 2015, typically the slowest time of year for the agency. The USPS reported a net loss of $2 billion for the same time last year. Online shopping has helped boost package delivery for the Postal Service. Shipping and package…
DetailsBeginning in October of 2014, the Postal Service has been successfully delivering groceries for Amazon customers in certain cities including San Francisco and New York. And, similar delivery services could expand. Postmaster General Megan Brennan told Bloomberg Business that the USPS is seeking more customers who are interested in customized delivery of their products. Amazon…
DetailsThe USPS is pilot testing new small package sorting equipment as part of an effort to grow its package delivery service. Earlier this year, USPS installed the Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS) machines in select facilities in Florida, Arizona, California, Texas and New York. The machines have been hugely productive. The SPSS machines can sort…
DetailsNew post office services and features are available at 8,400 competitive post offices. A competitive post office means the USPS provides some of the same services offered by its competitors at comparable prices. Here are some new services for PO Boxes that are available at many of these 8,400 post offices: Baker’s Dozen: 13 months…
DetailsThe landlord needs to review his or her USPS lease periodically if it contains a renewal option or a series of renewal options. When the USPS is exercising a renewal option, the USPS is required to give the landlord notice during a specific time period. If the Postal Service does not exercise the option before…
DetailsIn 2010, the Postal Service sought to end Saturday mail delivery, which it estimated would save approximately $3 billion per year. However, as the economy has improved and postal reform legislation has stalled in Congress, the USPS has backed away from its insistence on five-day delivery. Instead, the Postal Service is concentrating on optimizing its…
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