November 1, 2017. A prototype mail delivery truck has been photographed in a USPS lot in Flint, MI. The Indian auto manufacturer Mahindra has submitted this as one of five entries from various manufacturers being reviewed by the USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Program. The final decision on a new vehicle is expected in…
October 26, 2017 Robert M. Duncan of Kentucky, Calvin R. Tucker of Pennsylvania and David Williams of Illinois have been nominated to serve as members of the US Postal Service Board of Governors. Members of the Board of Governors are nominated by the president, and then confirmed by the Senate. Robert M. (Michael) Duncan is a…
Mass mailers are questioning the legality of a proposed rate increase pending before the Postal Regulatory Commission. Increases on rates for dominant products such as first-class mail, media mail service, periodicals and other non-package delivery are normally reviewed by presidential appointees of the Postal Board of Governors prior to submission to the PRC. However, there are currently…
10-6-2017 The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes to take effect Jan. 21, 2018. The new prices, if approved, include a one cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 49 cents to 50 cents. Postcard stamps and metered letters would…
Aug. 28, 2017, 9 a.m. ET Texas Aug. 28, 2017, 9 a.m. ET Houston All retail and delivery operations are suspended today (Monday, Aug. 28) in the Houston area. This impacts Post Offices with ZIP Codes beginning with 770, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776 and 778. All Priority Mail Express service to the Houston area…
AUSPL Insurance is ready to assist you should you have a claim from Hurricane Harvey. Call 1-877-642-8775 to report claims during business hours (M-F 8am – 5pm CST). You can report the claim after hours via the 24 hour emergency number – (800) 315-6090, option 8 or call Rick Austin at 901-351-4599 Members are authorized…
Where does AUSPL stand on the commission issue? The AUSPL Board of Directors has unanimously opposed the USPS practice of asking lessors to pay commissions to third party brokers from the inception of the original CBRE contract and our position is unchanged. We do not object to the Postal Service hiring outside agents to process…
On Tuesday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. (EST) the House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on H.R. 756. The purpose of the hearing is to examine the need for a timely and comprehensive postal reform bill, and to discuss provisions that stakeholders believe are necessary. To See the List of Invited Witnesses, Click Here
On January 31, 2017, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders introduced the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017, H.R. 756. The bill is a reintroduction of H. R. 5714, which was introduced by Chairman Jason Chaffetz in the prior Congress. H.R. 756 has a bipartisan group of cosponsors, including Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Ranking…
The US Postal Service has announced the end of the partnership between the office supply chain Staples and the US Postal Service wherein Staples provided mini post offices in retail outlets. By the first week of March 2017 Staples will discontinue postal services at its approximately 500 U.S. locations. To Read More, Click Here