Logistics
Postal TrendWatch — Q4 2008 The United States Postal Service (USPS) concluded FY 2008 with a $2.8 billion loss, marking the second consecutive year of billion-dollar losses for the Service. Both revenue and volume for First Class and ...
Postal TrendWatch — Q3 2008 The United States Postal Service posted a net loss of $1.1 billion in Q3 FY 2008, bringing its year-to-date net loss to $1.13 billion. USPS attributed these losses to rising fuel costs and the ailing U.S. economy. The ...
UPU Geneva Conference Proposals: Potential Implications for U.S. Consumers and Markets I know that some of you have already put in a great many hours analyzing over 400 proposals and documents for the Universal Postal Union Congress in Geneva that begins later this month. I am grateful ...
Postal TrendWatch — Q2 2008 Although volume in all categories of mail declined in Q2 of FY 2008 (when compared to Q2 2007), USPS revenues continued to climb. Nonetheless, the agency posted a $707 million loss in the three months ...
Deals with mass-mailers, labor unions hurt customers On Monday, the price of a first-class stamp will rise by a penny. With gas now costing nearly four bucks a gallon, a 42-cent stamp may not sound like much. But while stamp prices climb, the Postal Service ...
Contractors Are an Antidote to Postal Service’s Billion-Dollar Losses Last year, the U.S. Postal Service lost $5 billion. It's on track to lose at least another billion this year. The agency is trying to straighten out its balance sheet, but some federal lawmakers are attempting to ...
Postal TrendWatch — Q1 2008 Postal Service revenues and volume continued in line with recent trends in Q1 2008 -- revenue climbed and volume decreased for most categories of mail. The decline in volume is particularly noteworthy ...
ARMY FISCAL PRESSURES ENCOURAGE HUGE DEPOT TO INNOVATE The recent surge of forces in Iraq has proven so successful that the Army may soon begin revisiting prewar plans for the rationalization of its domestic logistics network. Supply centers and repair depots . . .
Postal Inspector General Delivers Valuable Results Postmaster General John E. Potter has been vigilant with cost control throughout his tenure as leader of the United States Postal Service, and he has earned a reputation for being good at it. One of his most ...
You’ve Been Pre-Approved for More Junk Mail! Is your mailbox flooded with “preapproved” credit card offers? You ain’t seen nothing yet. The U.S. Postal Service just decided to grant Bank of America a new discount on the letters it sends. The Postal Service claims this will result in savings of $5.5 million....