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A Brief History: 100 Years of U.S. Military Mail Services
During the Revolutionary War everything from battle plans to requests for supplies were completed through letters of correspondence. This may beg the question, how were postal functions carried out when the modern day Army post office was not established until 1918? Benjamin Franklin, the first Postmaster General, helped organize the mail system in the Colonies. But mail was expensive, so it was typically the wealthy who used the official mail system.
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The list: 5 facts about Alexander Hamilton
To mark the debut of “Soldier, Secretary, Icon,” the National Postal Museum’s new exhibit on Alexander Hamilton, here are five facts you may not know about our $10 Founding Father.
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Postal customers embrace the new PS Form 3849
The Postal Service’s redesigned PS Form 3849 is a hit with both internal and external customers. USPS carriers are required to leave the form, also known as We ReDeliver For You!, when they are unable to deliver an item successfully.
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First Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps Debut June 20
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is providing customers of all ages with a treat for their senses with the release of its first scratch-and-sniff stamps on Wednesday, June 20. The aroma of the Frozen Treats Forever stamps will remind customers of the sweet scent of summer when mailing and receiving letters of love, friendship, party invitations and other correspondence.
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Coachella man convicted of stealing postal truck after mail carrier intervened in assault
A Coachella man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing a postal truck from a mail carrier who intervened when the defendant tried to take a car from a senior citizen two years ago in Coachella.
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Introducing Hub by Amazon—Amazon’s Latest Offering to Make Apartment Deliveries Easier
Amazon today announced Hub by Amazon, a delivery solution for apartments that brings convenience and consistency to the delivery experience, is available for installation across the United States. Over 500,000 residents—from New York City to San Francisco, among others—already have access to the Hub by Amazon with thousands more gaining access each month as new Hubs are installed in apartment communities across the country.
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Why the Postal Service Is Not Subsidizing Package Delivery
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (itif.org) has just released a report rebutting claims that the Postal Service is charging too little for package delivery and that package delivery is being cross-subsidized by market-dominant products.
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CVS Pharmacy starts nationwide delivery service with the help of USPS
WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), today announced that prescription delivery is now available from CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide. Customers who wish to have their medications delivered directly to their mailbox, as quickly as the next day1, can now request prescription delivery via the CVS Pharmacy app or by calling their neighborhood store and asking to have their prescriptions delivered.
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Test Driving Left-Hand Drive Vehicles
It’s not easy to find something the entire postal community can agree on. But the U.S. Postal Service’s need to replace its delivery vehicles just might get all heads nodding
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Postal truck erupts in flames after mail carrier smells gas while driving
Neighbors in northwest Harris County might be waiting for mail for a while after a USPS mail truck was found engulfed in flames.
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New Postal Bills Percolating in Congress
On June 14, Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) reintroduced H.R. 756 -- but under a new bill number, H.R. 6076. The reason for reintroducing the bill is that H.R. 756 carried the sponsorship of retired Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
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Changes in parcel landscape loom large as UPS, Teamsters knock heads again
The UPS Inc. of 2023 may be a very different company from the one that exists today. By then, brown drones may fill the skies. Package cars may operate with the driver in the passenger seat. Sunday deliveries may become routine.
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Spy Shots: New Look at the Karsan Mail Truck Prototype
Trucks.com spy photographers caught the U.S Postal Service mail truck prototype built by Turkish automaker Karsan Otomotive outside a test track in the Midwest recently.
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Panelists discuss President Trump’s Postal Service Task Force
The Lexington Institute held a forum on President Trump’s Postal Service Task Force. They discussed ways the U.S. Postal Service could modernize its operations and business structure as it faces declining volumes of letters, bills and other traditional mail pieces, but an increase in package delivery demand from internet-based commerce
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St. Thomas Man Pleads Guilty to Alvaro de Lugo Post Office Burglary
St. Thomas, USVI – Allen Springette, 45, of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty today in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to burglary of the Alvaro de Lugo Post Office, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today. Sentencing is set for October 18, 2018.
