When Louis DeJoy announced February 18 that he’d “notified the Postal Service Board of Governors that it is time for them to begin the process of identifying his successor,” speculation began about how that process would unfold. In his statement, he clearly anticipated that the governors would have plenty of time to find his replacement and that he, in turn,…
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In perhaps the least surprising announcement since the last rate case, on February 26 the Postal Service stated it would proceed with implementing the network and service standard changes it revealed last October 4 in a filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission. That 55-page filing, seeking an advisory opinion from the PRC, explained how the USPS is reorganizing its processing…
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Last September 11, the Postal Service issued an Industry Alert announcing that it would end or revise its negotiated service agreements with package consolidators, notably ending discounts for destination entry of parcels. In the press release notifying the public, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was quoted as stating: “… to more effectively utilize our network and realize enhanced economies, we no…
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Post offices nationwide have typically served two purposes: retail in the front and carrier operations in the back. Though some small offices in rural areas may have only a few or no carriers, larger towns and cities, as well as stations and branches of large post offices, more frequently have both. As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has advanced his 10-Year…
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Very few – if any – regular readers of Mailers Hub News may include in their daily routine monitoring the Federal Register or the docket postings on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s website. Those who do, however, likely have noticed the dozens – hundreds – of Postal Service negotiated service agreements that have been filed and approved in recent months. Paperwork…
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One of the more controversial changes being implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as part of his 10-Year Plan is the elimination of afternoon collection trips from outlying post offices to processing centers. The “Local Transportation Optimization” initiative (most recently rebranded as “Regional Transportation Optimization”) was introduced in October 2023 in the service area of the Richmond (VA) regional processing…
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As American politics veers again next year, one of the favored ideas that will re-emerge – as part of the broad push for “government efficiency” – will be the privatization of government services, replacing what the federal government does with the same or reduced services supplied by private sector companies. The USPS Likely to be on the list of potential…
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For reasons perhaps known only to the operational brain trust dutifully serving Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and his 10-Year Plan, the redesign of the postal processing network seems to have all originating mail flowing into the 60 or so regional processing and distribution centers from which it will go to other RPDCs or back through local processing centers for distribution…
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The five members of the Postal Regulatory Commission and the nine governors of the Postal Service are all appointed by the president and seated only after Senate confirmation. On each panel, a partisan majority cannot exceed one seat, which makes for interesting choices when a president must fill vacancies with a nominee from the other party. Also, both commissioners and…
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It should finally be clear to all: the presumption that what the Postal Service considers standards for service in any way relates to the service that the average person will experience is completely wrong. As illustrated in its recent filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission, the USPS now segments its calculation of service into three pieces: from the sender to…
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