United States Postal Service

With a focus on expanding access to its last mile delivery network, the United States Postal Service (USPS) said this week that shippers of all sizes will now be able to access more than 18,000 USPS delivery destination units (DDU) across the country.

With the existing contract between global e-commerce retailer Amazon and the United States Postal Service set to expire in October 2026, media reports published yesterday indicated that there could be some shifts coming in that relationship.

Operating revenue, at $80.5 billion, saw a 1.2% annual gain over fiscal year 2024, which USPS said was largely paced by its USPS Ground Advantage offering, as well as what it called strategic price increases in its mail and shipping groups. And its net loss under generally accepted accounting principles, at $9.0 billion, trailed the $9.5 fiscal 2024 net loss.

USPS said that the objective of temporary price adjustment, “is to help cover extra handling costs to ensure a successful peak season.”

Third quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings issued this week by the United States Postal Service (USPS) saw a steeper net loss, at $3.1 billion, than the $2.5 billion reported a year ago, for the quarter.

Seattle-based global e-commerce bellwether Amazon recently announced it has it will be expanding its Same-Day and Next-Day Delivery services, with a rural focus, for tens of millions of United States-based customers located in more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns, and rural communities by the end of 2025.

Steiner will replace Louis DeJoy, whom resigned from the position in March, as well as current Acting Postmaster General Doug Tulino, whom USPS said will resume his role as Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Human Resources Officer. USPS added that Steiner is expected to come on board in July, pending the outcome of necessary background and ethics checks.

Following a February 18 announcement by the United States Postal Service (USPS), which stated that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy notified the Postal Service Board of Governors to begin the search for “identifying his successor,” DeJoy announced yesterday that March 24 would be his last day in the role.

Various reports published last week highlighted a letter sent to Congress by United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy indicating that the USPS is eyeing cutting 10,000 employees through a voluntary retirement program, which the USPS announced in January, in the coming weeks, coupled with the USPS saying it will work with the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Soon after United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy notified the Postal Service Board of Governors “it is time for them to begin the process of identifying his successor” on February 18, reports surfaced late last week that the White House intends to make major changes to the organization.

United States Postal Service (USPS) said that there will be a change coming at the top sooner than later, with USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy having notified the Postal Service Board of Governors “it is time for them to begin the process of identifying his successor.”

Operating revenue, at $22.499 billion, increased 4.1%, annually, paced by what the USPS called strategic price increases, as well as a strong political and election mailing season. Net income, at $144 million, marked a solid turnaround, compared a $2.1 billion net loss a year ago, largely driven by various strategic initiatives through the organization’s “Delivering for America” plan. Total quarterly volume, at 31.015 million pieces, rose 1.8% annually.

Not long after announcing it would no longer accept international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong posts, in the United States Postal Service (USPS) reversed course today, saying that in conjunction with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the parties are, “working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption to package delivery.

In its data on millions of parcels shipped during this period in 2024, ShipMatrix found that the on-time performance (OTP) for the three national carriers—FedEx, UPS, and the United States Postal Service (USPS), came in at 91.8% for FedEx, 96.5% for UPS, and 90.4 for USPS.

On January 1, the SurePost relationship between Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS and the United States Postal Service (USPS) officially came to an end, upon the expiration of the companies’ negotiated service agreement (NSA).