Postal service plans to open last-mile delivery network to more shippers in money-raising move
The goal is to diversify and boost revenue through the postal carriers’ final leg of delivery to millions of individual homes and businesses.
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USPS revving up operations in new, 1.2M-square-foot distribution hub on former Navistar site
The United States Postal Service could consolidate some of its Indianapolis facilities into a massive regional distribution hub opening later this year on the city’s east side, occupying land that formerly housed a Navistar plant for many decades.
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Postal Service seeks to hike first-class stamp to 73 cents
The request was made to the Postal Regulatory Commission, which must approve the proposed increase that the Postal Service contends is necessary to achieve financial stability.
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Former Indianapolis post office manager charged with mail theft
Prosecutors say the former customer service manager at the New Augusta Post Office branch on Indianapolis’ northwest side stole $1.7 million in checks from mail that arrived at the branch in 2020 and 2021.
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Postal traffic to US plunged as tariffs hit cheap goods, U.N. agency says
The new rules place the burden of customs duty collection and remittance on transportation carriers or U.S. Customs and Border Protection-approved third parties, the Switzerland-based UPU said.
Mexico suspending postal shipments to United States over latest tariff confusion
With the announcement, Mexico joins several European and other countries, including Australia and Japan, in suspending the shipments to the U.S. amid confusion over new import duties.
European postal services suspend shipment of packages to US over tariffs
The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the United States is causing multiple international postal services to pause shipping as they await more clarity on the rule.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in position
President Trump has said he is considering putting USPS under the control of the Commerce Department in an attempt to stop losses at the $78 billion-a-year agency, which has operated as an independent entity since 1970.
Postal Service to work with DOGE on reform, cut 10,000 workers
The agency previously announced plans to cut its operating costs by more than $3.5 billion annually.
Financial Center to absorb Post Office Credit Union in merger
Financial Center First Credit Union, which is among the Indianapolis area’s largest credit unions, plans to merge with the Indianapolis Post Office Credit Union.
Mail carriers reach tentative pact with Postal Service that includes raises, new trucks
Letter carriers have been working without a new contract since their old one expired in May 2023. Since then they have continued working under the terms of the old contract.
Postal Service’s squeeze on shipping consolidators could raise consumer costs
The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s doorsteps.
Postal Service considers rural mail slowdown in plan to save $3B per year
Allowing marginally slower service to rural areas, which often drag down on-time rates, could improve the agency’s delivery metrics, experts say.
Election officials fear Postal Service won’t be ready for ballot surge
State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official Tuesday that the system won’t be able to handle an expected crush of mail-in ballots in the November election.
Former Post Office manager sentenced to 3-plus years for stealing business checks
James Lancaster of Indianapolis stole more than 270 pieces of mail with checks from more than 50 different businesses between May 2020 and June 2021, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Supreme Court strengthens protections for religious rights at work
The Supreme Court sided in part with a Sabbath-observant mail carrier who quit the U.S. Postal Service after he was forced to deliver packages on Sundays.
DeJoy: U.S. Postal Service plans to keep raising prices
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says his plan to dramatically increase postage rates could spell trouble for some businesses relying on mailing and shipping costs that have been kept low at the expense of the Postal Service’s financial stability.
U.S. Postal Service raising mail prices for majority of users
The new rates, which cover stamps and other mail items including periodicals and advertising mailers, are poised to take effect July 9 unless overruled by the postal regulator.
Postal service on-time performance similar in rural, urban areas, report finds
Challenges with the cash-strapped United States Postal Service sent many Americans to their wit’s end during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in communities reliant on the mail for essential goods.
Postal Service to raise rates on packages during holiday season
The mail agency’s board of governors approved a peak-season plan to increase the costs of commercial and retail parcels from early October through late January to capture the bustling holiday shopping season when packages crisscross the country.
Postal Service to request rate increase due to inflation, DeJoy says
Inflation is going to add more than $1 billion to the U.S. Postal Service budget, necessitating a request for another rate increase in January, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday.
U.S. Postal Service to boost purchases of electric vehicles
The Postal Service now wants 50% of its initial purchase of 50,000 next-generation vehicles to be electric, up from the previous plan for 20% being electric.
Postmaster general: Get used to ‘uncomfortable’ rate hikes
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he’ll advocate for raising prices until “we have accomplished our objective of projecting a trajectory that shows us being self-sustaining.”