Post Office in Corte Madera, CA, to close

Steve HutkinsBlog, Featured

The Postal Service is closing the post office at 7 Pixley Ave. in Corte Madera, Calif., sometime over the coming months. The town manager was informed earlier this summer that the Postal Service planned to “bifurcate” window services and the delivery operation. Carriers will be relocated to other offices, and the retail operation will be relocated to a smaller facility. … Read More

PRC dismisses appeal on closing of the Westbrookville post office

Steve HutkinsBlog, Featured

The community post office in Westbrookville, New York, closed on Thursday, June 29. The Postal Service had given customers one day’s notice. Some of the customers filed an appeal with the Postal Regulatory Commission saying that they had not been giving sufficient prior notification and that receiving mail through the Otisville Post Office would be stressful and inconvenient due to … Read More

OIG reports on Sorting & Delivery Centers

Steve HutkinsBlog, Featured, News

The OIG’s long-awaited report on Sorting & Delivery Centers was published earlier this week. Unfortunately, it was hardly worth the wait. The report limits itself to comments about how good — or bad — a job the Postal Service has done communicating elements of the plan to stakeholders, how S&DC facilities have often been under construction when they opened (leading … Read More

Greater Newark New Jersey P&DC in Kearny to close in February

Steve HutkinsBlog, Featured

The Postal Service has announced that the Greater Newark New Jersey P&DC in Kearny, NJ, will be closed early next year. The discontinuance is targeted for February 24, 2024. The package volume processed in the P&DC will be moved to Jersey City’s Network Distribution Center (NDC), which will become the Regional Processing & Distribution Center (RPDC) for the region. A … Read More

Mapping RPDC Regions

Steve HutkinsBlog, Featured

The new geography of RPDC regions will have significant implications for transportation routes, cost allocation, service standards, product offerings, and more.

USPS begins second wave of new RPDCs

Steve HutkinsBlog, Featured

The Postal Service has notified stakeholders about the locations of seven Regional Processing and Distribution Centers (RPDCs). That’s in addition to the 12 locations previously identified.

USPS releases Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Next-Gen Delivery Fleet

Steve HutkinsBlog, Featured, News

The Postal Service has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Next Generation Delivery Vehicles Acquisitions. The Postal Service proposes in this Draft SEIS to modify the current purchase plan in three primary ways: (1) substantially increase the minimum BEV commitment to 62 percent, (2) reduce the total number of vehicles proposed for purchase at this time to 106,480, … Read More