Starting April 1, Wyoming Post Offices May Lose Afternoon Mail Pickup
Cowboy State Daily: U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s last day turned out to be Monday, with the embattled chief administrator unexpectedly leaving before his replacement has been found. DeJoy, who was appointed by the USPS Board of Governors during Trump’s first term of office, announced his retirement in February. He had indicated he would remain on board until a successor was found to … Read More
Service Standard calculator
To search for a ZIP code or place, use the search feature in your browser, usually command-f. It may take a few moments for the spreadsheet to load and become visible. It’s a large file, so not recommended for mobile devices not on the internet. Searching on mobile devices (the command-f function) requires a trick or two; for iphones, here; … Read More
The Optimization plan as discussed in the PRC’s Public Inquiry Docket
This post contains excerpts from USPS filings with the PRC concerning the plan to eliminate evening collections at many post offices. It’s been various identified as Optimized Collections, aka Local Transportation Optimization, aka Regional Transportation Optimization. Most of this material is from the Public Inquiry on DFA. RESPONSES OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO QUESTIONS 1-12 OF CHAIRMAN’S INFORMATION … Read More
Notice of Pre-Filing Conference
View the pdf of the Notice+of+Pre-Filing+Conference (The USPS website version of the notice is here.) Accepted 8/22/2024 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20268 Operational and Service Standards Changes to Meet Statutory Requirements for Reliable, Efficient, High Quality Service and Financial Sustainability Through an Integrated Mail and Package Network Docket No. N2024-1 Pursuant to section 3020.111(d) of title 39 … Read More
USPS Fact Sheet on RTO and service standard changes
View the pdf fact sheet here. USPS Operational Improvements and Corresponding Refinements Within Existing Service Standard Day Ranges Overview: The USPS has announced operational improvements and corresponding refinements within existing service standards that will enhance service reliability, cost efficiency, and overall productivity. Service standards reflect USPS’s commitment on the number of days it should take for mail to travel from … Read More
USPS OIG: Impacts Associated with Local Transportation Optimization in Richmond, Virginia
USPS OIG Report on Impacts Associated with Local Transportation Optimization in Richmond, Virginia Background The Postal Service deployed a major change to operations within the Richmond, VA, area on October 28, 2023, when it implemented its Local Transportation Optimization initiative. The initiative is designed to reduce the overall number of transportation trips to and from select Post Offices and increase … Read More
Summary of some changes from Draft SEIS to Final SEIS on New Fleet
The following list of changes is not exhaustive and attempts only to identify those that seemed significant. The Draft SEIS is here. The Final SEIS is here. The Notice of Availability is here. (The Draft and Final versions were compared using Adobe Acrobat’s Compare Files extension.) Executive Summary [Text inserted in Final] The Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, … Read More
Hudson Valley residents reeling after announcement of 15 post office closings due to consolidation
WRRV: Hudson Valley residents are reeling after the recent announcement of an upcoming United States Postal Service (USPS) “consolidation”. The decision, which affects 15 local post office locations, will change the way mail is sorted and delivered. The decision isn’t limited to New York. Post offices from all across the country are facing similar restructures, causing many affected citizens to call for the removal of … Read More