Archive for category USPS cost saving efforts

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USPS closing in on five-day delivery service

Lately we witnessed some discussions about the possibility that USPS should or would downgrade to a five-day delivery service. The PRC estimated savings of $2.2 Billion per year by transitioning to a five-day delivery. And last year, the PRC looked at suspending service on Tuesday or Saturday.
Eliminating delivery on a day with light mail volume,
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Disappearing USPS Collection Boxes

Quote from USPS OIG article
News about disappearing collection boxes is everywhere these days. Even BBC News ran a story on the decline of the blue collection box in the United States.
The Postal Service argues that picking up mail from collection boxes is expensive. Removing underused boxes is a cost savings move and a reasonable
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