USPS temporary price adjustments are approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission
September 9, 2021
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), a concern responsible for oversight of the United States Postal Service (USPS), including oversight of rates and services, and ensuring the Postal Service meets all of its legal requirements, recently approved proposed temporary price adjustments for key USPS package products for the 2021 peak holiday season.
USPS rolls out its proposed 2021 proposed peak temporary rate adjustments
August 12, 2021
USPS officials said that this temporary price adjustment is in line with what it did in 2020, in anticipation of what it called heightened peak season package and shipping demand that often brings about extra handling costs.
USPS to shutter LTL market test, effective September 19
August 22, 2011
In early 2009, the United States Postal Service (USPS) stated its intent in a filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to launch a market test to provide service akin to a less-than-truckload (LTL) network. But in a filing submitted to the PRC on August 19, the USPS said it intends to shutter this initiative—it entitled “Collaborative Logistics”—on September 19.
USPS looks to move Standard Mail parcels to competitive products category
August 25, 2010
The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently announced it is petitioning the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to move its Standard Mail parcels from its market-dominant product list to its competitive products list.