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‘Tens of Millions’ of COVID Tests Are in the Mail

About 60 million households in the U.S. have ordered at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government and “tens of millions” of tests have been shipped out by the U.S. Postal Service, according to White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre.

January 28, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

USPS Site Begins Taking COVID Test Requests

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Jan. 18 quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online.

January 18, 2022
BusinessLogisticsTCA

Return to Sender: Gift Returns Swamping Shippers

Last week, customers at the UPS Store in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood got a pretty good demonstration of what the global supply chain looks like when you try to run it backward.

January 10, 2022
BusinessLogisticsTCA

UPS, FedEx, USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines Draw Near

Dec. 15 is the last day for ground delivery by Christmas with FedEx and USPS, while UPS recommends using its website to get an estimate. Here are other holiday shipping deadlines for the three major carriers.

December 14, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

USPS Hires Hundreds, Leases Extra Space for Holidays

A year after COVID-19 staff shortages delayed mail and packages, the U.S. Postal Service says it is ready for the expected rush of holiday packages and cards.

November 23, 2021
BusinessLogisticsTop 100TCA

UPS, FedEx, USPS Set Holiday Shipping Dates

Though it’s not yet Halloween, delivery companies UPS Inc., FedEx Corp. and the U.S. Postal Service have released their recommended deadlines to ship packages in time for the holidays.

October 12, 2021
GovernmentLogisticsTCA

USPS Mail, Small Package Delivery May Take Longer as of Oct. 1

The U.S. Postal Service is making changes to its express shipping as of Oct. 1 that could delay some mail going across country.

September 27, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Lawsuit Could Delay Replacement for Aging Postal Fleet

The delivery of new USPS trucks set for 2023 could be delayed.

August 12, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Proposed USPS Surcharges May Mean Mail Will Cost More This Holiday

The U.S. Postal Service on Aug. 10 announced it is seeking temporarily higher rates for packages during the 2021 holiday season.

August 11, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelLogistics

Workhorse Says It Didn’t Get a Fair Shot at USPS Van Award

The U.S. Postal Service didn’t give Workhorse Group Inc. a fair shot at a contract worth as much as $6 billion to build mail delivery vans, the maker of electric vehicles said in its challenge of the service’s decision to award the work to Oshkosh Corp.

June 30, 2021