Stores get late boost as in-person shoppers dodge package logjam
Extensive delays at the U.S. Postal Service have pushed millions of Americans to do the one thing they swore they ...
Tag: USPS
Weekly Wrap: Airfreight’s ties to the USPS and FedEx’s cross-border moves in China
In this episode of the Air Cargo World Weekly Wrap, Editor Caryn Livingston and columnist Cathy Roberson discuss airfreight trends ...
USPS subsidy proposed for cuts ‘absolutely critical’ for Alaskan airfreight
Alaska’s bypass mail program could soon be abandoned on the cutting room floor, but airlines with cargo operations in the ...
House passes $25 billion postal service bill opposed by Trump
The House on Saturday passed a bill aimed at rolling back service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service that Democrats ...
Consultant Insight: USPS transportation suppliers may see cuts
Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting senior consultant and Air Cargo World columnist The United States Postal ...
Amazon makes it harder for sellers to avoid shipping service
Amazon.com Inc. plans to make it harder for merchants to ship products themselves, meaning they’ll be more likely to pay ...
Consultant Insight: USPS hikes international rates amid capacity struggle
Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting senior consultant and Air Cargo World columnist The frequently maligned U.S. ...
Changes coming for international packages with UPU option
Get ready – the cost of cross-border e-commerce trade will be increasing in 2020. For those small parcels moving through ...
Amazon cozies up to postal operators, Cargo Facts Consulting finds
Amazon has inked major agreements with at least 12 postal operators globally to fulfill its growing shipping demands, finds a ...
Postal companies risk getting cut out of crucial e-commerce business, Cargo Facts Consulting finds
In September 2019, Cargo Facts Consulting will publish a new report, the Global E-Commerce Logistics Outlook, to help companies craft ...
Kalitta Air ditches JFK, launches freighter services from smaller Stewart Airport
This week, U.S.-based ACMI and charter operator Kalitta Air launched new scheduled freighter services connecting Los Angeles International (LAX) to ...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects UPS’ appeal to raise postal rates
In a move that is being considered a win for Amazon, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal ...
Alpine Air Express majority stake acquired by PE firm AE Industrial Partners
AE Industrial Partners, a private equity investor specializing in control investments in the aerospace and defense sector, among others, has ...
USPS plans autonomous vehicle tests on rural routes
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is following in the steps – or in this case, the wheels – of integrators ...
