Postal Service Files 5-Day Delivery Plan With Postal Regulatory Commission
31 Mar 2010 | No Comments | posted by admin | in News
(from www.usps.com)
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service today took its case for five-day delivery to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).
The Postal Service is required by law to seek an advisory opinion from the PRC any time a nationwide change in service is proposed. Today’s filing begins the PRC review.
A report accompanying the request notes, “The Postal Service does not take this change lightly and would not propose it if six-day mail service could be supported by current volumes. There is no longer enough mail to sustain six days of delivery.”
The five-day delivery proposal is part of comprehensive plan announced March 2, “Delivering the Future,” a roadmap intended to bring certainty to a viable Postal Service well into the future and to help it recover from dramatic losses in volume resulting from electronic diversion and exacerbated by the economic recession.
The five-day report notes, “Ten years ago, the average household received five pieces of mail every day. Today, it receives four pieces and by 2020, that number will fall to three. Reducing street delivery to five days will help rebalance postal operations with the needs of today’s customers. It also will save more than $3 billion a year, including reductions in energy use and carbon emissions.”
Postmaster General John E. Potter said it was important to stress that the proposal dealt only with Saturday street delivery and that Post Offices will be open on Saturdays, access to P.O. boxes would continue, Express Mail would be delivered seven days a week and incoming mail would still be processed.
“It’s five days of delivery, six days of service and Express Mail seven days a week,” Potter noted adding that postal processing operations would continue on a seven-day schedule.
In addition to a review by the PRC, it’s also necessary for Congress to refrain from enacting legislation that would require the Postal Service to generally deliver mail six days a week after the end of fiscal year 2010.
The Postal Service report can be found at http://www.usps.com/communications/five-daydelivery and the request for the advisory opinion can be accessed at prc.gov.
Spring Meeting Details Announced
11 Mar 2010 | No Comments | posted by admin | in News
The Spring Meeting of the Lehigh Valley Postal Customer Council (LVPCC) will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 8:00 am – 11: 30 am. The Best Western (Routes 512 & 22) in Bethlehem will be the host site for this event again. The cost to attend this event is $25/person, including a breakfast buffet. A $5 discount is offered to all LVPCC members with a paid 2009-10 membership.
Join us for Design Strategies that will Maximize the Value of your Mail
- How shape-based rates can affect mailpiece design and postage costs;
- Upcoming regulatory changes that impact mailpiece design;
- Tips & Strategies to better manage postage expenditures and improive speed of delivery for business critical mail
Guest Speaker
- Elizabeth Lombard, CMDSM, CMDSS, EMCM, MQC
National Manager of Certifications and Postal Carrier
Pitney Bowes Learning and Pewrformance
Break out Sessions
- Mail Acceptance
- Mail Piece Design and Address Management
- USPS Online Resources
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Plan Unveiled to Help Ensure a Viable Postal Service Future
2 Mar 2010 | No Comments | posted by admin | in DMM Advisory
“Ensuring a Viable Postal Service for America,” the Postal Service™ action plan for the next decade, describes a flexible, agile Postal Service that can adapt to America’s changing mailing habits and preferences. The Postal Service understands that to best serve the American people in 2020 and beyond, it must be leaner and more able to quickly respond to customer mailing and shipping needs. Earlier today Postmaster General John E. Potter addressed stakeholders to share plans and action steps to achieve that goal, including changes to delivery frequency, eliminating prepayment of retiree health benefits and expanding access to products and services.
This is a path to the future, a future where the Postal Service remains a vital driver of the American economy, an integral part of every American community and continues to deliver the greatest value of any comparable post in the world. If given the flexibility to respond to an evolving marketplace, the Postal Service will continue to be an integral part of the fabric of American life. For more information and to read the action plan please visit http://www.usps.com/strategicplanning/futurepostalservice.htm.