USPS: CARRIER PICKUP TOPS 10 MILLION PACKAGES

CARRIER PICKUP TOPS 10 MILLION PACKAGES. Carrier Pickup Online Notification is perfect for customers who don’t have time to toy around with shipping — like the Potomac, MD, toy company that shipped the 10 millionth package as a result of the program. The feature was launched nationally in February 2004 and six months later marked 1 million packages picked up. Carrier Pickup is attracting customers in droves — packages have topped a million a month since March 2005!

With 88,000 vehicles, UPS eyes fuel efficiency

Lexington Herald-Ledger

COMPANY'S ADVICE TO SAVE AT THE PUMPS? STOP IDLING, OBEY SPEED LIMITS
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/state/11881251.htm

After 111 Years, Postage Stamps Go Private

Washington Post:
After 111 Years, Postage Stamps Go Private - Bureau of Engraving Prints Its Last Rolls

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/12/AR2005061201253.html

USPS: Customer Connect program is expanding

CONNECTING CUSTOMERS WITH THE CORE. The Postal Service’s Customer Connect program is expanding. The program helps customers find the right mailing and shipping solutions through recommendations by their letter carriers and USPS Sales account representatives. Customer Connect was launched in January 2004 and more than 13,000 letter carriers have assisted customers through the program. It’s now expanding to 200 new stations, which will bring the total number of participating sites to 3,000 by July 30.

USPS 6-11-05: Tropical Storm Arlene - Postal Operations generally uneffected

Late Saturday afternoon, the following was posted on the USPS website:

National Mail Service Updates

Posted Saturday, June 11, 2005

Postal operations on Florida's Gulf coast remain generally unaffected by tropical storm Arlene.

DHL Plans RFID Tags For Every Package It Ships

Information Week:

http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164302179

The goal: gain tighter control of shipments, cut costs, and improve operating performance by reducing paperwork and data collection.

U.S. Postal Service gets $75,000,000 in WTC suit

New York Daily News - City News

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/317769p-271672c.html

The Post Office is located at 90 Church St in NY, the World Trade Center was located in the bottom left side of the image below.

Tropical Storm Arlene approaches Florida : Delivery Status Currently Normal

National Mail Service Updates
Posted Friday, June 10, 2005

Mail delivery currently is normal across the Southeastern United States as Tropical Storm Arlene approaches Florida.

See the National Weather map here --> http://intellicast.com/Local/USNationalStd.asp?loc=usa&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=CurrentWeather&product=CurrentWeather&prodnav=none&pid=none

Keep checking back, we will be updating this story as news or information becomes available.

Fatal Oklahoma City Accident Affects Mail Service For Some

ChannelOklahoma.com

http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/4589962/detail.html

UPS Shares Lower After Analyst Downgrade

Associated Press:
06.09.2005, 04:05 PM
http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2005/06/09/ap2086082.html

UPS shares fell $1.08 to $71.28, as FedEx shares sank $2.28, or 2.4 percent, to $87.42 during afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.