Processing packages from abroad, especially into the U.S. Postal Service’s JFK International Service Center in New York City, can be a challenge.
Why does the U.S. Postal Service charge the same price for a greeting card going from Washington, D.C., to California as it does from Manhattan to Queens? Because the Postal Service must follow a set of regulations designed to ensure that everyone can send and receive mail at a reasonable price...
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The global pandemic of COVID-19 has impacted our country in ways that were unimaginable months ago. It is changing how people across the U.S. and around the world are working, shopping, even interacting with one another. States have ordered many stores and businesses to close. Businesses that...
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For many rural residents, mail is a lifeline, providing connections with government, commerce, and each other. The local post office offers a community a sense of identity as well as a retail hub that serves a central role, even as rural populations continue to decline. It’s not just an American...
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Beginning in 2018 the Postal Service purchased new lift gates – equipment on the rear of a truck that helps load and unload mail containers from the truck. The lift gates were designed to save costs through efficiency and improved safety. The new lift gates are a tuck-under style (moves out from...
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