Self-driving trucks begin mail delivery test for U.S. Postal Service

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While mail service for in-state voters has been solid, more than 18,000 international ballots could face more snags within an overwhelmed Postal Service......»»

Historic volumes of packages have gummed up the Postal Service, and community newspapers are getting caught in the mail backlog......»»

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At least 19,000 of the agency's 644,000 workers are sick or in isolation due to the novel coronavirus, which has been complicating deliveries. Officials work on ballots at the Gwinnett Co.....»»

Unprecedented package volume has paralyzed the agency, leading managers to divert vast shipments of mail across the country.....»»

Private carriers FedEx and UPS have cut off delivery service for some retailers, sending massive volumes of packages to the Postal Service......»»

Higher rates would cost shippers and online retailers billions of dollars, potentially spurring them to invest in their own distribution networks......»»

Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman will leave before new agency head Louis DeJoy — a Republican donor and top White House ally — takes the helm......»»

The U.S. Postal Service handles almost half of the world’s mail volume -- 142.6 billion pieces in fiscal 2019 alone. It’s one of the largest employers in the U.S., with more than 630,000 career and contract workers. And it could run out of cash by .....»»

The U.S. Postal Service handles almost half of the world’s mail volume -- 142.6 billion pieces in fiscal 2019 alone. It’s one of the largest employers in the U.S., with more than 630,000 career and contract workers. And it could run out of cash by .....»»

President Trump said he would not be approving an emergency loan for the U.S. Postal Service if it did not immediately raise its prices for package delivery......»»

Autonomous driving technology developer Pony.ai has launched "contact last-mile delivery service" in Irvine, California, it announced Thursday. read more.....»»

A drop in mail volume hurts, but not as much as the $160 billion in debt the USPS carries......»»

New York City is in danger of running out of swabs for Covid-19 tests and should only test ho… patients, the city health department said in a memo to health care providers over the weekend. “As the... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said Tuesday that it's scaling efforts rapidly in order to deliver Qiagen NV (NYSE: QGEN) COVID-19 testing kits across the world more quickly.  read more.....»»

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Associated Press Happy Friday. We made it through another week of quarantine. First, some .....»»

Carlos Barria/Reuters The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has plunged the US Postal Service into dire financial straits. It could severely impact the 2020 elections as states pivot .....»»

Any disruption to the U.S. Postal Service could also hamper mail vote efforts for the upcoming election......»»