Tag: USPS

Cycling team gets millions in postal funds

Posted by | Jul 26, 2002 | |

In July I am captivated by bicycle racing, specifically the Tour de France. I am in awe of athletes who can perform at that level in a three-week endurance test over more than 3,000 kilometers, and I have come to appreciate the strategy, planning and subtle skills demanded by a sport where individuals excel but can’t win without their team.
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Competing in the Tour de France has been compared to running 20 marathons in 20 days. If the Tour is not the most grueling, most demanding athletic event in the world, what is?
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On top of which, the saga of Lance Armstrong is one of the most incredible and thrilling stories in all of sports – and perhaps in all of life. Armstrong, who is on the verge of winning his fourth consecutive Tour de France, recovered from a metastasized cancer that kills two-thirds of patients within a year to become probably the greatest bicycle racer ever.
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But there is one thing I don’t understand: How come the U.S. Postal Service (that is, the Post Office) sponsors a pro bicycle racing team?

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US Postal Service approves NetStamps

Posted by | Jul 19, 2002 | |

The US Postal Service has approved a system that allows PC users to print out sheets of postage stamps.
The new system – called NetStamps – will enable subscribers to print out 25 stamps at a time on special watermarked paper.

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Ex-Postal Execs Form Latin American Delivery Company

Posted by | Jul 18, 2002 | |

Two former U.S. Postal Service executives have started an unnamed company offering delivery services in major cities in Latin America, Mexico and the Caribbean.
John Kelly, former president/CEO of the USPS’ former expedited and package services division, is president of the new company. James Grubiak, former USPS vice president, international business, is vice president of sales and marketing. The company likely will be named SkyPost.
LanChile, which is an investor in the company and is Chile’s largest passenger and air cargo carrier, is handling air transportation. Sky Net Worldwide Express, LanChile’s international distribution and logistics division, is offering a hand-delivery network in the region and eventually will provide fulfillment and call center operations for the company.

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US Postal Services woes continue

Posted by | Jul 11, 2002 | |

Another increase in the rates charged by the U.S. Postal Service took effect June 30 with little, if any, outrage by the general public.
Even heavy mailers like catalog companies were rather quiet. Maybe it’s because most Americans believe that even with this latest rate increase, the work the Postal Service does is still a bargain.
Then again, what good would protest have done? The Postal Service is, after all, a regulated monopoly, albeit one facing increased competition, particularly from the Internet.

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Parcels from U.S. come at high cost

Posted by | Jul 4, 2002 | |

A number of Americans abroad have been snared in a parcel delivery nightmare in Europe since October, when USPS quietly ditched direct delivery to 23 countries in Europe, and signed up Consignia as its single contact for the region. The switch was intended to reduce operating costs and times associated with multiple delivery points in Europe.

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