U.s. postal service

USPS names military contractor for $482 million contract to build postal vehicles with more room for parcels

Oshkosh Defense to build between 50,000 and 165,000 vehicles over 10 years, including both gas and electric engines.

February 23, 2021

DC Velocity Staff

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Oshkosh Defense to build between 50,000 and 165,000 vehicles over 10 years, including both gas and electric engines.

Podcasts

The Logistics Matters podcast: Kevin Paramore from Yale on technologies for social distancing in facilities | Season 1 Episode 35

New technologies alert workers whenever they get within six feet of distance with another co-worker; carriers reach their capacity breaking points; What emerging technologies will have a lasting impact in years to come?

December 11, 2020

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New technologies alert workers whenever they get within six feet of distance with another co-worker; carriers reach their capacity breaking points; What emerging technologies will have a lasting impact in years to come?

Amazon could launch third-party delivery service in U.S. by 2021, Morgan Stanley says

Move would follow retailer’s launch of “logistics as a service” arm in the U.K. in May, speaker says at Parcel Forum show.

November 2, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Move would follow retailer’s launch of “logistics as a service” arm in the U.K. in May, speaker says at Parcel Forum show.

PARCEL EXPRESS

For parcel world, a “super peak” looms

When the pandemic hit, e-commerce exploded, flooding parcel networks with record volumes that have yet to ease. With carrier capacity already maxed out, what can shippers expect for the holiday peak season?

November 2, 2020

Gary Frantz

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When the pandemic hit, e-commerce exploded, flooding parcel networks with record volumes that have yet to ease. With carrier capacity already maxed out, what can shippers expect for the holiday peak season?

Podcasts

The Logistics Matters podcast: What's next for the USPS?; interest in TMS on the rise; the effects of Hurricane Laura | Season 1 Episode 21

Phil Evers of the University of Maryland discusses the difficulties facing the U.S. Postal Service; interest in TMS is increasing as a result of the pandemic; and Hurricane Laura leaves destruction in its wake, affecting supply chains.

August 28, 2020

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Phil Evers of the University of Maryland discusses the difficulties facing the U.S. Postal Service; interest in TMS is increasing as a result of the pandemic; and Hurricane Laura leaves destruction in its wake, affecting supply chains.

BIG PICTURE

Let’s protect the parcel lifeline

Parcel is the most profitable part of USPS operations. Rather than kill off the golden goose, let’s address the postal service’s real cost areas.

June 24, 2020

David Maloney

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Parcel is the most profitable part of USPS operations. Rather than kill off the golden goose, let’s address the postal service’s real cost areas.

OUTBOUND

Take a letter, Mr. President

At a time when mail and parcel delivery is so vital, the USPS should not be a political football.

June 4, 2020

Mitch Mac Donald

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At a time when mail and parcel delivery is so vital, the USPS should not be a political football.

Podcasts

The Logistics Matters podcast: Jayson Lusk of Purdue University on Covid-19 and the food supply chain | Season 1 Episode 5

Why farmers are throwing away food even as we see shortages at the grocery store; the latest Logistics Manager's Index; President Trump's pick for Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy.

May 8, 2020

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Why farmers are throwing away food even as we see shortages at the grocery store; the latest Logistics Manager's Index; President Trump's pick for Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy.

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