President Trump's push to have the U.S. post office double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon is not the first time the Trump and Amazon have clashed. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post) Washington Post - President Trump has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges
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US Postal Service gets whacked with a $1.3 billion loss as it struggles to keep up with Amazon
NIPOST generates N20.62bn in one year
The Nigerian Postal Service generated a total of N7.04bn from its core operations in 2017, according to a report by the Punch newspaper. The report revealed that with another N13.58bn generated from electronic stamp sales, the postal organisation actually made a total of N20.62bn in the 2017 fiscal year. A breakdown of
Overwhelmed New York Postman Hid 17,000 Letters and Parcels to Focus on ‘Important’ Mail
A USPS worker A New York mailman has been arrested for stockpiling thousands of pieces of undelivered mail, spanning almost 15 years. The man, Aleksey Germash, 53, has been with the U.S. Postal Service for 16 years before his bosses received a tip about a parked car with 20 bags of undelivered mail,
Thunderstorms cause delays at FedEx Memphis facilities
On Saturday, FedEx Express notified clients and shareholders of “substantial flight and sort disruptions” due to severe thunderstorms in Memphis, which could potentially delay delivery times of freight moving through the express carrier’s hub location. The water level of the Mississippi River, which is in close proximity to some of the
Trump follows Amazon jabs by ordering US Postal Service review
A USPS delivery man President Trump recently tweeted that the US Postal Service's deal with Amazon was bad for taxpayers, but he has now taken his complaints beyond social media, the New York Times reported. The White House has convened a task force to examine the service's operations and "conduct a thorough evaluation of
The U.S Postal Service Is in Trouble, but Trump’s Tweets Won’t Fix It
A usps delivery man The USPS needs more customers like Amazon, not fewer. In recent days, President Donald Trump has decried the financial condition of the U.S Postal Service, which, in a series of much-discussed tweets, he has said is losing “Billions of Dollars.” That part is true. From 2013 to 2016, the USPS averaged
Is the U.S post office making or losing money delivering Amazon packages?
Deutsche Post drives up revenues in all divisions in 2017
The German mail and logistics company posted revenues of 60.4 billion euros for the year, rising 5.4 percent from 2016, despite encountering headwinds from currency effects. Deutsche Post DHL Group recorded a consolidated net profit after non-controlling interests of 2.7 billion euros (U.S. $3.3 billion) in 2017, inching up 2.8 percent
