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UPS now handles SurePost packages door-to-door entirely within our own network, with the reliability we’re known for." USA TODAY contacted USPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on ...

Our Parcel Select product still exists and any business can use it now at our published rates." USPS had a contract with FedEx for domestic air transportation services, but it expired on Sept.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has ended its partnership with UPS SurePost as the contract between the two entities expired this year. This means USPS workers will no longer deliver UPS ...

With the termination of this contract, these customers will have to ship their packages directly to a U.S. location or physical address. In other words, the contract’s end means that UPS will no ...

USPS offers some of the most affordable shipping rates, with Priority Mail averaging just over $8 per package compared to private carriers like FedEx and UPS, whose rates can be as much as 40% ...

The UPS service known as SurePost was primarily something businesses used as an economic way to send less urgent packages, like a shirt or a pair of shoes from a retailer. Under the arrangement, USPS ...

expanded surcharges from FedEx and UPS have taken a bite out of shippers' savings, particularly during the holiday shipping rush. The Q4 ground parcel rate per package was 24.4%, which surpassed ...

Previously, many SurePost packages were dropped off by UPS to U.S. Postal Service facilities near the final destination, and USPS would ultimately ... as an option when shipping via SurePost.