DeJoy's changes will give USPS its best holiday season performance ever, officials say

"... changes the agency is implementing as part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's plan to overhaul its operations and stabilize its finances have also put the Postal Service in a better position this holiday season. USPS has stood up 83 sorting and delivery centers, which consolidate final preparations before mail and packages are delivered, which Colin said has increased capacity. It has installed 158 new package sorting machines since last year’s peak season and is now delivering 95% of First-Class mail and packages via ground transportation. The Postal Service boasted it can now process 60 million packages per day. USPS is reinstituting a surcharge this holiday season after opting not to do so last year, with prices increasing between 30 cents and $16 depending on the shipping service and weight selected. ..."   
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PMG DeJoy updates the board on the Postal Service’s progress under Delivering for America

"...“This effort has been engaged with historic intensity by the postal leadership and its employees across the country to carry out a long overdue transformational change,” DeJoy said.

He delivered his remarks during the board’s May 9 meeting in Washington, DC, where he also discussed the organization’s new environmental sustainability goals, as well as efforts to reduce transportation costs, combat postal crime and implement organizational changes to better compete in the marketplace.

Additionally, DeJoy ..."   
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Postmaster General DeJoy Statement on 30-day Sentence for Armed Robbery of San Francisco USPS Letter Carrier

"Postmaster General Louis DeJoy released the following statement regarding a recent 30-day sentence for a criminal involved in the armed robbery of a Postal Service letter carrier in San Francisco:

“It is simply unacceptable that a criminal was sentenced to a mere 30-days for threatening a letter carrier at gunpoint and stealing his personal possessions, as well as both the public's mail and packages. This sends a concerning message..."   
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USPS PMG DeJoy to transform delivery fleet with 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028

"...The USPS said Tuesday its investment is expected to reach $9.6 billion, about a third of which comes from the Inflation Reduction Act. The funding will help the Postal Service build what has the potential to be one of the largest electric vehicle fleets in the country, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a statement. “We have a statutory requirement to deliver mail and packages to 163 million addresses six days per week and to cover our costs in doing so — that is our mission,” DeJoy said. “As I have said in the past, if we can achieve those objectives in a more environmentally responsible way, we will do so.” ..."   
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