Archive for the ‘Distribution and Fulfillment’ Category

Trucking Shutdown and its Effect on Print

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

There has been a lot of coverage in the press of an independent trucker strike. It appears that if a strike is taking place its not well-organized and limited to certain areas of the US. Many truckers also appear to be undecided on if a strike is an effective route ...

ValPak Calls for Periodical Mail Rate Increase

Monday, February 4th, 2008

American Business Media is reporting that advertising coupon mailer ValPak has called on the Postal Service to enforce postal law that requires mail revenues to cover its costs, saying the Commission should exercise its authority to find the Periodicals rates illegal and direct that they be increased by a double-digit ...

USPS Reports a Decline in Mail Volume

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The USPS said on Wednesday that mail volume has declined in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. In their announcement the Postal Service said preliminary financial results indicate mail volume was down 3.0 percent, or 1.7 billion pieces. First-Class Mail volume decreased 3.9 percent and Standard Mail decreased 2.6 percent ...