John Callan, founder and CEO of Ursa Major Associates, joins me to discuss recent news and developments at the US Postal Service:
- DeJoy's recent appearance before the House Committee
- Service failures
- Proposals to amend letter delivery standards
- Rate increases
- Air carriage of letters
- The legendary USPS strategic plan - again!
- Focusing on last mile capabilities, and reducing cost in the middle mile
- Frequency of delivery (6/7 days per week)
- Last mile capacity for parcels and letters
- USPS Board of Governors - President Biden's nominees
- New USPS delivery vehicle
- Why have one supplier instead of multiple vehicle suppliers?
- Electric delivery vehicles
- Consultation with unions on the USPS strategic plan
- USPS delivering last mile for Amazon, FedEx, and UPS (Parcel Select)
- Delivering to cluster boxes (community mailboxes) and what it means for USPS's delivery advantage
- Amazon and FedEx pulling parcels out of Parcel Select
- Letter pricing and impact on marketing mix
- Options available to postal operators to reduce costs in letter delivery
- Developing rate structures that encourage customers to use the US Postal Service
