{"id":2339965,"date":"2024-09-11T20:06:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T00:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usps-ends-discounts-to-shipping-consolidators-likely-raising-consumer-costs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T20:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T00:12:26","slug":"usps-ends-discounts-to-shipping-consolidators-likely-raising-consumer-costs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usps-ends-discounts-to-shipping-consolidators-likely-raising-consumer-costs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS ends discounts to shipping consolidators, likely raising consumer costs &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusps-ends-discounts-to-shipping-consolidators-likely-raising-consumer-costs-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is ending\u200b discounts for shipping consolidators like UPS and DHL as\u2064 part of\u200d a strategy to improve its revenue amid significant financial losses. This decision\u2064 may lead to higher costs for consumers, as\u2064 these\u2064 consolidators are expected to pass on\u2062 the price increases. \u200cThe USPS has faced an\u2062 80%\u200d decline in\u2064 first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-postal-service-seeks-to-hike-stamp-prices-to-68-cents\/\" title=\"US Postal Service aims to raise stamp prices to 68 cents.\">-class mail volume<\/a>\u200b since 1997 and has\u2064 accumulated over\u2064 $87 billion in losses from 2007 to \u200d2020. \u200dPostmaster General Louis DeJoy indicated that this move aims to enhance the agency&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medicare-advantage-plans-are-a-bargaining-chip-in-negotiations-between-hospitals-and-insurers\/\" title=\"Medicare Advantage plans used as leverage in hospital-insurer talks\">financial \u2064viability<\/a> and efficiency while encouraging shippers\u200b to utilize\u2064 USPS services, such as \u2064Ground Advantage. He clarified \u2064that the intent is not to dominate the shipping market \u2062but \u200dto preserve the\u2062 mail business. Changes include renegotiating\u200b some agreements with consolidators\u2062 and limiting access\u2064 to\u200d USPS&#8217;s shipping network to\u2063 about 500 large hubs, affecting how many locations consolidators can use for\u2064 deliveries.\u200c Notably, this \u2063change will not\u200c impact Amazon, which has direct \u200bdealings with the Postal Service.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">USPS ends discounts to shipping consolidators, likely raising consumer costs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1758508\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/postal-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Postal Service<\/a> is ending discounts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shipping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>shipping<\/a> consolidators, such as UPS and DHL, in an effort to shift money back to the agency. However, it will likely result in consolidators passing on the price increase to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/consumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>consumers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The move will help USPS as it has dealt with an 80% drop in first-class mail since 1997 and amassed more than $87 billion in losses from 2007 through 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-postal-service-delivery-changes-f7ca9fbf047c512aeeddaa2c6bbc500d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Postal Service trucks parked outside a post office in Wheeling, Illinois, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. (AP Photo\/Nam Y. Huh)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Specifically, the change will boost postal revenues and efficiencies while encouraging shippers to simply use USPS services such as Ground Advantage, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>DeJoy emphasized that the move is not to allow the Postal Service to dominate shipping markets but to keep the agency viable in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not trying to take over the package business. I&rsquo;m just trying to save the mail business,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added that some consolidator agreements have already been renegotiated, while others have sought to initiate the process with expiring contracts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Reevaluating these business arrangements is the right thing to do for the Postal Service and the American people. And, of course, we will make agreements with consolidators who are willing to negotiate deals based upon a more rational use of our network in a fashion that is mutually beneficial,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The changes are integral to the Postal Service&rsquo;s own Ground Advantage package shipments, and it seeks to eliminate cheap access to the agency&rsquo;s vast shipping network.<\/p>\n<p>The move won&rsquo;t affect Amazon because it deals directly with the Postal Service. However, it will affect consolidators who drop off packages at thousands of locations across the country, which DeJoy said will now be reduced to about 500 large hubs.<\/p>\n<p>Election officials recently warned DeJoy that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usps-blames-dems-stimulus-bill-for-mail-delays\/\" title=\"USPS Blames Dems\u2019 Stimulus Bill for Mail Delays\">mail delivery problems<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usps-mail-delivery-problems-could-prevent-2024-voting-officials-warn-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"USPS mail delivery problems could prevent 2024 voting, officials warn - Washington Examiner\">inadequate staff training<\/a> could disenfranchise voters as municipalities prepare for the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over the course of the last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">election officials<\/a> across the country have raised serious questions about processing facility operations, lost or delayed election mail, and front-line training deficiencies impacting USPS&rsquo;s ability to deliver election mail in a timely and accurate manner,&rdquo; the state and local officials wrote in a Wednesday letter to DeJoy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3151328\/election-officials-usps-disenfranchise-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>obtained by<\/a> the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We implore you to take immediate and tangible corrective action to address the ongoing performance issues with USPS election mail service,&rdquo; the officials added. &ldquo;Failure to do so will risk limiting voter participation and trust in the election process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1758508\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758508\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is discontinuing discounts for shipping consolidators like UPS and DHL to recoup funds for the agency. This change is expected to lead to higher costs for consumers, as consolidators are likely to pass on the increased expenses. The USPS has faced an 80% decline in first-class mail since 1997 and has accumulated over $87 billion in losses from 2007 to 2020, according to the Associated Press. <\/p>\n<p>Postmaster General Louis DeJoy stated that this decision aims to enhance postal revenues and operational efficiency while encouraging shippers to utilize USPS services such as Ground Advantage. He clarified that the intention is not for USPS to dominate the shipping market but rather to ensure its sustainability moving forward, saying, &#8220;I\u2019m not trying to take over the package business. I\u2019m just trying to save the mail business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeJoy mentioned that some agreements with consolidators have already been renegotiated, while others are initiating discussions regarding expiring contracts. He believes reassessing these business arrangements is essential for both USPS and American consumers, indicating a willingness to negotiate mutually beneficial deals with consolidators.<\/p>\n<p>These changes will primarily impact how package shipments are handled through USPS&#8217;s Ground Advantage service by limiting access points within its extensive shipping network; however, Amazon will remain unaffected as it partners directly with USPS. The adjustments will reduce delivery locations from thousands down to about 500 major hubs.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, election officials have expressed concerns about potential mail delivery issues affecting voter participation ahead of the upcoming 2024 elections due to inadequate staff training and processing problems at facilities. They urged DeJoy in a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner for immediate corrective actions regarding these ongoing performance issues related specifically to election mail service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/USPS-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[40694,40693,9328,11330,32076],"class_list":["post-2339965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-consumer-costs","tag-discounts","tag-shipping","tag-usps","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/USPS-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}