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