Hurricane Milton is approaching Florida, with landfall anticipated in the Tampa area Wednesday night. The storm is predicted to be very large and powerful, impacting western, central, and eastern Florida. Hurricane Milton is forecasted to bring unprecedented flooding and high winds, which will cause property damage, road closures, and electrical outages. What We Know Now[...]
Hurricane Helene will make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area. The strong winds, driving rain, and storm surge will impact nearly all of Florida. As the storm moves inland Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee will feel the impacts of Hurricane Helene. Significant power outages and flooding will impact local post offices and mail delivery throughout[...]
Significant power outages and flooding have impacted the Louisiana region as a result of Hurricane Francine. The hurricane made landfall on Wednesday, September 11th in Terrebonne Parish as a Category 2 storm before being downgraded to a tropical storm. The flooding and power outages are impacting local post offices and mail delivery. We’re wishing all[...]
The United States Postal Service recently released its latest plan to save money, proposing to reduce truck trips and slow service to rural customers. You can find out more – and potentially speak and ask questions – by attending the “USPS Pre-Filing Conference” via Zoom on Thursday, September 5 from 1pm -3pm ET. Space is[...]
We’ve updated our Postage Rates Chart to reflect the 2024 rates that go into effect on July 14, 2024. Please download the chart and print out as many copies as you need for easy reference. Some clients find it helpful to place a copy in each job folder, while others prefer displaying them on their[...]
Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday, July 8th on Texas’ Gulf Coast as a Category 1 storm resulting in mass power outages with impacts to local post offices and mail delivery. We’re wishing all those impacted safety and a speedy recovery. What We Know Now – Logistics & Post Offices Beryl as well as other[...]
We’ve updated our Postage Rates Chart to reflect the 2024 rates that go into effect on January 21, 2024. Please download the chart and print out as many copies as you need for easy reference. Some clients find it helpful to place a copy in each job folder, while others prefer displaying them on their[...]
This week, the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers released the new postage rates that will take effect starting January 21, 2024. The new rates proposed by the USPS are currently awaiting Postal Regulatory Commission approval. Approval is just a matter of time based on past rate increases. The expected increases are in the 1-3% range overall,[...]
Hurricane Idalia made landfall early Wednesday on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm resulting in road closures and power outages impacting local post offices and mail delivery. What We Know Now – Logistics & Post Offices USPS has suspended operations in the Southeast US: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/residential/welcome.htm Trucking and rail companies are suspending service[...]
This May, the National Postal Forum (NPF) was held in Charlotte, North Carolina and PMG and MailSmart Logistics representatives were on hand to engage with their fellow industry experts. The NPF partners with the USPS to produce this event each year which brings together the mailing industry for a one-of-a-kind educational and networking experience. This[...]
