August 13, 2019

• July 30 – Business Insider – UPS drivers are ditching commercial navigation apps for an in-house tool. The chief engineering and information officer explains how it’s already saving the company millions.
• August 2 – Government Executive – USPS Regains a Functioning Governing Board for the First Time in Five Years
• August 2 – Federal News Network – USPS board finally reaches quorum as 10-year postal reform plan comes into focus
• August 3 – Linn’s – U.S. Senate approves three postal board appointees
• August 4 – The Wall Street Journal – FedEx, UPS Find Formula for Delivering Seven Days a Week: Discount Sunday Drivers
• August 5 – USPS Link – Board of Governors: Senate confirms three nominees
• August 5 – Fox Business – Amazon beware: FedEx and UPS have a plan to compete on the weekend
• August 5 – APWU – Senate Approves New Members of the Board of Governors and the Postal Regulatory Commission
• August – Chronicle of Philanthropy – You’ve Got Snail Mail: Charities Experiment With Fundraising Through USPS Informed Delivery Service
• August 6 – PYMNTS – UPS, FedEx To Use Lower-Paid Drivers For Sunday Deliveries
• August 6 – Abacus – China is giving everyone a personal postcode so delivery drones can find them
• August 7 – Nikkei Asian Review – Saturday mail delivery faces chopping block in Japan
• August 7 – The Agitator – Testing, Testing, A/B/C
• August 7 – CNBC – FedEx is ending ground-delivery contract with Amazon
• August 7 – Los Angeles Times – Column: FedEx is freezing out Amazon. Let the delivery wars begin
• August 8 – Government Executive – Pay Raises Coming for 130K Postal Employees, Along With Higher Health Care Costs
• August 9 – Government Executive – USPS Loses $2.3B in Third Quarter Amid Newly Ominous Signs For Its Business
• August 9 – Washington Examiner – Postal Service loses $2.3B as dangerous cash burn intensifies
• August 9 – NALC – Statement on Postal Service’s 2019 Q3 Financial Report
• August 12 – Barron’s – The U.S. Postal Service Reported a Big Loss. Here’s What That Means for FedEx and UPS.
• August 12 – Barron’s – What the U.S. Postal Service’s Big Loss Really Means for FedEx and UPS, According to JPMorgan
• August 12 – Inc – FedEx Completely Cut Ties With Amazon. Here’s Why UPS Won’t (or Can’t)