Alliance Notes 

 September 11, 2019

• August 28 – Logistics Management – FedEx Freight’s last-mile plans are moving forward 
• August 29 – The Wall Street Journal – How Amazon’s Shipping Empire Is Challenging UPS and FedEx 
• August 29 – Forbes – What Amazon’s One-Day Delivery Means for UPS, FedEx, Walmart and Target 
• August 29 – Courthouse News Service – Postal Service Shake-Up Alarms Union of Mail Carriers 

• August 30 – The Washington Post – The Postal Service is committed to fighting the illegal mailing of drugs 
• September 3 – The Hill – Congress set for chaotic fall sprint 
• September 3 – Tamebay – eBay opposes USPS withdrawal from Universal Postal Union 
• September 3 – Trucks.com – U.S. Postal Service Delays New Mail Truck Choice to 2020 
• September 3 – Government Executive – Letter Carriers Sue Postal Service Over Push to ‘Radically Refashion’ Their Jobs 

• September 4 – Freight Waves – U.S. to leave global postal union next month barring last-minute action; exit could send global parcel rates soaring  
• September 4 – Supply Chain Dive – USPS warns shippers ‘no longer eligible for discounted rates’ if US leaves postal union 
• September 4 – FED Week – Postal IG Finds Flaws in Vetting of Applicants 
• September 6 – Lexington Institute – A Stopgap For Congress’s Reluctance To Tackle Postal Reform 
• September 7 – Quartz – The US Postal Service really does not want to discuss a problem with its charter flights 

• September 9 – AJC – UPS to hire 100,000 seasonal workers for peak holiday shipping season 
• September 9 – WTOP – Looking to hire 30,000, Amazon plans nationwide job fairs 
• September 10 – Military Times – Postal Service to start selling new Purple Heart stamps on Oct. 4 
• September 10 – SUAS News – Silent Arrow® 1-Ton Cargo Delivery Drone Unveiled in London, Full-Rate Production to Follow