USPS plans new shipping surcharge as postmaster warns of cash crunch

USPS is proposing a temporary 8% surcharge on Priority Mail and other shipping services as rising fuel costs strain finances.
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USPS 8% Surcharge Could Hit Small Businesses and Shoppers Alike

It's the first-ever surcharge from the USPS, and it's all due to rising gas costs. But it won't affect first-class stamps.

Postal Service to implement first-ever fuel surcharge amid mounting fuel costs, financial challenges

USPS is reportedly planning its first-ever 8% fuel surcharge on packages starting April, as the agency faces a cash crisis ...
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New cost for Americans? USPS delivery fees plan could hit millions amid fuel surge

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is moving to impose a fuel surcharge on package deliveries for the first time in its ...

The Postal Service may be out of cash in 2027 without Congress' help, postmaster says

The U.S. Postal Service's leader says it is set to run out of money in less than a year and may have to stop deliveries ...

US Postal Service will run out of cash within a year without Congress’ help, postmaster warns

The head of the US Postal Service has warned lawmakers that the storied 250-year-old agency is at a “critical juncture” and ...

USPS is nearly broke and wants to charge close to $1 to mail a letter

Speaking at a congressional hearing, Postmaster David Steiner said USPS wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp from ...

USPS could stop delivering mail by next year without funding, official warns

A USPS delivery truck is parked outside the Post Office in downtown Greenwich Aug. 17, 2020. (Tyler Sizemore / Hearst ...