USPS troubles make local delivery services a smart alternative

August 14 2013

Every day there seems to be a new headline about how the USPS is failing and the drastic changes that need to be taken to revive the organization. These include things like cancelling Saturday delivery and eliminating door-to-door and curbside pickup in favor of group mailboxes. These would change the way organizations conduct business on a daily basis. A recent earnings report shows how bad things have gotten.

An article from Post and Parcel examined the third quarter earnings report of the USPS and found a $750 million loss. This happened even as the organization cut operational costs by 22 percent. So far in the current fiscal year, the USPS has chalked up $3.9 billion.

On top of that, the organization has cut expenses by 11.7 percent this year. The organization has also reduced operational hours at 7,397 post offices and consolidated 104 mail processing plants and 1,156 delivery routes.

"We need to make fundamental changes to the way we currently do business, changes that are part of our Five-Year Business Plan," USPS chief financial officer Joe Corbett told the news source. "However, without comprehensive postal reform legislation signed into law, our hands are tied and we expect multi-billion dollar annual losses to continue."

The trouble of the USPS could become a major problem for any business that relies on the organization. However, companies can avoid that by partnering with a local business courier system which can ensure safe delivery of important business packages, without the worry of dramatic changes to operations.