Postal carrier Marc Jacques delivers the mail in a neighborhood on March 19, 2026 in Miami, Florida.The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday said it is seeking to impose a temporary 8% fuel surcharge for package and express mail deliveries to deal with rising transportation costs, which include higher oil prices as a result of the Iran war.If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the surcharge would take effect April 26 and remain in place until Jan. 17, 2027, the Postal Service said in a notice on its ...

Parcel revenue was essentially flat on a volume decrease of 243 million pieces, or 12.1%. Strong demand for USPS Ground Advantage, the organization’s economy product with two-to-five day service standards, and price increase for package services (catalogs and other large printed media) helped offset revenue decreases in Priority Mail and Parcel Select services resulting from increased last-mile competition for e-commerce delivery, in-sourcing from major customers like Amazon, and the trend away from expedit ...