USPS is moving fast to overhaul its operations for financial sustainability and more predictable delivery times. The agency already implemented new service standards on Oct. 1 that will increase transit time standards by one to two days for some first-class mail and periodicals. Now, changes are imminent for its lightweight package service that saw a surge in demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A reduced reliance on air transport, which the Postal Regulatory Commission said will be implemented prior to peak season, will affect parcel deliveries differently depending on their final destinations.