The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is implementing the next phase of its delivery-service changes beginning Tuesday, the agency said in a July 1 statement.
On March 20, the USPS announced that it planned to implement changes to its service standards, which refer to the expected number of days to deliver a piece of mail.
The new standards, projected to be implemented in two phases on April 1 and July 1, are expected to save the USPS a minimum of $36 billion over the next decade through cost savings in transportation, real estate, and mail and packaging costs.
At the time, the USPS said that while delivery times may extend by one day for mail collected at certain post office locations, overall delivery speeds of both mail and packages are expected to improve….