RURAL CARRIER NEWS

The U.S. Postal Service’s delivery of envelopes and parcels had humble beginnings. But much as the automobile transformed everyday Americans’ means of travel, it also greatly enhanced the Post Office’s ability to efficiently deliver mail. Just before the turn of the 20th century, an experimental horseless mail wagon made by the...

Amazon recently began offering doorstep pickup from the U.S. Postal Service for select customer returns, a spokesperson for the e-commerce giant said in an emailed statement to Supply Chain Dive. The capability, which launched in the summer, is currently available to some customers for eligible items. “We’re always...

Alexandria, Va. – In response to the final determination of 2026 cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to federal retirement annuities and Social Security benefits, which will be 2.8% for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuities and Social Security benefits and 2.0% for Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) annuities, NARFE National President William Shackelford issued the...

USPS has the people, skills and vision to compete and thrive far into the future, Postmaster General David Steiner tells The Eagle magazine in its fall issue. The cover story — a conversation between Steiner and The Eagle Managing Editor Yvonne Yoerger — explores the postmaster general’s background and his...

Based on the August 2025 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for rural carriers will increase 0.5¢ to 97.5¢ per mile. This EMA rate will be effective October 4, 2025 (Pay Period 2025-22) ALSO SEE  

Postal Service facilities should fly U.S. flags at half-staff to honor Dick Cheney, the former vice president who died Nov. 3. Flags should be flown at half-staff until the day of interment, which hasn’t been announced. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant...

A new holiday TV commercial from the Postal Service offers a nod to the organization’s 250th anniversary this year. The 30-second ad, titled “Delivering Since 1775,” juxtaposes images of contemporary mail carriers with black-and-white archival footage of their counterparts from previous eras. “Two hundred fifty years ago, a promise was made...

The U.S. Postal Service policy banning people from bringing firearms into post offices violates the Constitution, a federal judge in Texas ruled Tuesday. Judge Reed O’Connor, a Trump appointee, said both the Post Office’s own regulation and a federal law barring firearms possession in a “federal facility” cannot survive scrutiny...