When mailing things, cost counts. This is especially true if you are sending lots of care packages to a deployed service member, or mailing stuff to a family stationed overseas. Sometimes, the United ...

The flat rate boxes offered by the U.S. Postal Service can be an attractive shipping option for small businesses. The flat rate negates the need for weighing or measuring a package before shipping, ...

The U.S. Postal Service on June 3 filed an “experimental” rate case with the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) to give its Priority Mail customers two flat-rate box options. In its filing, which could be ...

Commercial customers will face a separate set of price hikes. Packages mailed through Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage zones 1-4 will cost between 30 cents and $2.25 more this season. Packages ...

When you take a package to the post office or a private shipping company or order something online, you face a variety of shipping options. Some of these are affected by how much your item weighs, its ...

WASHINGTON - For military service members stationed around the globe, holiday gifts are a big morale boost. To help the families and friends of U.S. military personnel, the Postal Service offers a ...

UPS says its Simple Rate service allows for larger size options than what is currently in the marketplace and doesn't require customers to enter package weight or dimensions, or look up shipping zones ...

The United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx are all popular choices to ship packages. While USPS typically offers the cheapest options, UPS and FedEx prices are competitive. All three carriers ...