USPS is increasing rates in parcel delivery services, effective this week. Here's what to know about the cost to ship your packages.

United Parcel Service (UPS) is set to implement significant changes to its SurePost service, which has long relied on the United States Postal Service (USPS) for final-mile deliveries, following the expiration of their recent contract,

UPS recently ended a contract with the United States Postal Service and delivery changes are coming to some post office box users as a result.

Discover the impact of UPS SurePost contract ending with USPS. Explore changes in package delivery and solutions for P.O. box and rural customers.

Just two weeks into the new year, and things are about to get a little pricier when dealing with the United States Postal Service. The Postal Service announced back in November that it was recommending “new competitive” prices for this year, and that means that some services could see rate hikes as soon as January 19.

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers will no longer deliver UPS SurePost packages after the government agency's contract with the parcel service expired this year. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union representing UPS delivery drivers, confirmed the negotiated service agreement's expiration in a Facebook post last week.

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers will no longer deliver UPS SurePost packages. Here's how fast you could get your deliveries.

Under the change, UPS Sure Post packages are now only being delivered by UPS drivers, a spokesperson for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters spokesperson told Supply Chain Dive. In the past, the final leg of these deliveries was made by the U.S. Postal Service; now, they will be handled by UPS after the Jan. 1 contract expiration.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) and UPS SurePost have terminated their contract, which will impact package delivery practices and services in specific regions.

The change returns millions of packages to UPS package cars for final-mile delivery. "Millions of packages moved away from SurePost and the United States Postal Service and returned to UPS package cars this month, now being sorted and delivered by hardworking UPS Teamsters," the union said in a Facebook post.

The Postal Service is the only carrier permitted to deliver to post office boxes, Army post and Navy fleets. With the end of this agreement, any of these customers now have to ship their packages directly to a U.S. location or to their address.