Supply Chain Satire
USPS Will Add A Weekly Fuel Surcharge In 2027; Postal Truck Begins Checking Gas Prices Every Morning Like A Retiree
The fee will change weekly as a percent of base postage, joining FedEx and UPS. The mail truck has started a notebook.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service will start a weekly fuel surcharge in January 2027 on Ground Advantage, Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express and Parcel Select, set as a percentage of base postage and published three to five days ahead, Supply Chain Dive reported, matching FedEx and UPS.
"Every Monday I check the price at the Shell on Route 9," said a fictional postal truck in Dayton. "I write it down. I sigh. That is the system now."
Every Monday I check the price at the Shell on Route 9…
Small shippers said the change at least gives them a few days' notice, which is more than they get from their own customers.
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Riffing on: USPS to debut weekly fuel fee in 2027, matching FedEx, UPS practices, Supply Chain Dive