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Canada Post Targets Super-Mailbox Thieves with Bait Mail

Canada Post says it is expanding the use of so-called bait mail in hopes of stopping mail theft in problem areas, such as Surrey, B.C. The Crown corporation says problems with community mailboxes, also known as super mailboxes, are rare across the country, but acknowledges incidents of theft and vandalism are troubling in parts of [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:49:34+00:00 February 10th, 2014|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments

No USPS Delivery On Martin Luther King Day

In honor of the Martin Luther King Day holiday the US Postal Service will be closed on Monday. All USPS post offices will be closed and no mail pickup or delivery will take place with the exception of Priority Mail Express shipments designated for holiday delivery. Normal mail pickup and delivery will resume Tuesday. USPS [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:49:39+00:00 January 20th, 2014|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments

How Much Are Stamps? Stamp Prices Set to Increase as of January 26

So how much are stamps now? The price of a first-class stamp is going up three cents, from 46 to 49 cents as of Sunday, Jan. 26. The postcard rate will inch up from 33 to 34 cents. (Thirteen years ago, a first-class stamp cost 34 cents.) A one-ounce, flat large envelope will jump from [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:49:46+00:00 January 8th, 2014|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments

UPS Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule

UPS and most UPS stores will be closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. UPS will not be picking up or delivering on Thanksgiving Day with the exception of UPS Express Critical. Normal UPS pickup and delivery will resume on Saturday. In addition, there will be no UPS Ground, UPS Standard or UPS 3 Day [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:49:51+00:00 November 27th, 2013|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments

FedEx Open For Pickups And Deliveries On Veterans Day

FedEx will be open will normal pickups and deliveries on Veterans Day. All FedEx units will run a normal schedule on Veterans Day including FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home and FedEx Freight. The USPS will be closed on Veterans Day no pickup or delivery taking place with the exception of USPS Express Holiday Delivery. [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:49:56+00:00 November 10th, 2013|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments

USPS Closed Columbus Day

The USPS will be closed on Columbus Day no pickup or delivery taking place with the exception of USPS Express Holiday Delivery. All Post Offices and Postal Service locations will be closed. Normal USPS service will resume on Tuesday. Most other major shipping companies will be open with regular pickup and delivery on Columbus Day [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:50:01+00:00 October 11th, 2013|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments

Shipping Sidekick Celebrates 7th Year Online Enabling You To Compare Shipping Rates

ABERDEEN, SD -- Shipping Sidekick, the web's leading website to compare shipping rates, is celebrating it's 7th birthday on Saturday. Shipping Sidekick was launched on August 31, 2006 as a fast, free way to compare shipping rates. Shipping Sidekick saves you money on shipping by allowing you to compare shipping rates and estimated delivery times [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:50:05+00:00 August 30th, 2013|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments

FedEx Not Deliverying On Labor Day

FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery will all be closed Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday. All FedEx offices will be closed with no pickup or delivery taking place (FedEx Custom Critical, which is delivered 365 days a year). FedEx will have a regular schedule on Saturday and a regular Sunday [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:50:09+00:00 August 28th, 2013|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments

UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Birmingham Airport

A UPS Airlines cargo plane crashed in Alabama Wednesday morning in a fiery explosion near the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, which is about four miles northeast of downtown Birmingham, according to emergency radio dispatches. UPS Airlines, based in Louisville, Ky., is owned by United Parcel Service Inc. delivery service. The crash happened just after 5 a.m. [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:50:16+00:00 August 14th, 2013|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments

Safe-Direct Car Shipping Changes Name To Ship A Car Direct

Safe-Direct Car Shipping announced today that they will be changing their company's well established name to Ship A Car Direct. Along with the business's website remaining unchanged, conveniently already Shipacardirect.com, the company will still provide the same exact same damage free guarantee and professional service that customer's all over the nation have grown to trust. [...]

By | 2015-12-06T21:50:24+00:00 August 12th, 2013|News, Shipping, ssk|0 Comments