USPS is proving to be strong rival package market

Parcel express/global logistics: USPS is proving to be strong rival - 3/13/2009 - Logistics Management: "News that theU.S. Postal Service is gaining market share in the weakening domestic package shipping market, may have come as a surprise to many industry analysts, but one sage observer saw it all along.

“When DHL pulled out of the arena, it was just assumed that Fedex and UPS would take over,” said Gerard Hempstead, a former DHL executive who now works as a consultant. “But as we noted back at the beginning of the year, the post office is not going to just lay down and play dead.”"