UPS announced that it has completed the acquisition of Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. , a leading North American supply chain management company headquartered in Canada and offering customized third-party logistics and specialized cold chain transportation solutions for the healthcare sector. Under the terms of the acquisition, AHG shareholders receive CAD $55.00 per share in cash, representing a total purchase price of approximately CAD $2.2 billion (USD $1.6 billion). This acquisition underscores UPS’s commitment to providing global specialty capabilities as a leading provider of complex healthcare logistics. With the addition of AHG’s specialized cold chain network and expertise, UPS Healthcare customers will benefit from reduced transit times, enhanced end-to-end visibility, deepened global reach, and leading quality assurance.

This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public Postal Service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity Research to investors detailing how proposed plans by the White House to privatize postal services would lead to the closing of local post offices, skyrocketing price hikes to send a letter or package, and an end to the “Universal Service Obligation” where mail is delivered six and sometimes seven times a week to 169 million addresses.

Following extensive efforts by the ACMA and other mailing interests, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today issued a favorable ruling that prevents the US Postal Service from raising rates on market dominant mail products more than once a year between March 1, 2026 through September 30, 2030. Following a PRC ruling that paved the way for the USPS to raise rates twice a year between 2021 and 2024, the PRC concluded today that “things did not go well. Declines in the Postal Service’s financial situation, volume, and service performance have remained significant, if not worsened.” Following a “comprehensive and holistic review, the Commission determined that the system is not achieving the objectives taking into account the factors,” the PRC order said.