The U.S. Postal Service has expanded a new pilot program to East Texas offering businesses local-to-local same-day or next-day package delivery at 82 locations in the Tyler and Longview areas. The USPS Connect Local pilot program launched July 19 at seven postal facilities in Dallas and Houston and is now available at 385 Texas postal facilities. More pilot locations will be added in the coming month. The postal service reported the program is designed to meet “growing consumer demand for fast local and regional deliveries and returns.” “The USPS Connect Local pilot allows business customers direct access to the Postal Service’s unmatched last-mile delivery network,” information from the postal service…
