USPS, DHL partner in a $10 billion 'last-mile' delivery agreement

Source: AP

Updated 1:33 PM EDT, May 28, 2026


NEW YORK (AP) — The United States Postal Service said Thursday it reached a $10 billion deal to provide “last-mile” package delivery services for DHL eCommerce, an arm of German package services provider DHL.

The USPS said in December it intended to open its last-mile delivery network to large and small shippers, expanding beyond current arrangements with Amazon and UPS. Last-mile delivery refers to the final step of getting a package from a local distribution center to a customer’s door, the most labor-intensive part of the delivery process.

Postmaster General David Steiner said in a call with reporters that since the USPS delivers to 170 million locations six days a week, “we are the best last-mile provider by default.” “For us, this is a matter of meeting the customers where they are and meeting the customers’ needs,” he said.

The USPS and DHL said the agreement is a multi-year commitment, but did not elaborate.

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