State Post Bureau Investigates STO Express over Safety Management Failures
China's State Post Bureau has launched an investigation into STO Express Co. , Ltd. for failing to manage production safety across its affiliated enterprises. Since 2026, multiple companies using the STO Express trademark, name, and waybills have been involved in production safety incidents, with repeated hazards found at their facilities. The bureau said STO Express failed to implement unified safety management as required. The investigation is ongoing, and the outcome will be announced later.
Since 2026, enterprises operating courier services under the STO Express trademark, name, and waybills have been involved in multiple production safety incidents, and safety hazards have been repeatedly identified at their facilities during inspections. The State Post Bureau stated that STO Express Co. , Ltd. has failed to exercise adequate production safety management over these affiliated enterprises and did not implement unified safety management as required.
The State Post Bureau has initiated an investigation into STO Express Co. in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. The investigation covers production safety management issues across multiple enterprises under the STO Express brand, with specific outcomes to be announced at a later date.
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