[ac29]

I get packages from Europe via DHL every week at work. They are never handed off to USPS, they come in a DHL van. However, they certainly might use USPS for some residential deliveries.

What DHL doesnt do anymore is US->US (domestic) shipments. International delivery is still definitely handled in the US by DHL themselves.

[walrus01]

I think this might depend on what city you're in. DHL has definitely pulled back from the US:

http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20131125-five-years-on-dh...

http://www.economist.com/node/12607051

There is still a direct DHL presense in larger areas/markets like Seattle, San Francisco or Dallas. But not so much in other parts of the country.