USPS: 9/9/14 DSS is helping to strengthen the scanning rate at Post Offices across the nation. More than 12,000 Post Offices are receiving new equipment this year to improve package scanning. The Delivery Sortation System (DSS) allows offices and other delivery units to efficiently capture arrival at unit scans on packages, and it tells the […]
Greenville, SC, Letter Carrier Christopher Brown was delivering mail to a customer’s home when a woman approached him carrying her infant son. She told Brown the child was choking on a piece of plastic wrapper, which she couldn’t dislodge. By the time the woman reached Brown, the child was unconscious. Brown began performing the Heimlich […]
August 29, 2014 – Hialeah, Fla. – A mail carrier, a grandmother and a 1-year-old girl were taken to the hospital after a head-on crash. The incident happened Friday at 305 West 68th St. in Hialeah. The mailman stopped on the side of the road. Police said he was outside of his car, reaching in […]
Aug. 29, 2014, 8:30 a.m. ET California On Aug. 23, the California Bay Valley area was hit by a 6.1 earthquake. As a result, retail and delivery services have been impacted in the areas of Napa and Vallejo, CA. Delivery service for the impacted areas will continue as all operations are being moved to the […]
When Mary Jane Tardif mailed a birthday gift to her daughter on July 15, she thought it would only take a few days to get to its intended destination in Lafayette California. She’s still waiting for it to get there. The Aurora woman told 7NEWS that when she went to the U.S. Postal Service’s website to track the package […]
August 27, 2014 – The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) informed USPS that during their project Procurement and Use of Common Fleet Trailers – Northeast Area they became aware that 35 trailers, leased by USPS in the New Jersey Network Distribution Center (NDC) – Northeast Area, could not be located. In their […]
SAN DIEGO – August 27, 2014 – The Postal Reform Act hopes to revamp the financially-strapped U.S. Postal Service, which last year posted a $5 billion loss, but two proposals in particular are drawing negative attention. Video will load below. Read more
MILWAUKEE – August 26, 2014 – Attacked while on the job: A female postal carrier had to fight off a masked man in Milwaukee on Monday, August 25th — and it’s not the only incident being investigated. Video will load below. Read more
August 20, 2014 – The Postal Service’s ethics office is hearing from a lot of employees who have questions about the ALS ice bucket challenge. The challenge involves people dumping a bucket of ice water on themselves to raise awareness of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and then encouraging others to do the […]
August 19, 2014 – Roanoke, VA – A an informational picket is planned outside Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s office this week as a way to let the public know about coming proposed changes. Earlier this month the US Postmaster submitted changes to the standards that will end the overnight delivery standard. It will be replaced with a two […]