From USPS News Link: The Postal Service will get some help from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer this holiday season, USPS announced Aug. 21. Four stamps featuring characters and images from the 1960s Rudolph TV special will be issued in November, Stamp Services Director Susan McGowan told attendees at the American Philatelic Society Stamp Show in […]
By Don Cheney The plant consolidation schedule for 2015 was updated August 13, 2014 at https://ribbs.usps.gov/. With the switch to 24-hour plant operations, most jobs in the gaining facilities will likely be reposted. Parking will be scarce during the tour overlaps. Maintenance people will have a big challenge keeping the machines running continuously and the floors clean.
David Williams, USPS VP Network Operations, webinar on Network Rationalization Phase 2 today (thanks to a PostalReporter.com reader). USPS will begin consolidating the outgoing-originating mail on January 10, 2015 and schedule will be finalized in October 1. The number of plants will shrink from 319 to 239 (80, not 82, are closing).
PostalReporter.com reported several months ago of USPS’s plan to implement text tracking. The changes to Handbook AS-353 Revision: Guide to Privacy, the Freedom of Information Act, and Records Management became effective in February 2014:
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -A U.S. Postal truck driver is in critical condition after an accident on I-20 E., just past I-55 North. According to MHP Trooper Johnny Poulos the unidentified driver was traveling eastbound on I-20 and merging onto the I-55 north ramp when he lost control of his truck. “The driver went […]
USPS Tropico station in Glendale, CA stopped sorting mail for delivery on Saturday “as part of ongoing cost-cutting measures, but retail services such as selling stamps and renting P.O. boxes will continue to be offered at the site.” “The 27 mail carriers who used to pick up letters from the Tropico Station, located at 120 […]
According to news reports: Over 300 western Siskiyou County residents are currently unable to get their mail. Augustine Ruiz, spokesperson for the US Postal Service, says the Beaver Fire has cut off everyone in the 96097 zip code. Ruiz explains that, “The Klamath River post office is open, however Hwy 96 is closed, so no […]
The Tiny Tilden Post Office has been quietly going about its business in the hills above Berkeley [Calif.] since we installed it back in December. The little establishment is tucked into a knothole in an old tree on the Curran Trail in Tilden Park. For the past six months, countless hikers and dog walkers have […]
The Road to a New Delivery Fleet What should the postal vehicle of the future look like? The U.S. Postal Service recently put that question to its carriers and vehicle maintenance personnel and is currently reviewing the feedback. It’s an important question because the delivery fleet is aging and the Postal Service needs to quickly […]
Retired Kansas Letter Carrier still working hard at 102 years old. Wade worked as a mail carrier for 22 years at the Winfield, Kansas Post Office. He retired from the postal service on Dec. 31, 1979. Loren Wade attributed his longevity to staying active. “I never was one much for sports,” Wade said, “but I […]