Delivering Holiday Cheer to Diplomatic and Military Service Members Worldwide 10/10/2017 WASHINGTON — The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, but many people miss loved ones who are stationed overseas as military or diplomatic members. While the holidays are a hard time to be away from home, the U.S. Postal Service […]
HOUSTON – Houston postal workers are hustling to make sure holiday packages reach their destinations on time. The north Houston processing facility normally handles about 1.5 million packages and letters every day. They handled nearly twice that amount on Monday.
FORT SMITH (KFSM)– The holidays are a busy time for everyone, but for the United States Postal Service, they’re the busiest time of year. For nearly 13 years, in rain, snow or shine, George Davis has walked the same route in Fort Smith, but even on days when the weather isn’t so nice, Davis stays […]
December 15, 2015 PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – It may be one of the happiest times of the year, but for the Post Office, they say it’s their busiest. For 15 years, Art Ness has ridden the streets of Panama City Beach as a mail carrier. And during the holidays, he says his truck […]
12.21.14 KETTERING, Ohio (WDTN) — It’s crunch time for the U.S. Post Office with only three days left to make sure your packages make it to their destinations on time. “Very busy, but we wouldn’t have it any other way,” said Justin Smith, a mail carrier with the Kettering Post Office. Postal carriers like Justin […]
Peak Performance 12.19.14 Postal facilities across the nation are working hard to keep the mail moving during the peak holiday season. Atlanta District is having its biggest season ever. One example: Package volume at the Peachtree P&DC has surged 23 percent this month compared to last year, with 735,000 packages processed Dec. 15 alone. In […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The holiday season is especially busy for the United States Postal Service. On average, the Postal Service processes 523 pieces of mail every day. During the holiday season, that increases to 553 million pieces of mail.This Monday, the Postal Service expects to process about 640 pieces of mail. The Postal Service […]
(November 18, 2014) Watford City, North Dakota – With the holidays fast approaching, the local Watford City Post Office is feeling the pressure of trying to adequately meet the needs of their customers with an insufficient amount of staffing and an enormous amount of mail volume. “The hardest part in getting employees here is the […]
Double-digit package growth predicted during the busy holiday shipping season WASHINGTON — The Postal Service kicked off the holiday shipping season today by announcing that it will be delivering packages seven days a week in major cities and high volume areas starting Nov. 17 through Christmas Day in response to expected double-digit package volume growth. […]
(October 22, 2014) WASHINGTON — With Christmas just two months away, the U.S. Postal Service is offering holiday shipping tips to help customers ship the 15.5 billion cards, letters and packages expected to be delivered in time for Christmas. “The key to holiday shipping is being prepared and starting early,” advises U.S. Postal Service Consumer […]