night delivery

Nov 29th

Mail carriers start their deliveries before the crack of dawn day after Thanksgiving

It’s ‘Priority Yule’ as Post Offices gear up for heavy parcel volume 11/26/2019 SACRAMENTO, CA — Households should not be alarmed if they hear postal mail carriers delivering as early as 5:00 a.m., starting the Friday after Thanksgiving. The clatter and jangle so familiar this time of year is just your letter carrier getting an […]

Dec 22nd

USPS, Union agree retention issues leads to short staffing and delivery challenges in Northern California

Most everyone has heard, at one time or another, the old slogan attributed to the United States Postal Service: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” These days, it seems, those appointed rounds are anything but swift, taking some carriers late into […]