12/4/2019 TAMPA, Fla. – The U.S. Postal Service package processing plant in Ybor City expects to handle more holiday packages this year than ever before as deadlines approach. About half a million packages will come through the Tampa facility every day between now and Christmas. “To get everybody their packages by Christmas and under the […]
12/3/2019 Postal inspectors were alerted, and deputies helped reload the mail into the containers. SPLENDORA, Texas — Splendora police responded to reports of U.S. Mail packages scattered along multiple locations on Highway 59 northeast of Houston late Monday. Drivers first spotted the packages and crates at about 7:30 p.m. near East River Road. One witness […]
Lisa Klebba, from a small town in Michigan, checked her mail one day recently and found a surprise: a package from Kyrgyzstan. “I was like, this is weird. So I looked at it and I’m like, did I order something from China?” Though from Kyrgyzstan, the package looked like one that she had previously received […]
USPS will test a service that allows customers to ship returns to merchants when they no longer have the original packaging for the item. The Package Less Returns service will be tested at 53 sites in Southern Area’s Dallas District that are equipped with Retail Systems Software (RSS) workstations. The returned merchandise will be shipped […]
What the Holidays Mean to USPS Employees Some keep the busy clutter of the holidays separate from annual traditions, or strategically maneuver using shopping and cooking chore short-cuts. How Santa’s Other Helpers Deliver Their Holiday Rush How do Santa’s helpers in postal blue — those boots-on-the-ground mail carriers, busy with delivering your gifts and cards […]
Anyone who’s ever been anxiously awaiting the arrival of a promised package might know the sheer frustration of waiting around at home all day, only to check the tracking later and find that a carrier attempted delivery when you finally left the house. That’s what happened to Consumerist reader Tony — only he had video […]
12.23.2014 This time of year, the U.S. Postal Service sorting facility in Scarborough, Maine is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The facility has nearly 500 employees, and in the last few days before Christmas, 120,000 to 130,000 items will pass through each night. A domed mirror reflects packages moving along a […]
The Postal Service delivered a record 28.3 million packages Dec. 22, surpassing the previous milestone — 27.9 million deliveries — set one week earlier. The Dec. 22 deliveries were up 9.5 percent over the busiest day last year. On Dec. 21, USPS delivered 6.3 million packages, the most delivered on a Sunday. The Postal Service […]
Chasing a FedEx truck down on HWY 40 in Colorado that had a back door open losing Christmas packages. A man traveling on I-40 in Colorado after dodging packages in the road was able to stop the Fedex driver. http://youtu.be/Y0EYi_a4vX4 via Chasing a Fed Ex truck down that was losing Christmas Packages out back door […]
Posted Thursday, December 18, 2014 All the mail for south central and southwestern Wisconsin goes through the United States Postal Service processing and distribution center in Madison before making its way to its final destination. This week things are busier than any other time of the year. “On an average day, we may cancel about […]