September 16, 2015 The Postal Service will soon begin testing Surface Visibility (SV) mobile devices, new equipment that will help USPS boost efficiency and better serve business customers. The handheld SVmobile scanners are lighter and feature larger screens and improved software. They will replace existing scanning equipment. The new devices’ software offers enhanced processing power […]
The Postal Service has deployed more than 200,000 Mobile Delivery Devices (MDDs), an important milestone for a program that makes it easier for customers to know where their packages are. The 200,000th device was one of several deployed to the Craig, MO, Post Office. “Mobile Delivery Devices are improving the way USPS serves its customers, […]
USPS CIO Cochrane touts new devices Letter and rural carriers will soon receive Mobile Delivery Devices (MDDs) to help them perform their jobs more effectively, Chief Information Officer Jim Cochrane told Federal News Radio recently. “It’s a smarter device,” Cochrane said. “It takes it to the next level.” The Postal Service will initially deploy 75,000 […]
By Brian Renfoe, NALC, Director, City Delivery The Postal Service recently announced a contract with Honeywell International, Inc. to produce the next generation of handheld scanning device for letter carriers. The new handheld scanner, called the Mobile Delivery Device (MDD), will eventually replace the Intelligent Mail Device (IMD) that letter carriers have used for the […]