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Postal Service Ready to Deliver on Busiest Day of 2015
More than 30 million packages to be delivered across U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service is prepared to deliver more than 30 million packages across the United States today on the busiest delivery day of the year.
“We’re seeing 15 percent growth in package volume over last year,” said Postmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan. “This shows customers are increasingly counting on the Postal Service to deliver the holidays.”
The organization remains on track to meet projections of more than 15 billion total pieces of mail and packages to be delivered by New Year’s Eve. The Postal Service has taken many steps to prepare its network for peak season to keep the network fluid and ensure the timely delivery of mail and packages, including increasing surface and air transportation capacities, adding new package sorting equipment and further developing routing options to increase efficiencies.
Special Deliveries
Since November 29, the Postal Service has delivered packages seven days a week in select major cities and high-volume areas. Sunday delivery volumes have increased by approximately 50 percent through the holiday season compared to last year.
Additionally, the Postal Service will deliver last-minute packages on Christmas Day in select locations.
MyUSPS.com
The Postal Service now offers real-time delivery notifications — meaning customers who sign up for alerts at myusps.com will receive notification within a few minutes of the delivery scan for select packages.
Customers can also track their incoming packages through the service, as well as set delivery instructions for package drop-offs or schedule a redelivery of an item.
Customers can send Priority Mail until today – Dec. 21st and Priority Mail Express items up until Wednesday, Dec. 23rd to arrive by Christmas.
The Postal Service also encourages customers to remember the following shipping tips:
- Priority Mail Flat Rate is a convenient option for holiday shipping. It’s reliable, and provides expected delivery dates, improved tracking and included insurance up to $50.
- When sending a gift or card, print mailing and return addresses clearly and include all address elements, such as apartment numbers and directional information (ex: 123 S Main St. Apt. 2B). Use the ZIP Code finder on usps.com if unsure of the correct one.
- Make sure to pack gifts and boxes properly, and secure fragile items with packaging materials.
Busiest day of the year and carriers have to put up with dumbass management from other cities to see if you are using the handrails on your route, along with to see if you are walking fast enough. Puke management gets all the bonus money, but hell to pay if the carrier gets a gratuity.
still with all this mail…..at PD&C 117/119 Clerks are not getting any extra days and very little begin/after tour OT. 95% of OT is going to Mailhandlers. apwu national is worthless, the local president is in an underground bunker waiting for his disability retirement! for this I pay $23.00 every two weeks. the horror of it all!