USPS: New approach helps Post Office boost scanning scores

Posted on August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by 21cpw

The Troy, MI, Post Office has made dramatic improvements in scanning, a crucial service that is helping USPS grow its package delivery business. The office is averaging about 99.7 percent after adopting a process called “scan, clear and deliver.” The new approach focuses on making sure parcels that arrive before 9 a.m. are delivered that…

Mail carriers have armed federal escorts after Troy, NY shootings

Posted on August 18, 2014August 18, 2014 by 21cpw

TROY – Residents have been concerned for more than a year about shooting incidents in the North Central and Lansingburgh neighborhoods and now mail carriers report feeling threatened by the groups, authorities said. Four mail carriers who work in the area have armed escorts from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service accompanying them on their rounds….