By Tom Caldwell – July 25, 2017 On a given Sunday, the United States Postal Service delivers 300 packages in Gilford and Laconia, and has been doing so for about a year. âThe customers love it,â said Michael Quinn, officer in charge of the Laconia Post Office. Just a few years ago, seeing a decline…
GAO-17-543, Published: Jun 22, 2017 Publicly Released: Jul 24, 2017 What GAO Found The value of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) letter delivery and mailbox monopolies was $5.45 billion in fiscal year 2015, according to the most recent estimate prepared by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the regulator of USPS. This figure suggests that USPS’s…
It makes no difference what part of the country youâre in, post offices nationwide are in need of upkeep and repair. A majority of post office lobbies we reviewed in the Eastern Area have many of the same problems found in other areas. We are nearly done with our series of audits on postal retail…
NAPS HQ has been receiving calls and emails concerning an article that is being attributed to the Federal Times titled âEarly-Out Offer For USPS Management Likely Coming September 16th.â This article quotes supposed comments made by President Louis Atkins on this issue. NAPS HQ has validated with Immediate Past President Louis Atkins that no such…
Detroit Districtâs largest facility has taken a unique approach to slash the percentage of parcels that are processed and dispatched to an incorrect zone. Through the efforts of a special team of managers and employees, the Detroit Network Distribution Center has reduced these âmissent parcelsâ by 55 percent, dropping from 3,300 to 1,400 parcels per…
Background Mobile Delivery Devices (MDD) are handheld scanners that replaced two existing, paired devices â the Intelligent Mail Devices and clamshell cell phones. Letter carriers use MDDs on the street to track package delivery in real time. This tracking capability, known as package visibility, is essential for the U.S. Postal Service to be competitive and…
A bright pink bus recently arrived at the Atlanta Processing and Distribution Center to offer employees an important health screening â mammograms. Atlanta District, part of Capital Metro Area, arranged the screening to accommodate workers with hectic schedules. Several employees received their first mammograms on the bus, including Letter Carrier Veronica Humphrey, who was happy…
