Rural Carrier Business

Package delivery could be casualty of postal woes

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Door-to-door deliveries for packages could become a thing of the past as the U.S. Postal Service looks for ways to cut costs — even as officials concede they don’t know if the cost etimates they are using are reliable. USPS estimated that it costs roughly $380 annually per delivery point to deliver a package to … Read more

Check out the robot South Plantation, FL H.S. students made to deliver Priority Mail

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According to USPS Chief Sustainability Officer Thomas Day, the keynote speaker at the 2014 Eco Symposium at South Plantation High School in Plantation FL, “We were “wowed” by the robot that students created to deliver Express Mail… sustainability at its best.” Source: @USPS Twitter Account US Postal Service Facebook Account  

The NALC Food Drive is in The Bag – A Letter Carrier’s Personal Thoughts on the 2014 Version

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Early returns for the 2014 version of the NALC (National Association of Letter Carriers) food drive appear to be a mixed bag. I would excuse myself by saying pardon the pun, but in this case the bags seemed to make the difference, and from one letter carrier’s purely anecdotal perspective the drop off in sponsorship … Read more

An update on www.21cpw.com and a word of Thanks to Dana Logan

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Hello, I am the administrator of the 21st Century Postal Worker web site.  www.21cpw.com has been on the Internet since 1999. The site was recently redesigned and updated because it’s ancient html code infrastructure was often not compatible with newer technology.  I wanted to be able to make information easier and quicker to disseminate as well as be accessible … Read more

Rural Mail Carriers Feel They’re ‘Sitting Ducks’ for Wrecks

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The post office in Sharpsburg, GA has an unfortunate twist on the U.S. Postal Service’s unofficial motto—it’s neither snow nor rain nor gloom of rear-end collision that stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. The postal rural carriers at the Sharpsburg post office have become easy targets for distracted drivers, following … Read more

Postal Service making improvements in western ND

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BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Postal Service has embraced technology to improve service for western North Dakota’s growing population. Technology improvements include Mobile Point of Sale devices at six locations and self-service kiosks. Other changes will include a new post office in Williston and higher wages to attract rural letter carriers. “The growth in the … Read more