Does your current mail delivery time meet your needs?

Project Title: City Carriers Returning After 6:00 p.m. – Los Angeles District Start Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Estimated Report Release Date: August 2016 The OIG is initiating an audit to evaluate city carriers returning after 6:00 p.m. in the Los Angeles District. The U.S. Postal Service’s goal is for 95 percent of city letter…

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How to Deliver Mail in the Dark – City Carrier Assistant (CCA) Tips and Tricks

By Mel Carriere – December 20, 2015 Things that Go Bump in the Night That thing you hear going bump in the night this Christmas season is probably just your mailman. It’s months after Halloween, so your visions of dancing sugarplums – perchance caused by somebody spiking the eggnog bowl, are not being disturbed by…

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Letter: Later start time puts letter carriers at risk

(November 6, 2014) An Oct. 28 editorial pointed out many of the barriers to a thriving Postal Service. Closing post offices, processing plants and eliminating Saturday delivery are shortsighted “fixes” that will degrade service and squander the greatest asset the service has: the letter carriers who go to every address six days a week. While…

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