January 12, 2026 Postal inspectors and employees at the Wilmington, DE, Processing and Distribution Center have recovered more than $10,000 worth of USPS pallets at one business in Delaware. The Postal Service provides mail transport equipment — including pallets, boxes, trays and tubs — to businesses to facilitate shipping. The businesses are expected to use … Read more
Introduction/Objective This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of the U.S. Postal Service’s Mail Transport Equipment (MTE) Program (Project Number 21-229). Our objective was to assess Postal Service management of the MTE program. See Appendix A for additional information about this audit. Background MTE consists of containers (including sacks, pouches, trays, wheeled containers, … Read more
The Postal Inspection Service has recovered more than $30,000 worth of missing mail transportation equipment (MTE) in Atlanta District since last fall, part of a national program to reduce misuse of these materials. MTE includes trays, sacks, pallets and tubs. Misuse of the equipment results in significant financial losses to USPS. More than $10 million … Read more
Mail Transport Equipment (MTE) consists of trays, sleeves, sacks, pallets, and rolling stock (including hampers and cages). Every employee can save time and money for the Postal Service™ by removing slide labels from trays and sacks as they are emptied. Employees can also save our reputation by checking for hidden mail in trays, sleeves, and … Read more
A new system to request and track Mail Transport Equipment (MTE) is receiving strong reviews from local mailers. More than 1,800 local mailers have registered to use the Mail Transport Equipment Ordering System (MTEOR) since it began in Pacific, Great Lakes, Eastern and Southern areas. Approximately $25 million worth of MTE has been requested from postal … Read more