USPS: Scanners improve transportation fleet visibility

Posted on January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 by 21cpw

The Postal Service’s deployment of cellular scanners to postal vehicle service (PVS) drivers has improved tracking of the transportation fleet, new data shows. The scanner initiative is part of the Surface Visibility (SV) program. The PVS scanners are similar SV mobile scanners, except they have GPS capability and operate on cellular networks. More than 5,000…

USPS: 5,000 mobile cellular scanners deployed to Postal Vehicle Service drivers

Posted on October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 by 21cpw

USPS recently expanded its Surface Visibility (SV) program by deploying 5,000 mobile cellular scanners to postal vehicle service drivers. These scanners use GPS and geo-fencing to track mail movement — including arrivals and departures — and to simplify drops and pickups at detached mail units, mailer sites and freight houses. The cellular scanners are replacing…