January 23, 2023 The USPS Logistics team has installed new barcodes on nearly 95 percent of the Postal Serviceâs fleet of owned and leased trailers and box trucks. The new 99V barcodes use two-dimensional data matrices, which are also known as QR codes, and are replacing traditional barcodes. The barcodes, when scanned, provide a vehicle…
September 20, 2021 Accurate scanning matters more than you might think. Thatâs the message USPS is delivering to employees as it works to offer excellent service, a cornerstone of the organizationâs 10-year plan, Delivering for America. Most employees know that scanning allows customers to know when their packages will arrive, a critically important requirement in…
The Postal Service has improved its Single Package Lookup Tool, which integrates multiple tracking systems into one user-friendly application. The application, also known as the SPLU Tool, produces an average of 46,000 tracking insights each day that employees use to resolve customer inquiries. In July, the SPLU team conducted a survey to better understand employeesâ…
USPS has expanded its Surface Visibility (SV) program to an additional 114 sites, bringing the total number to 437 across the nation. The program is part of the Postal Serviceâs broader efforts to better use technology and promote the SV application, which improves scanning and makes it easier for business customers to know the whereabouts…
By Dave Parkinson – November 27, 2015 A Canadian awaiting a package from Miami, Florida was shocked to find out his package of comic books was tampered with using a sophisticated rerouting technique within the USPS. Miami, Florida/Toronto, Ontario â You Tuber Luanga Nuwame has recently launched a public service announcement video on his Homemade…
Where can I find a copy of the SOP for the Express Mail Unit? Our members are being disciplined for errors found on tracking reports. Â We brought this matter up in a Labor-Management Meeting and they said that the employees are required to provide 100% compliance, as stated in the Express Mail Compliance Policy…
Michael Finney helped a woman after her package got stuck for months in an endless cycle known as a mailing loop. It traveled in circles for 40,000 miles across the country and no one could stop it, until 7 On Your Side found a way. (August 15, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — It’s a quirk…
