{"id":40451,"date":"2015-08-28T16:33:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/?p=40451"},"modified":"2015-08-28T16:55:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:55:28","slug":"usps-standards-approved-for-larger-curbside-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/usps-standards-approved-for-larger-curbside-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS: Standards approved for larger curbside boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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[maxgallery id=”40453″]The Postal Service has approved new design standards<\/span><\/a><\/strong> for curbside mailboxes, a move that will allow customers to purchase bigger boxes than can accommodate packages.<\/p>\n

Under the new rule, mailboxes must be able to fit a minimum sized mail item 7 inches high by 13 inches wide by 16 inches deep.<\/p>\n

The rule will take effect Sept. 13 and apply to curbside boxes served by letter and rural carriers. The standard doesn\u2019t apply to mailboxes made for door delivery service.<\/p>\n

Customers with curbside boxes won\u2019t be required to switch to the new size, but they\u2019ll have the option once the larger boxes hit the market.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is another example of the Postal Service implementing policies to help improve our route deliveries,\u201d said Delivery Operations VP Ed Phelan. \u201cThis will provide customers greater security and ease-of-use.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new rule follows extensive testing this year<\/a><\/span><\/strong> of the 13-by-7-inch mailboxes, which proved popular with customers and employees<\/a><\/span><\/strong> alike.<\/p>\n

The bigger boxes are part of the Postal Service\u2019s broader effort to grow its parcel delivery business.<\/p>\n