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Inspector General's Office Outlook on FSS
The Office of the Inspector General's blog recently posted "Automation and The Life of The Letter Carrier." It gives a over view of what a carrier can expect after the implementation of FSS (Flat Sequencing System).
The following is an excerpt from the post: "It’s 7:30 am and you’re a letter carrier . . . so take a moment and imagine the following as a typical workday. First, you walk into the office, clock in, and check in with the boss. Then, you load up the vehicle with the mail that is already prepared for your route. Finally, at 7:45 am, you jump into the vehicle, drive off and begin delivering the mail. At no point are you required to manually sort mail. Is that day far off in the future . . . or, is it just around the corner?"
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June 18, 2009
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Residents Notice Route Time Changes
As the Postal Service continues to adjust carrier routes to balance the budget, it's not just the carriers that are seeing the difference. The customers are as well. Due to the route changes, customers who rely on a 'set time when the mail arrives' are getting a shock.
In post offices around the country, the 5 PM return rule is in place. Meaning that carriers should be in office by 5 PM. In some places the rule is 4PM. As many carriers know delivering past five is becoming less and less. Even so route changes on the street aren't going over so well with the customers.
The following is taken from an article in ajc.com
"Longtime Decatur resident Larry Vann, 81, said mail used to land in his box between noon and 2 p.m. until a year ago. His mail carrier said his route had changed, and he likely would receive letters around 3:30 or 4 p.m.
“It never happened,” Vann contends. Mail started showing up at 6 or 7 p.m., he said. Lately, however, he said he’s received mail in the mid afternoon.
Miles said carriers usually wrap up their travel between 3 and 4 p.m., but the goal is to deliver all mail by 5 p.m., but there are exceptions. “There’s no set time, but they have a set line of travel,” Miles said. “They are delivering in a pattern.”
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June 15, 2009
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'Aloha from Hawaii' flat rate box.
In celebration King Kamehameha, the Postal service issued special edition flat rate boxes. Designed by postal employee Jasmine Lum, the unique boxes sport a Diamond Head logo on the side.
An organization that sends care packages to US troops over seas, were quick to use the boxes. Sending the care packages with the symbol of Hawaii on the box gave the organization volunteers a sense of state pride.
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June 14, 2009
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