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 USPS
Issues Rule on Using Pallets for Mail Bundles
The U.S. Postal Service issued a new rule to change
preparation requirements for bundles of Periodicals,
Standard Mail and Package Services flat-size mail on
pallets, according to the Federal Register.
The rule gives the conditions under which mailers
must prepare an area distribution center, bulk mail
center or sectional center facility pallet with 250
or more pounds of bundles. USPS believes the new
standards will help increase the volume of mail on
pallets by revising the requirements for pallet
preparation.
The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) requires mailers who
prepare bundles of flat-size mail or bundles of
irregular parcels on pallets, to prepare a pallet to
a required sortation level if a mailing contains 500
or more pounds of bundles.
Under the final rule, after preparing all other
pallets at the 500-pound required minimum – if there
are 250 or more pounds of bundles labeled to
destinations within the ZIP Code ™ rate for an area
distribution center (ADC), a mailer who prepares
bundles of Periodicals flat-size mail must prepare
the ADC pallet.
If there are 250 or more pounds of bundles labeled
to destinations within the ZIP Code range for a bulk
mail center, a mailer who prepares bundles of
Standard Mail and Package Services flat-size mail
must also prepare the bulk mail center pallet.
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