tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post3375192735666112052..comments2024-03-28T21:28:13.555-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: USPS Going Ape Over Missing PalletsD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-7223160910097104352011-11-27T20:00:38.727-10:002011-11-27T20:00:38.727-10:00As a pvs driver i have delivered trailer loads of ...As a pvs driver i have delivered trailer loads of plastic and wooden pallets to a couple of huge .com companies. They are supposed to work their way back into our system. With other delivery companies (and you know who they are) picking up these loads outbound. I ask. How do they return?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-28687563151533926472011-11-13T16:04:22.593-10:002011-11-13T16:04:22.593-10:00Boy, We're running out of palets now , imagine...Boy, We're running out of palets now , imagine if the mail volume comes back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-59171776362525205112011-11-11T19:36:13.816-10:002011-11-11T19:36:13.816-10:00LOL...OTIS...ODIS...whatever, anon!
I am a carrier...LOL...OTIS...ODIS...whatever, anon!<br />I am a carrier, and am not involved in those audits...only HEAR the acronym...<br /><br />My point is bigger than a misspell of an acronym. We count this, and that, but have no, apparently, tracking method that works, for equipment.<br /><br />You, or some other Anon, had a good idea about barcodes on equipment.<br /><br />If it leaves postal property, itDavid Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864109333657256183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-8883064696178727992011-11-11T14:11:22.881-10:002011-11-11T14:11:22.881-10:00As a mail service provider, a fair amount of equip...As a mail service provider, a fair amount of equipment that is sent to us simply is broken or in such condition that it is unusable for mailing. In the 20+ years in the business I never have found out how I should handle trays;sleeves or tub when the just fall apart while we load them.<br /><br />The "wooden" pallet that have been introduce in the last several years are just glued woodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-72867360366267764522011-11-11T08:15:43.014-10:002011-11-11T08:15:43.014-10:00Biscuit: It is ODIS, not OTIS.Biscuit: It is ODIS, not OTIS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-75462562193802998942011-11-11T07:03:48.065-10:002011-11-11T07:03:48.065-10:00The postal service should instigate industry wide ...The postal service should instigate industry wide negotiations on a per diem charge for any pallet outside the mailing loop. A central clearing house for per diem exchange may be needed.<br /><br />The per diem would mitigate loss outside the system as an economic reason for not allowing 'leakage' or 'diversion' outside the mailing loop would be created. A notice of reward for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-83972776056869289102011-11-11T06:06:04.204-10:002011-11-11T06:06:04.204-10:00Missing MTE has been a problem for decades now. I...Missing MTE has been a problem for decades now. It's a common thing to see people using flat tubs as laundry baskets, and EMM trays with sleeves being used to store things in garages. <br />I've seen pallets discarded by the side of the road on occasion. Perhaps the USPS ought to charge a deposit on equipment before it goes out the doors forever!The Capn's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979169880279286526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-41503295122245976032011-11-11T05:18:07.653-10:002011-11-11T05:18:07.653-10:00No equipment is "given" to for-profit ma...No equipment is "given" to for-profit mailers - the costs are covered by the rates paid. Mailers then return the MTEs to the system, full of the USPS largest mail volumes, prepared in the most efficient manner for USPS processing. <br /><br />Solutions to manage and mitigate the MTE issues have been worked through MTAC committees and the combined efforts of the USPS and industry - Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-40822134401127994552011-11-11T04:45:08.977-10:002011-11-11T04:45:08.977-10:00Barcodes people!!! Just like parcels. Make a label...Barcodes people!!! Just like parcels. Make a label just like the window clerks do. Scan it. You'll know where the equipment goes every timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-3571358157394760432011-11-10T19:20:15.722-10:002011-11-10T19:20:15.722-10:00Mailmen drop tubs of mail off at large businesses,...Mailmen drop tubs of mail off at large businesses, schools, offices, hospitals, etc, and don't bother collecting them. <br /><br />Clerks hand customers their vacation hold mail in tubs, and tell them to give the tub to their carrier! The carrier does not have or take time to retrieve them.<br /><br />No one is accountable for this stuff. Employees treat these things like "it's notDavid Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864109333657256183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-31316740833254744732011-11-10T14:40:43.523-10:002011-11-10T14:40:43.523-10:00Yes, I recently saw 3 DHL trucks parked in a lot. ...Yes, I recently saw 3 DHL trucks parked in a lot. The back of each trauck was full of USPS tubs. I have also noticed the armoured trucks delivering money to the bank next to the Post Office using a USPS tub on a hand truck to deliver it with. There is a lot of equipment out there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-20007608694652547062011-11-10T12:12:29.263-10:002011-11-10T12:12:29.263-10:00for so long nobody cared about mt equipment. Now t...for so long nobody cared about mt equipment. Now the problem is biting the USPS in the butt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com