Bags ready for processing. One downside of using the machines for incoming and outgoing packages is that, because there are still only 24 hours in a day, outgoing packages need to clear the machine earlier in order for the machine to be re-purposed.
This means that mail collections would be made earlier in the day for the areas furthest from the sort facility. Later this year, a new facility in the nearby city of Tukwila will be set up to handle sorting and surface transfer originating from the greater Seattle area to some of the longest over-the-road routes. Long haul routes, especially those to the east coast, would remain on the airlines both passenger and cargo. And with enough automation around the country, we might one day be able to look forward to shorter transit times.
Below is a slideshow with more photos of the sorting operation, available on Flickr here. Hover over the image to start the slides. Tim Bond is a software developer, based out of Seattle, who is fascinated by postal operations. But there are always variances. The year starts with a second wave of package volume in gift returns.
Performance recovery from the holidays usually begins by week two. However, the MLK holiday prevents a full recovery to normal service performance. First fall catalogs mail and cause a slight dip in performance, usually the first and third weeks of the month.
The week following the holiday is the first slower week of the fall season. The last two weeks of the month usually are back to near-August levels. Performance typically drops mid-month as Christmas catalogs mail heavily at this point. Political and election mail volume in election years can impact service as additional volume and focus on moving ballots slow overall delivery performance.
The last week of the month is usually one of the three slowest delivery weeks of the year due to the heavy volume. Delivery from mid-October through the first week of December remains slow, but the slowest week is right after Thanksgiving when volume is extremely high as most catalogers mail their last big holiday push that week and package volumes peak from Black Friday events.
After the first week of the month, Standard mail delivery times may increase slightly because quantity drops precipitously, but this mail volume is still competing with peak holiday package volume. The USPS prepares for the First Class and Parcel surge, and facilities that do not get overwhelmed will typically move the mail very quickly.
Specific processing plants that get overwhelmed will likely completely miss the service standard. Distribution companies lose days they can ship and deliver to the USPS.
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