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In Denmark, the Danish Parliament recently passed the Postal Act. Among it's provisions, Section 7 of the Postal Act had new rules that essentially require householders to set up mailboxes on the edge of their properties that can be driven up to, rather than having letters and documents delivered to the door.
It also allows postal operators to refuse delivery of mail to those households that do not meet the new provisions of mailboxes at the street. Post Danmark is now sending out letters to 174,000 remaining households to warn that if they do not comply by the March 1st deadline, they could find their mail returned to sender.
The U.S. Postal Service has asked residents in some locations to voluntarily install curbside mailboxes to help the Postal Service save as much as $100 per house annually in delivery costs.
What do you think of curbside residential boxes? Should they be required if they can save money?
http://postandparcel.info/45007/news/companies/deadline-approaches-for-danes-to-move-mailboxes-to-the-street/
7 comments:
I am a level 18 postmaster. My office has some curbside deliveries, but mostly park and loop to the door deliveries. I would like to see all deliveries go to curbside delivery. It would save the carriers time and allow more deliveries per route allowing the postal service to combine routes. Curbside delivery is easier on the carriers and would also save a lot of the workman's comp claims the postal service gets every year for "foot problems."
Should have been a lng time ago, wherever practical. End of story!
Well, as a public SERVICE I guess we should just forget about the elderly and disabled citizens who are not able to get to the curb or CBU down the block. It's all about the hours spent providing a service to the American people. Too sad....
This has already happened in many places. They put up CBU's and only if you submit "Hardship" paperwork do you get house delivery.
If this happens then what is next...mandatory P.O. Boxes at a central location in towns under 1 hundred thousand population? That way we can get rid of 99 percent of the carriers too.
While mail volume has declined the poor decisions have not. Cut as many operations as one wants it will not make difference when you deal with incompetent people.
It would be quite the money saver !
To the level 18 PM, have you looked at the number of injuries (claims) for arm and shoulder and twisting because of curbside delivery? I agree with the comment about making as many cuts as you want and continue to ignore the real problem. I am not in favor of mandatory curbside delivery. If people want to make the change fine, if not, continue as is. My mother was forced to change and at 85, some days she has trouble getting to the CBU. More times than not the carrier leaves a note to go pick up a package at the post office because he doesn't want to get out of the vehicle and deliver it to her (they don't have parcel lockers). We don't care about people or service, it all is about the might buck. Look at cutting more from the top first.
I'll make this simple-
YES!!!
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