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623.2
Parcel Post
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Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Updated With Postal Bulletin Revisions
Through April 5, 2001
622.22
Parcels too large or too heavy to be
placed in sacks are termed outsides and
are numbered to correspond with sacks
containing parcels for the same area.
623
623.1
Parcel Post
Sacks of parcel post, outside pieces,
and special services items should be
loaded in the vehicle so as to
facilitate delivery in the following way:
a.
Place outsides, CODs, Customs and
postage due, registers on inside
floor of truck, directly behind
driver's partition (see exhibit 623.1).
Exhibit 623.1
b.
Place egg crates flat and heavy
outsides on the floor.
c.
Put fragile and lighter outsides
on top of pile.
d.
Load sacks flat, behind
outsides.
e.
Keep butt ends of sacks toward the tail
gate.
f.
Place sacks on top of each other in
delivery order, first sacks to be
delivered on top.
g.
Keep a free work space directly behind
the sliding door.
h.
Check and remove sack label, empty
first sack to be delivered, and
combine contents with its corresponding
outside pieces.
i.
Check to be certain that sack is empty.
Fold it with cord and fastener in
the fold and stack it neatly.
j.
When sack routing system is not used,
place parcels on floor and stack
them in order of delivery with first
parcels to be delivered on top.
623.2
Parcel Post and Relay
Combined
Load sacks of parcel post, outside
pieces, and special services items as
follows:
a.
Load outsides, CODs, etc., as in
623.1.
b.
Load parcel sacks, or loose parcels
when sack routing system is not
used on left half of truck with butt
end against side.