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321.5

On Route

Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Update With Postal Bulletin Revisions Through April 5, 2001

• 321.5 Finger mail between delivery stops placing it in order of delivery (see section 133.2). When withdrawing flats from satchel, observe and remember address of next piece to avoid back-tracking.
   
• 321.6 Deliver all mail carried; then pick up mail for the next part of route from the relay box. If more than one relay is in relay box, take next numbered bundles up to and including the one containing an X. Follow the same delivery procedure.
   
• 322 Motorized Routes (See also Chapter 8)
   
• 322.1 Letter-Size Mail Delivery
   
• 322.11 Letter-size mail for the entire route may be placed in suitable trays or boxes rather than being strapped out. These may be used for working the mail rather than a strap. Place the container of mail in the vehicle's tray so the letter mail faces the driver. When serving house boxes, withdraw sufficient letter mail before dismounting to allow fingering to determine the next delivery stop (see section 133.2).
   
• 322.12 Any sequenced mailing received by a motorized curb delivery route shall be handled as separate bundles, unless the Delivery unit manager authorizes the casing and/or collating of the mailings.
   
• 322.2 Flat Mail
   
• 322.21 For other than one bundle system, flat mail should be strapped out, limiting the thickness of bundles to conform to the vehicle tray size and to allow good visibility through the windshield.
   
• 322.22 Flats may be worked from a loosened strap placed to the right of the letter tray or box.
   
• 322.23 Any sequenced mailing received by a motorized curb delivery route shall be handled as separate bundles, unless the Delivery unit manager authorizes the casing and/or collating of the mailings.
   
• 322.3 Parcel Post
   
• 322.31 Load parcel post directly into the vehicle from hampers or sacks. Normally separate the parcels in delivery sequence. Make a mental note of the first parcel delivery point. When this parcel has been delivered, make mental note of the next, and so on, until all parcels have been delivered. For any parcel that does not fit into the customer's mailbox or parcel locker (when available), an attempt to deliver must be made at the customer's door. If no one is available to receive the parcel, follow the procedures in 322.311 and 322.312.
   
• 322.311 When the Carrier Is Authorized to Leave Ordinary Parcels

a. Parcels must not be left in an unprotected location such as a porch unless the mailer participates in the carrier release program by endorsing the package "Carrier-Leave If No Response" or the addressee has given written directions for an alternate delivery location. Examples of protected locations are a locked vestibule, locked hallway