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623.2

Parcel Post

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 Loading Truck
   
• 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.