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3-6.2 Pallets on Drop-and-Pick Trailers

With prior approval from the NDC manager, D&P appointments may have up to four pallet positions of Standard or Package Services mail on the trailer. The following procedures must be adhered to for D&P loads:

  1. Appointment must be scheduled as a D&P shipment, and the Comments section of the appointment profile must include the notation “Speedline Pallets” and the number of pallet positions.
  2. The pallet portion of the shipment must be tailgated on the trailer.
  3. A double layer of cardboard must segregate the pallet portion from the bedload product. Anchor the barrier to the walls of the trailer to prevent the bedload portion from shifting and jeopardizing the integrity of the palletized portion.
  4. Drivers must have a single appointment confirmation number for each trailer load and must provide the corresponding PS Forms 8125 for each mailing contained in the shipment.
  5. Drivers must stay with the trailer until the pallets are unloaded and then queue the van (as directed by Postal Service personnel) for the D&P bedload portion.
  6. The appointment unload information (closeout data) is based only on the bedload portion of the shipment.



Link to "3-6.1 Establishing Drop-and-Pick Appointments" Link to contents for "3 Appointment Process"      Link to "3-6.3 Drop-and-Pick Restrictions"