What:

If you close your eyes, the clickity-clack sound you hear at the Detroit Network Distribution Center (NDC) PSA/Annex in Melvindale may sound much like reindeer hooves prancing on rooftops.

Instead, it’s the sound of packages being processed at lightning speed on the newest processing equipment that ensure no package be left behind this season.

Designed to handle small parcels, the SIPS can process over 2,500 pieces per hour, if it fits in SIPS it ships. USPS strategically expanded our footprint by 8.5 million square feet throughout the country to augment space shortages at existing postal facilities. The Detroit NDC PSA/Annex is added to make sure we can track and move mail and packages quickly and to get them on their way.

When:

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 4:00 P.M.

RSVP:

Please RSVP by December 13, 2022 to USPS Strategic Communications Specialist Elizabeth Najduch at elizabeth.najduch@usps.gov or (313) 268-0540.

Where:

Detroit Network Distribution Center (NDC) PSA/Annex
18765 Seaway Dr.
Melvindale, MI 48122

Who:

Operations Manager Christopher Oxie

Safety:

Please be aware proper footwear is required.

Background:

As a key component to the Delivering for America plan the USPS is modernizing its operations. A total of 249 new processing machines have been installed throughout the country since March 2021 as a part of a $40 billion investment in the postal network. The new equipment combined with increased operational precision will expand USPS’s daily package processing capacity to 60 million. 

The USPS has the most sophisticated mail processing and delivery network in the world and continues to maintain a keen eye on product, performance, price and most importantly people to deliver right in the nick of time this holiday season.

The Postal Service’s preparedness for the holiday shipping and mailing season reflects strategic investments and operational precision improvements made as part of the Delivering for America plan.

Additional holiday hiring initiatives include:

• Stabilizing the USPS permanent workforce by converting 100,000 workers to full time since the beginning of 2021; with more than 41,000 part time workers converted to full time since January 2022.
• Actively hiring an additional 20,000 seasonal employees ahead of the holiday season. There is a demand to fill hundreds of openings across Detroit for the holidays and beyond.

2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines

The Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines for expected delivery by Dec. 25 to domestic addresses:

• Dec. 17 — USPS Retail Ground service
• Dec. 17 — First-Class Mail service (including greeting cards)
• Dec. 17 — First-Class packages (up to 15.99 ounces)
• Dec. 19 — Priority Mail service
• Dec. 23 — Priority Mail Express* service

Additional news and information, including all domestic, international and military mailing and shipping deadlines, can be found on the Postal Service Holiday Newsroom at usps.com/holidaynews.

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