What:

The Postal Service is modernizing its operations to accommodate growing customer demand for package delivery, which was especially evident this past holiday season as too many Americans were left waiting for important deliveries. USPS Officials will share information on the new machine at the Houston North Annex Delivery Distribution Center (DDC) and what it means for our customers.

Who:

Nickolas Piazza, Plant Manager, USPS
Plant Officials
Kanickewa “Nikki” Johnson, Strategic Communications Specialist, USPS

When:

Tuesday, October 5, 7 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Where:

Houston North Annex DDC, 4665 Kendrick Plaza Dr, Houston, TX 77032

To schedule a tour of the new sorting machine, reply to this email no later than 12 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

PLEASE NOTE: To ensure the safety of all attendees, CDC guidelines, including social distancing and face mask mandates, as applicable, will be observed. Also, closed-toe, non-slip footwear, social distancing and face masks are required to enter.

Background:

As part of our 10-Year Delivering for America Plan, over 100 package sorting machines have been deployed and installed throughout Postal Service mail processing centers around the country. One such machine, the Single Induction Package Sorter (SIPS) is being installed at the Houston North Annex DDC.

USPS continues to remain on the cutting edge by proactively thinking ahead to provide more predictable service to our customers ahead of the much-anticipated holiday season. Full implementation of our 10-year plan will spur cash flow and savings to make $40 billion capital investment in our package processing network, facility upgrades and procurement of new processing equipment that will modernize operations and better equip us to continue providing world-class service.

Last year’s holiday season was unlike any other, for both USPS and customer alike. Demand for package delivery grew nearly 48 percent over SPLY, while nationwide, the American public relied on USPS to connect their holiday and essential correspondence as never before. The pandemic drove a surge in online shopping and e-commerce, creating a new level of ease for customers to shop from home.

As a result of this greater customer package demand, the Postal Service relied not only on our infrastructure of package sortation machines, but also on manual by-hand sortation of packages. The installation of these much-needed package sorting machines will be a game-changer, allowing for 12 times the package sortation capability than manual sortation and a better, more reliable service to our customers domestically and abroad.

A Postal Service national press release containing Infrastructure Investments as they relate to the 10-Year Plan can be accessed at this link.

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations.

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