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NOTICE
FAST National Deployment Complete
The Facility Accessibility and Shipment Tracking
(FAST) system is now managing drop shipments at 800 facilities throughout
the country. On November 21, 2005, the Southeast Area, the last deployment
group, began receiving appointments in FAST. The deployment was successful
and occurred on schedule with the exception of the Louisiana District,
which was impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Louisiana facilities were rescheduled
and will be available to accept drop shipments beginning December 1, 2005.
For a schedule of all facilities in FAST, go to
RIBBS at http://ribbs.usps.gov.
Enhancements
On November 20, we added enhancements to the FAST
system. Speedline appointments can only be made for 24 pallets or fewer.
When PostalOne! authentication services are unavailable, users
are notified by an error message displayed on the logon page. Users are
now able to search by recurring appointment ID on the appointment status
report.
For a complete version of the November 20 release
notes, go to RIBBS at http://ribbs.usps.gov.
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Pallet Barcode Validation Process
A new pallet barcode is available for customer use.
In order for a customer to use the barcode, the customer must first meet
the Postal Service'sTM mailer placard barcode specifications. Customers
should send to the Postal Service via e-mail 10 unique barcode samples
in PDF format to fastwebservice@usps.com.
The Postal Service will then test the barcodes to
determine if they are recognized by the the surface visibility application
and the Motorola utility manager. Once the Postal Service validates the
barcodes, customers can begin placing the barcodes on drop shipments to
be scanned by Postal Service facilities.
Register for FAST
It is not too late to register for FAST. To schedule
drop shipments, a customer must register for a FAST ID through PostalOne!
at www.usps.com/postalone. Those customers who already have a
PostalOne! account and also need access to FAST must register
by calling the PostalOne! Customer Care Center at 800-522-9085.
Detailed instructions on the FAST/PostalOne! registration process
are available on RIBBS. Only users with FAST scheduler IDs will be allowed
to make appointments at drop shipment facilities.
Questions
Send your questions via e-mail to FAST@USPS.com
or telephone the Postal Service help desk at 800-877-7435 and say "FAST."
— Logistics Systems,
Operations, 11-24-05
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