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DMM Revision: Physical Characteristics of Stacking Pallets

Effective October 31, 2013. the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Domestic Mail Manual (DMM^®) section 705.8.3.1 to provide an option for mailers to stack pallets up to six tiers high. This revision is being made in response to declining mail volumes over the last several years leading to declines in average pallet heights.

This revision is being made in response to declining mail volumes over the last several years leading to declines in average pallet heights. The current pallet stack limit of four tiers now presents a challenge to mailers when maximizing trailer capacities. To assist mailers in this regard, the Postal Service is increasing the limit of stacked pallets to six tiers, provided the stacked pallets do not exceed the current maximum height for stacked pallets and their loads of 84 inches (72 inches for Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska).

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

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700 Special Standards

705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems

8.0 Preparing Pallets

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8.3 Stacking Pallets

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8.3.1 Physical Characteristics

[Revise introductory sentence of 8.3.1 to read as follows:]

Pallets may be stacked two to six tiers high if: ***

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We will incorporate these revisions into the January 26, 2014 update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer^® at http://pe.usps.gov.

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Pricing, 10-31-13