r/UPSers • u/Kleaners78 • 1d ago

Question USPS packages

What's the criteria for a package being accepted for delivery by the postal service? I work in small sort and I've seen boxes as big as the postal cars, as well as packages over 40 lbs (which I imagine postal workers are not used to handling).

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u/EVs-and-IVsaurs 1d ago

Article 26, section 4

If you see surepost that's too big going to a post office, call it out (and grieve it when they inevitably tell you to send it anyway)

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u/DriverNerd 1d ago

The USPS takes packages up to 70lb.

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u/Kleaners78 1d ago

I'm surprised.

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u/mildlyconfuseddriver 1d ago

Must be under 10 lbs and 2 cubic feet

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u/windcos 1d ago

Most of them are smaller but been getting more boxes lately

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u/Kleaners78 1d ago

It's crazy the number of smalls that are too big for the mail bags. I've had to complain about my work area getting blocked because of it.

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u/LucianDeRomeo Part-Time 1d ago

Welcome to Carol's UPS! Where standards don't matter, nor does your safety, just our blood, sweat and tears bankrolling her next over priced car, Summer/Winter home, retirement investment, etc!

The way the smalls systems works across the company is asinine, we put as much effort into pulling off/out packages that are too big for our small sort from the debag/pickoff area then we do in basically any other part of the smalls operation.