Mailing Tools
The Postal Service offers a wide range of tools to help business mailers improve and better manage the quality of their mailing lists while maximizing our ability to efficiently deliver mail. These tools allow business mailers to keep up with the latest postal regulations, obtain software downloads, and maintain contact with National Customer Support Center representatives.
Advance
- a service that assists in the delivery and tracking of Standard Mail™ and
Periodicals mailings with specific in-home delivery windows
Address
Information System (AIS) Viewer - an interactive CD-ROM that provides
the ability to retrieve, view, and print accurate and current ZIP Code information
for all 50 states
Business
Mail 101 - an online tool to help the beginning mailer understand how
to use the mail to reach their most important customers
Confirm®
Service - a service to electronically track First-Class Mail®
and Standard Mail services
Delivery
Confirmation™ Service - a cost-effective, efficient means of obtaining
delivery information
Delivery Statistics - contains data that defines the
number of PO boxes and business/residential deliveries on city, rural, and
highway contract routes for every ZIP Code in the country
Drop
Ship - contains data to assist mailers who deliver their presorted Periodicals,
Standard Mail and Package Services mailings to bulk mail centers (BMC), sectional
center facilities (SCF) or destination delivery units (DDU)
eLOT™
Product - contains data that gives mailers the ability to sort their mailings
in approximate carrier-casing sequence
ePub
Watch - a Web site system for Periodicals publishers to communicate with
the Postal Service regarding delivery issues
Labeling
Lists - a product designed for mailer presort services and shippers to
properly label trays, sacks, and pallets of mail for delivery
Mailpiece
Quality Control (MQC) Training - a self study program available to anyone
who wants to learn more about mailpiece design, proper addressing, barcoding
requirements and other USPS® regulations
Postal
Explorer - a comprehensive, virtual library of Postal Service information,
including publications. Available on CD-ROM.
RDI™
Certification - verifies whether a delivery type is classified as residential
or business
Service
Standards
- an interactive map of originating and destinating three-digit ZIP Codes,
with mileage, plus a list of postal standards for various mail classes. Available
on CD-ROM.
Special
Services
- Certified Mail™, Insured Mail, Registered Mail™, Domestic Return Receipt,
Return Receipt for Merchandise services
Tiger/ZIP
+ 4® Product - helps mailers explore new markets by gathering
and manipulating data to uncover potential business areas
Zone
Charts - a product used to identify the appropriate distance code assigned
to each originating and destination pairing for every ZIP Code in the nation.
Available on CD-ROM.
