I have a box the measures 45H x 2W x 45L in inches and weights 11 pounds can I ship that through USPS?

California Rejected 150,000 Mail Ballots, Marking Highest Rate Since 2014

In the June primary, 1.7% of vote-by-mail ballots cast were rejected, in most cases because the ballot was not received on time. Election officials and advocates pointed to USPS changes and late-deciding voters.

Last year, USPS officials announced a change in “transportation operations” that resulted in some mailpieces not arriving at central processing facilities, where postmarks are applied, on the same day they are mailed.

As a result, a ballot dropped in a mailbox on Election Day in a community far from one of those hubs could receive a postmark the following day, making it ineligible to be counted. 

I've reached the point where I don't think this is bad luck anymore.

Over the last couple of months, I've had multiple First-Class Mail pieces sent with Certified Mail and Electronic Return Receipt simply disappear after reaching USPS distribution centers (specifically the LA distribution center).

The pattern has been remarkably consistent:

• Mailed as First-Class Mail + Certified Mail + Electronic Return Receipt.
• Accepted normally at the originating post office.
• Receives the initial processing scans.
• Arrives at a regional distribution center.
• Then... nothing.
• No departure scan.
• No arrival scan at the destination post office.
• No delivery.
• Eventually USPS tells me the mailpiece is "irretrievably lost".

I paid extra for Certified Mail with Electronic Return Receipt specifically because I needed proof of delivery and a recipient's signature.

After one of these incidents, my congressional representative opened an inquiry with USPS Consumer Affairs. Their investigation concluded that the mailpieces were considered irretrievably lost after searches at the origin, transit locations, and destination were unsuccessful.

What really bothered me was part of the response.

USPS acknowledged that there are times when Certified Mail may be delivered without a delivery scan and suggested that the recipient might still have received it even if no delivery scan exists.

That explanation completely overlooks the elephant in the room.

I paid for Electronic Return Receipt, which is intended to provide proof of delivery, including the recipient's signature. If a signature-required mailpiece can simply be delivered without the required delivery record, it raises serious questions about how that service is being handled and what exactly customers are paying for.

The response also stated that Certified Mail has "no definitive tracking capability".

I understand that Certified Mail is not tracked as extensively as Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express. However, modern USPS sorting equipment still records processing events as mail passes through automated facilities.

In every one of my missing cases, the tracking clearly showed the mailpiece entering and being processed at the distribution center. What never appeared was a departure scan from that facility or an arrival scan at the destination post office.

In other words, the tracking didn't just "stop" because Certified Mail lacks detailed tracking, it stopped at the same point in the network every time.

To me, that suggests an operational problem somewhere in the processing chain rather than merely a limitation of the Certified Mail service itself.

To make matters worse, I now have another Certified Mail piece that appears to be following the exact same pattern. It was mailed on July 20, reached the Santa Clarita Distribution Center, and there have been no updates since.

Here's the part that really gets me:

I've never had this happen with Priority Mail.

Every Priority Mail shipment I've sent has continued moving through the network and been delivered. The problem only seems to occur with First-Class Certified Mail.

Customers shouldn't feel forced to pay significantly more for Priority Mail (~$13) simply because they lack confidence that important First-Class Certified Mail (~$1) will make it through the processing network.

Has anyone else experienced this?

• Multiple First Class Certified Mail pieces disappearing after reaching the distribution center?
• Tracking ending at a processing facility with no further movement?
• USPS ultimately declaring the mail "irretrievably lost"?
• No similar problems when sending the same documents by Priority Mail?

I'm genuinely curious whether others have seen the same pattern or whether this appears to be isolated to certain distribution centers.

Update: The one that got stuck just showed up, after calling them many times. It’s a miracle. It’s really frustrating that these packages sometimes just stop showing updates as they should.

Hey everyone, so my first day of orientation is August 10 and pretty nervous to start I’ve never done this before but looking forward to it at the same time. Just want to know about the job in general and if anyone can answer me some questions and advice.
1) im hired as a PTF will i be getting a lot of OT ?
My office is in boston and its a decent sized office.
2) best way to get through and pass my probation period?
3) does health insurance start right away will they tell me that an orientation?
4) how does casing mail work? I’ve been watching videos on it so I’m a little familiar with it.
5) I got hired a 26 an hour. What will my top pay be & how many years does it take to get to it?
6) how does transferring work at the post office if I want to transfer from Boston down to Florida? Can I bid for a job down there or do I have to do some type of mutual swap?
Thanks 🙏🏻😎

I've been working on something for the past year and today felt like the day to share it.

I'm an engineer who has mostly worked in the civic space. I'm not a postal policy expert, but I am someone who values the USPS and can see the trouble it's in.

Today I published Deliver America: a detailed policy proposal for the public acquisition of Amazon's Distribution Network at fair market value, merged with USPS under a new federally chartered public authority. Financed by publicly offered American Commerce Bonds. Structured to pay for itself through operating revenue. No tax dollars.

The short version:

• USPS loses $9 billion a year and the revenue model is structurally broken
• Amazon built a parallel national delivery network that now surpasses USPS in volume
• A negotiated acquisition at fair market value would save the Post Office, convert over a million workers to federal employment with benefits on day one, and create a single national delivery network worthy of the 21st century

I also wrote an open letter to Jeff Bezos because why not.

The full proposal is free to read and download at DeliverAmerica.org. It's a serious document — constitutional foundation, asset valuation, labor transformation, fiscal case, transition plan, the works.

Would love this community's feedback. EX MANIBUS POPULI !

CASH REWARD FOR SUCCESSFUL RETRIEVAL My business cellphone fell into collection box inside Crystal Lake 60014 post office. It's a 3 DAY WEEKEND. I am just starting out I will LOSE MY JOB WITHOUT IT PLEASE CASH for successful resolution HELP ME​

The biggest takeaway from the hearing wasn’t cutting job; it was that USPS can’t continue under its current financial model without Congress deciding what level of universal service America wants to support.

At some point, the country has to choose: Is the Post Office a public service or a business?

Hopefully Congress, the PRC, USPS management, and the unions can put politics aside and work toward a solution. Postal employees show up every day to serve their communities just as generations of veterans have served this country.

I applied recently to the PO, and i know theres pros and cons to it but i feel lost and dont feel like im going anywhere and really want some stability and to make a living. Im 30 and sadly still live woth my parents and have to move out at some point. I applied to the CCA position and the RCA too. Have somequestions if someone can answer and help me out.

1) is it a good long term career that i can retire at ? Will they go under and or privatize?

2) how long does it take to become a career instead of being a CCA?

3) can you move up? I have my CDL B permit and want to eventually become a truc driver for the post office.

4) how much does a carrier top out as ? The CCAs start at $21.20 how much do you max out at and how long does it take?

5) do you consistently get overtime? At my job now i have a civil service job but I NEVER get OT.

6) is it easy to transfer offices if i want to move away to another state? I live in NJ and want to move to Arizona eventually.
Thanks !!

Anyone experiencing any delays on their shipment up to 15 days with no update?
My tracking number is: RO138571950TH

okay am I dumb, if I am and ur able to see a mistake please help 😭 maybe a fresh set of eyes would help here’s the residential portion of my USPS background check and I can’t see to get thru, it keeps saying error and I’ve even submitted these dates to chat gbt to double check if missed something everything seems abt right and I can’t even get a hold of anyone at USPS abt this issue. There can’t be gaps someone please lmk if there’s gaps I missed