Compare
grid with address/carrier route directory
deliveries:
Potential Problems Common to Carrier
Routes
A: The dashed
red line
is a road constructed after the
compilation of the delivery worker's
map. If
the carrier is delivering by map only
(i.e., not using the map in conjunction
with a route sheet), the street will not be delivered.
There is, however, a chance that
telecheck will catch the omission, but
with a 2% typical verification rate,
that is far from certain. If he is
marking off streets on his route sheet
as they are delivered, he will spot the
undelivered address range and can ask
around for directions. |
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B:
The second dashed red line is a road
constructed very recently. As in the
previous case, it will not be on the
carrier's map but it will also not be on
his route sheet since it may take a while
for new roads to show up on USPS data
products. The street will probably not
be delivered. Even if the carrier
physically notices the street, he has no
way of knowing that the street is not on
anyone else's route. Delivery
verification surveys (telecheck) can not
catch this type of error since they will
have no postal or occupant data for the
new street. Only a very observant and
conscientious delivery worker would
recognize the addresses as new (e.g.,
from new lawns, fresh asphalt, etc.) and
bother to query his delivery manager. A
complaint from an advertiser or
publisher employee could also result in
the street being delivered but the odds
of that are also slim. |
