Glossary of postal terms. 2014.
Expedited Preferential Mail Program — A program in which a letter carrier cases preferential mail before leaving the delivery unit, and nonpreferential mail after returning from the route. This provides earlier mail delivery to residential areas, with consistent delivery times … Glossary of postal terms
surface preferential mail — First Class Mail and Periodicals, as well as Standard Mail that bears a prepaid special delivery fee or special handling fee … Glossary of postal terms
hot mail — (informal) (See preferential mail) … Glossary of postal terms
special delivery — A special service that provides preferential handling in dispatch, transportation, and expedited delivery at destination, which includes Sunday and holiday delivery at certain large city post offices. It is available for every mail class except… … Glossary of postal terms
special handling — A special service available only for Standard Mail (A) and Standard Mail (B). It provides preferential handling in dispatch and transportation but not expedited delivery. (Also see preferential mail.) (Compare with special delivery) … Glossary of postal terms
over-the-road container — (OTR) A container used within the National Bulk Mail System for transporting surface preferential mail by truck or railroad. Also, a container that moves between a bulk mail center (BMC) and its associate postal facilities as opposed to a… … Glossary of postal terms
OTR — over the road container (OTR) A container used within the National Bulk Mail System for transporting surface preferential mail by truck or railroad. Also, a container that moves between a bulk mail center (BMC) and its associate postal facilities … Glossary of postal terms
hot house — (informal) An area used to separate and dispatch preferential mail. (Also calledhot spot) … Glossary of postal terms
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