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This holiday season, the US Postal Service is prepared to deliver 20 billion pieces of mail across the country and around the world, a task that requires more than 200,000 trucks, a 30 percent increase in air cargo transport, 37,000 Post Offices and 700,000 employees.
The Postal Service expects to deliver 20 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, with the busiest mailing day set for Monday, December 17. More than 275 million cards and letters should be mailed that day, more than three times the average daily volume of 82 million. Total mail volume (cards, letters, catalogs, packages, magazines) for the busiest day should approach 1 billion, up from an average daily volume of 703 million pieces.
The busiest delivery day will be Wednesday, December 19. Staff at the National Operations Center report for "24-7 duty" on December 1 to help navigate, literally, mail movement around the world.
"This is one of the most challenging and exciting times of the year for us," said Pat Donahoe, deputy postmaster general and chief operating officer. "Whether you’re sending a holiday card to Idaho or a care package to Iraq, our employees across the country are committed to success."
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