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Q. How will my company benefit from using a PostalOne! Transportation Management Shipping System?

A. Using the PostalOne! Transportation Management Shipping System can result in a more streamlined and consistent workflow within your mailing facility. The PostalOne! Transportation Management Shipping System is designed to scan mailing labels, record weight, and link to the Postal Service™ Surface-Air Management System (S-AMS) for air or surface transportation assignments. This allows for more control of the local Postal Service dispatch assignments, which frequently results in improved service and reliability.

Q. Which companies are certified as PostalOne! Transportation Management Shipping System vendors?

A. Currently, only Carter Controls, Inc. and Lockheed Martin are certified for high-volume systems. CODE-PLUS is certified for desktop systems.

Q. Who can participate in the PostalOne! Transportation Management program?

A. The PostalOne! Transportation Management system is currently offered only to customers who produce primarily First-Class Mail®. For additional information on program participation, please find the number for your program office on the Contact Transportation page.

Q. Will the PostalOne! system help to speed up mail processing, transportation, and delivery?

A. Yes! it will provide opportunities for improvement in all areas of the mailing process by providing information to the multiple handlers of mail within the Postal Service to assist them in coordinating their efforts.

Q. How does the PostalOne! Transportation Management System assign mail to a mode of transportation?

A. This system uses the basic design of the Fully Automated Scan-Where-You-Band (FASWYB), or Desktop Shipping System (DSS) to which we have added new functionality. The PostalOne! system searches the database of all available surface routings to find one that will meet the constraints of destination Critical Entry Time (CET) and origin departure via Highway Contract Route (HCR). Only when a suitable surface routing cannot be found does the system search S-AMS (Surface-Air Management System) for an air routing.

PostalOne! Transportation Glossary

AAA	Automated Airline Assignment
AMC	Air Mail Center
AMF/C	Air Mail Facility/Center
APC	All-Purpose Carts
BCSS	Business Customer Support Systems
BMEU	Business Mail Entry Unit
CET	Critical Entry Time
CIN	Container Identifier Number
CIN	Content Identification Number
D&R	Distribution & Routing
DMM	Domestic Mail Manual
DMU	Detached Mail Unit
DSS	Desktop Shipping System
EDRD	Engineering Design Requirements Document
EIA	Electronic Information Access
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FASWYB	Fully Automated Scan-Where-You-Band
FCM	First-Class Mail
FCS	Factory Control System
HCR	Highway Contract Route
HVSS	High-Volume Shipping System
IPS	In-Plant Support
MMIC	Major Mailer Interface Channel
MPC	Mail Processing Code
MTE	Mail Transport Equipment
MVS	Motor Vehicle Support
NAM	National Account Manager
NASS	National Air and Surface System
NCSC	National Customer Support Center
P&DC	Processing & Distribution Center
PASS	PostalOne! Assignment Support System
RCSC	Rates and Classifications Service Center
T/C	Transaction Concentrator
TCSS	Transportation Contract Support System
TPH	Total Pieces Handled
USPS	United States Postal Service