Use shoring straps with each dispatch Shoring straps secure mail in vehicles by preventing containers and pallets from shifting or breaking during transit. When used improperly — or worse, not at all — trailer doors can be damaged and employees opening them hurt by falling mail or rolling equipment.
Currently, some facilities are experiencing a shortage of shoring straps — jeopardizing the safety of personnel and the mail. Others have more than they need.
To help alleviate the shortage and keep personnel and mail safe, every vehicle dispatch must include shoring straps — even if the vehicle is making a trip without a full load. For every dispatch:
Insert 12 shoring straps, guaranteeing a set of two is available for every 10 feet.
Keep shore straps with vehicles at all times to make sure each vehicle leaves a facility with the required number of straps.
Facilities with a surplus of serviceable shoring straps are encouraged to place the equipment — in addition to the required 12 shoring straps — with outbound vehicles.
For information about how to properly insert shoring straps, go to the Logistics Order Policies and Standard Operating Procedures website. From the home page, click on “Properly Restraining Mail Containers.” Reference: usps.gov
