Last week, for example, Postmaster General Pat Donahoe announced plans to stop mail delivery on Saturdays, a move he says could save three billion dollars annually.

I'll tell my secretary to put the paper in my mail box, and I'll get it when I return.

They are owned by individuals and by private businesses and corporations, lending institutions, direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies, and government agencies at the local, state, and federal level.

According to Rae Ann Haight, the program manager for the national-preparedness office at USPS, Smith was fulfilling a request made by some of the home owners to pick up any mail that was left untouched.

After Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, mail facilities were set up in dozens of locations across the country in the two weeks that USPS was unable to provide street delivery.

After Hurricane Katrina interrupted routine delivery, temporary mail service points were set up.

After mail service stops due to weather, the agency’s top priority is ensuring that employees are safe.

As I came across a box that was up but with no house, I checked, and there was mail—outgoing mail—in it.

As soon as it's safe enough to be outside, couriers (郵遞員) start distributing accumulated mail on the still-accessible routes.

But some mail can be extremely sensitive and timely.

Days after the deadly 2017 wildfires in Santa Rosa, California, a drone (無人機) caught footage (連續鏡頭) of a USPS worker, Trevor Smith, driving through burned homes in that familiar white van, collecting mail in an affected area.

Even the United States Postal Service (USPS) suspended mail delivery.

If the destruction is extreme, mail addressed to the area will get sent elsewhere.

In response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, USPS redirected incoming New Orleans mail to existing mail facilities in Houston.

Mail companies are logistics companies, which puts them in a special position to help when disaster strikes.

Mail delivery service is still responsible for the completion of almost half of payments.

Mail that was already processed in New Orleans facilities was moved to an upper floor so it would be protected from water damage.

Returning to a normal life can be difficult, but some small routines mail delivery being one of them may help residents remember that their communities are still their communities.

Spokespeople from both USPS and UPS told me all mail is important.

Then it evaluates the health of infrastructure, such as the roads that mail carriers drive on.

The woman would like the man to take care of her mail.

Otherwise, we can send a gift card by mail if you prefer.