I hear people complain about the USPS but honestly it's amazing how few packages they actually lose or whatnot considering the millions of packages they have to process. I've used them for ebay since 2007 so I had to watch and see how it was done.

It may be silly but I feel proud that I am doing a job that serves the American public! Plus, I am thankful to have a job =)

This was AWESOME! Thank you. Our homeschool lesson was about mail carriers. This video was so wonderful to share with the kids! Thank you so much.

I feel like it's take a kid to work day. Thanks for making me feel young again

Shhh! I'm still working at the USPS but not at the building in this video =) I was careful to not show any customer's addresses or employees. I didn't reveal any security concerns and I also showed the USPS in a positive light too.

Everyone I talk to thinks of carriers when it comes to the USPS. There's far more to it. Stations and bulk mail receiving areas get the mail. Mailhandlers get the mail moving to it's respective areas to be processed by clerks. Once processed it's the job of Mailhandlers to get the mail to the dock where it's loaded on to trucks and taken to airports or by truck to the next processing destination then the process begins again, mailhandler, clerk, mailhandler, clerk, carrier and delivery to you the customer. It's a 24/7 operation to get the mail out. I forgot to mention the carriers also collect mail along their routes in addition to delivering. Can't forget maintenance of the machines by mechanics and electronic techs. Custodians keeping all of the floors clean of debris and trash taken out. Takes a big team.

Keeping all of that machinery working flawlessly day after day, 24/7, is unbelievable to me. I literally can’t understand how it happens.

Yes, I was a clerk for two years and then transferred to the mailhandler craft in 1992. Right now, I am working in the Van Nuys FSS facility. Those are some pretty big machines too =)

I use to complain about the service before I started working for USPS. The other shippers have standards, USPS lets you do whatever you want and that's why there's so many screwups...for those asking. I toured a plant in my district and the foreman did everything he could to do things right. There's a long list of things you shouldn't do, but a few things to cut down on mistakes: Print your label, make sure the address is correct, and use a stiff shipping box. And, buy a huge mailbox!

This is a great tour of what goes on at a USPS sorting facility. Sadly some people want to call it a DPS. I blocked those who did that. This is to be a teaching tool about how our mail is sorted. The USPS has so many machines that sorts our mail and they want to make sure that it is safe to ship.

Watching your video really has given me a new respect for all of the work that goes into shipping a product. I can easily foresee an instance where Amazon and some of the other big box retailers setup shop right next to the original mail sorters. Because no matter how many jobs can get cut for the purposes of automation, it'll never be enough.. One day most work will be done with robotics and advanced AI and when that happens, they'll have to pay us all a living wage.

Thanks for the awesome video, Its nice to see inside the USPS. Holy crap, thats a lot of friggin mail. I cant believe my package went through that.

Good video. I am a mechanic on conveyors in Austin Tx, 15.5 years. We don't have a robot but we have a tray management system that uses robotics. Best job I ever had.

You're welcome, thanks for watching and thanks for packing our goodies for the safe trip =)

my "soon to be" father in-law has been with USPS since the 70's! Y'all are a rare breed. lol Great video.

Yes, these machines help us process more mail and faster too. Some help with the heavier work.

Hey guy, thanks. I'm an RCA and have never got to see the huge DPS, flats, etc sorted.

Looks like tough work i can now appreciate and will never complain why a package comes a day after the expected arrival date thank you for sharing:)

I don't know what it is, but there's something I like about this video

I work at Australia post and the equipment we use is very similar. Awesome stuff.

That was AMAZING!!! I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH WENT INTO MAIL AND PACKAGES UNTIL NOW ! THANKS!!!

2:55 Weeee!!! That part was fun. I strapped the camera to a tray and let it go =)

The package unloading dump made me cringe so hard, as a frequent shipper. Likely going to enhance packaging from now on.

This video was AWSOME,thanks for the experience of the mail!👌😊

GROOVES! It's been a while since I last watched your channel, but I'm back to watching! I'm commenting on this particular video because I recently applied and today, finished the 2nd part of the 473E Exam! PSE Mail Processing Clerk! I scored a 77 on it, so I'm hopeful! I hope all's well with you!

That was a great idea for you to show him this video so he can get an idea what's happening with his package. That is an awesome story! Thanks for letting me know =)

My kids loved this video, especially my 3 year old son who is a Hot Wheel lover! Thank you!

@jake815718 I stuck the camera in between the plastic strap and the tray and set it free on the rollers. I made sure to keep an eye on it to make sure that I didn't lose the camera! As far as did the USPS mind, I don't know if they know... yet...

@unmarkedtrails I am changing jobs/work location for the USPS in january so I'm glad that I got this footage now.

The bikes are for the mechanics. It is a large building so it makes it quicker for them to get around and they can have some tools in the basket with them too.

I don't memorize the terms but I believe that DPS means Delivery Point Sequence. That means that the mail is in the order of the carrier's route. I couldn't say why a DPS mail truck run is so important because I work on an evening tour. It's the early-morning tour that would have critical dispatches to the stations and somebody from that tour would be better suited to answer your question.

I recently flew United Airlines from Newark, NJ to Seattle, WA and was sitting in the back of the plane with a view of the luggage being loaded. Before the luggage was loaded 2 foot and 1 foot USPS sleeved mail trays where being loaded.

I've been using the USPS to ship donated items to a future museum in the Deep South. All of the gifts I send to friends and family have also been shipped via the USPS.

Post offices are one of my fav places! wish I worked there, it just look so fun back there! Especially for the mail!

ha I had forgotten about the catwalks with the mirror windows in the ceilings... big bro is watching you! Great tour!

Cool...this is the coolest video ever on how things are process through usps. Im a carrier and even I don't know this stuff. This is so interesting.

Very cool video and information, Mark! I wondered how'd the mail system worked, and now I know a bit more! Also I wanna ride that slide a few more times! Gonna use Rewind!

'What facility is this? I'm a mail handler @ the Baltimore GMF (Main Post Office). Our APPS machine doesn't look anywhere near as clean as the one in this video. Good video though.

Yes, I have seen Hot Wheels boxes in the past but for the past few years, I have worked in the departments that process magazine-sized mail.

I can't wait to find my first wheel error like that! Thanks for the tour Racegrooves!

The mixed wheels are pretty cool to me as well as the rest of the USPS building

@ASMagnuson97 When your letter goes through the sorting machine, it does go around large belts but it doesn't get bent very far.

@racegrooves I hear ya' mr. grooves. Hearing how others have been out of work and in need of work makes me appreciate my job that much more.

Thank you so much for the tour, so hard to find any behind the scenes info on what happens with my mail. Funny narration too. :D

Very good video Mark, It's amazeaing all the machines and process that make in the American postal service

Really cool video, you filmed and explained that well. It's fascinating watching those machines work.

@MissPinkPanther222 Please note that I am not authorized to speak on behalf of the USPS. But some situations that could happen is that the mail gets delivered to the wrong address and is not returned. It could wind up stuck in a magazine and that person didn't realize it and it is thrown away. It could wind up in loose empty equipment that is stored elsewhere and not found for years. But since it was lost, we wouldn't know what happened to it. If we did, then we could get it back for you =)

wow that was a better tour than the one NBC did.

Thank you for making the video! I learn more about the Postal Service operations now!

Excellent job! Your sense of humor is fantastic, too. I really enjoyed it even though I've been to many a P&DC and GMF. (Postal employee since 1985.)

There are lots of different jobs so I wouldn't know if you are going to have an easier or harder one. As for tips, I have three. 1. Show up for work. 2. Be on time. 3. Do as you're told. Oh yeah, stay off your cellphone too while on the clock =) Best wishes for you!

1:05 to 1:35 is the APPS. I'm not familiar with an ABPS. I may have heard about a different machine, an Automated Bundle and Parcel Sorter, but it is not at my facility.

You are a mailhandler hahaha, wow that processing center looks brand new, unbelievable

@supertoadhayden Your Uncle works at the Post Office or he works at the plant that I work at? What does he do?

Thank you for taking the time to me..

I have had several hundered packages go through these machines throughout the country over the last 3 years I've sold on eBay, Amazon, Bonanza and Half.com (same username) and this opened my eyes to what they go through to get to my customers (most of whom are scattered throughout the lower 48)

Sorry, I haven't worked near that section for a couple years. I don't recall what airlines are used.

@Connor Bailey Both the 7up and Pepsi trucks were released by Jade a few years ago.

Yes, the Santa Clarita facility is pretty large but not quite as big as Los Angeles.

@123456hotwheels I had an idea on how to send cars down the spiral but there were a couple problems. One problem is that there is a gap that the cars would fall through. The other problem is that I stood up on something and let the cars go by hand, everybody would see me up there. Not only that but the cars might make a lot of noise rolling down and people might here that too. The plastic tubs and cardboard trays don't make any noise at all.

What a fun video. I very much enjoyed the tour and hot wheels segments.

I'm glad that the USPS safely delivered your Thomas =)

Amazing! Thankyou for all you do to keep the mail going!

Thanks for your support =)

LMAO The commentary is HILARIOUS. "wee, that was fun, let's go get back in line." ..."I have noooo idea how those stickers got there." LOLOLOL This is my favorite video on youtube for the whole week.

The Intro to This was Like: zzzz....zzz...zzzz...zzz.... zzzz...zzz....zzzz...zzz.... & Then The Suspense & Horror & Major Depression Started to Kick-in for Me, After Seeing This & Realizing That my Current Delivery, That I've been Waiting-On... is More Than Likely Gone !!! & Lost Forever !!! In This Never Ending Maze of A Factory !!!

Santa Clarita still gives tours. I would think that your facility still gives tours. Call them and ask =)

@k12sdude Congrats! I started as an LSM clerk in 1990 but switched to mailhandler in 1992.

Great look at some cool machines! Fun video - this is what youtube is all about!!

brought back some bad memories of tyrant supervisors

@Nitrosoultaker777 Nope. I work in a mail processing center. They do have window services but they close at 5:00 or something like that. I'm nowhere near there at that time.

Sorry, I do not know the delivery times from the U.S. to other countries. I work in the back where the mail is processed.

Excellent video, Mark! Also, I press like on this video!

No doubt! It gets to be a drag walking back and forth carrying heavy sacks!

At least he was honest that they handle your mail like crap.

Thanks for the great footage. I need to get a job so I can either love or hate my job! :-)

Protecto's are only good for casual handling, the accidental dropping of the item. If during processing, the shipper used a bubble envelope, and it landed sideways into the container, and a heavy box landed on the side, the Protecto may not be sufficient to prevent damage to the card.

How are you filming this? We can't have cameras in the building. Good for you! 👍👍👍

1:13 You can't see the person operating the dumper, they are standing just to the left out of the camera. You don't want to dump all of the mail on the belt at once. You want to dump a portion at a time and spread it out so that it doesn't overload the conveyor belt.

I still can not understand how its possible to overnight a package from Wash DC to the middle of nowhere Iowa, and its gets there in 24 hours. It absolutely HAS to be magic, has to be.

That was awesome! haha thanks. not everyone films cool things like this!

That was great .... thank you so much ! Your video should be on the official website!! Hey I guess it is! Lol I just was laughing ...my first day or night rather at the plant ( after twenty years of delivery) I took pictures of DBs running and some guy walked by and said ..... o don’t do that....freaked me out. But everybody especially mechanics do it . How do you double check those belt patterns....ya think? That was great !

How many people work at USPS?? About half of 'em

Thanks for watching =)

Thank you for your time.

I have been working for the USPS for over 20 years. My salary is over $50 K per year.

Thanks for watching!

@Wesely Johnson There is more but I have to be careful to not show people or customer's mailing addresses.

@MrDaleJr2011 No, there are hundreds of mail processing facilities in the U.S. The USPS processes over 600 million pieces of mail a day. That is way more than one facility could handle =)

mail handler power!!!!

You have way more than a couple APPS by the way I have been installing/moving/retrofitting these for years. In Chicago nearly done with an install this week too. DIOS/AFCS/CIOS are pretty mesmerizing to watch the first time you see them after seeing them a few times it's just another normal day in the USPS. The only machine off the top of my head that has the APPS beat on pure size is SSIU I think there are around 20 in the country give or take, but only at the NDCs now those would be interesting to see being installed. I also understand that there will be a new contract (possibly next year) and the bidding is down between Lockheed and Siemens. With any luck solid work for three whole years for me if Lockheed gets it. There are also some tricks that the USPS could do to up the amount of processing on an APPS, but it would require removing a a whole side FSD/Inducts and installing three supplementary inducts in it's place - unlikely they would toss out all that equipment though.

i see maintenance doesnt put the guards back on the tray lines in your facility either.

Very interesting, I wasn´t aware of all the procees for mailing, cool job you have!!!!

Your "mule" is like a mini train with those carriages! haha

@Elite2424A Correct! That's a very cool mixed-wheels error!

very very very cool! you should have a live cam of these machines.

well done you should get a promotion for making this video. I understand there would be a security risk filming it but I hope you asked before you started filming.

they must have prettied up things for this filming because that's not the nice/neat way it arrives at our office. letter trays are haphazardly thrown on shelves, almost no green lids on anything, all parcels pretty much dropped without regard to size or shape into the same bins for us to sort & deliver!

Such an awesome video!

Good tips!