The concept is clear, but the challenge is execution.īy offering destination entry rates, work-sharing discounts and partnerships with consolidators and expeditors, the Parcel Select service is well-positioned to meet the needs of larger destination or drop shippers. Translation: Packages induced closer to the consignee are delivered faster and less expensively. Postal Service�s version of destination entry rates. Known as Parcel Select, the service is the U.S. Postal Service created a work-sharing discount that provides reduced postage for shippers able to bypass portions of its network. Postal Service leverages its vast coverage in doing what no one else can � provide low-cost, daily residential delivery, six days per week. This process is efficient because the U.S. This process typically takes one day or less from arrival at the DDU to consignee delivery. Often referred to as the Last Mile, packages arriving at a DDU are sorted to carrier routes and sent out for delivery.

Postal Service network that a package takes prior to delivery. The destination delivery unit, or DDU, is the final stop in the U.S. You probably have more questions than answers: What is it? Who benefits from DDU delivery? Will DDU delivery save me money? Will my packages arrive faster? Can my customers track their packages? And what do I need to know to get involved? It has been advertised as both a strategic advantage and a means to cost savings.

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