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 Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST)
  Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST)
 
 
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Note: FAST User Guides and Release Notes for upcoming releases can be found on PostalPro.
  Release Notes:
Release Notes 10/15/2023
Release Notes 09/10/2023
Release Notes 07/09/2023
Release Notes 06/11/2023
Release Notes 04/16/2023
Release Notes 01/08/2023

  Customer Job Aids:
Creating Drop Ship Appointments Guide (PDF)
Creating Origin Entry Appointments Guide (PDF)
Facility Profile Information (PDF)
Managing Drop Ship Appointments Guide (PDF)
Managing Origin Entry Appointments Guide (PDF)
FAST Appointment Container Association Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
Appointment Shell (PDF)
Formatting and Printing Reports (PDF)
Joint Scheduling (PDF)
Mail Direction Report (PDF)
PostalOne! Customer Registration (PDF)
Preferred Publications (PDF)
Resolution and Internet Browser Settings (PDF)
Web Services Overview (PDF)
Customer / Supplier Agreements (PDF)
Customer / Supplier Agreement - Approval Process (PDF)
Customer Supplier Agreement - eDoc Association (PDF)
Retrieving 99M Barcode Data from Mail XML v_1.3 (PDF)
Business Customer Gateway Introduction - Dock Handout (PDF)
FAST Customer Registration (PDF)

  Customer Drop Ship Web Based Training Course:
Customer Web Based Training Course(ZIP)

To open the Customer Web Based Training file you must have WIN ZIP. To begin, save the Customer Drop Ship Web Based Training file to your desktop. Please note this may take several minutes to save. Once the file is saved, click the close button and navigate to your desktop. From your desktop EXTRACT the zip file. To EXTRACT the file, right-click on the zip file and select "Extract to Here". Once the file is extracted to your desktop open the Customer Web Based Training folder and select the "Start Here" (named Start here.htm ) file to begin the course.
Note: The Customer Web Based Training is best viewed using Internet Explorer or Netscape 6.2 or 7.X web browsers.


  Customer Origin Entry Web Based Training Course:
Customer Web Based Training Course(ZIP)

To open the Customer Web Based Training file you must have WIN ZIP. To begin, save the Customer Origin Entry Web Based Training file to your desktop. Please note this may take several minutes to save. Once the file is saved, click the close button and navigate to your desktop. From your desktop EXTRACT the zip file. To EXTRACT the file, right-click on the zip file and select "Extract to Here". Once the file is extracted to your desktop open the Customer Web Based Training folder and select the "Start Here" (named Start here.htm ) file to begin the course.
Note: The Customer Web Based Training is best viewed using Internet Explorer or Netscape 6.2 or 7.X web browsers.


  Mailer Rating Information:
Mailer Rating Introduction (PPT)
Mailer Rating Appointment Rating Process (PPT)
Mailer Rating Reports (PPT)
Mailer Rating Review (PPT)

  Download FAST Drop Shipment User Guide (Version 14):
FAST Drop Shipment Customer User Guide (PDF)
FAST Drop Shipment Customer User Guide (HTML)
FAST Drop Shipment Customer User Guide (ZIP)

  Download FAST Origin Entry User Guide (Version 2):
FAST Origin Entry Customer User Guide (PDF)
FAST Origin Entry Customer User Guide (HTML)
FAST Origin Entry Customer User Guide (ZIP)

  Drop Ship Delivery Unit Hours File:
Drop Ship Delivery Unit Hours File (EXCL)
Note: The Drop Ship Delivery Unit Hours file must be viewed using Excel 2003 or greater.

  Publication 804:
Publication 804

  Domestic Mail Manual:
Domestic Mail Manual

  PS Forms (8125):
PS Forms Page
Note: Clicking this link directs you to the USPS Forms page.
Please search for the following forms on the page to download:
PS Form 8125 (PDF) - Plant-Verified Drop Shipment (PVDS) Verification and Clearance (10/2005)
PS Form 8125-C (PDF) - Plant-Verified Drop Shipment (PVDS) Consolidated Verification and Clearance (01/2006)

 Customer / Supplier Agreements:
Guide to Customer / Supplier Agreements


To view the user guide as a .PDF file you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click below to download it now.
Download Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader

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