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- Mail The U.S. Postal Service and private mailing services deliver useful information through their Web sites.
- Express Package Delivery Follow these links to track packages online and to find out information about available services.
- Freight and Air Cargo Find online links to freight and air cargo carriers.
The United States Postal Service has a variety of online offerings.
The United States Postal Service Express
Mail Service offers online package tracking just like other overnight
delivery services.
Search for zip codes at the Zip
Code Lookup.
The United States Postal Service site
contains a variety of postal information, including the latest on Mail Classification Reform,
implemented July 1, 1996, new information on Postage Rates, Postage Statement Forms
available online, and postal publications.
In addition, the Postal Service site allows you to:
Search for the Official
Abbreviations you should use in addressing your mail.
The rules concerning packaging, sending mail abroad, and using special mailing services
can be found in the online Consumer's Guide.
Private mailing services can also be found online.
The Mailbox and Packaging Store Database
lists 6,800 store locations around the United States.
Mail Boxes Etc. has a site that
features a Center Locator so you can search for the facility nearest to you by city or
province country, zip code or phone number area code and prefix. The site also answers
frequently asked questions and provides information on the services offered at the
facilities.
Pak Mail Centers of America has a site
that allows users to locate Pak Mail locations around the United States by state, to find
information about offered services and the site also provides links to local Pak Mail
franchisee's home pages.
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Express Package Delivery
Airborne Express
maintains a site that offers online package tracking and information about shipping with Airborne. Airborne can be reached at 1-800-AIRBORNE (1-800-247-2676).Burlington Air Express maintains a site that alllows you to track a shipment online, order shipping supplies and find out shipping options. Burlington can be reached by phone at 1 (800) CALL-BAX in the United States and outside the US at 1 (602) 966-5094.
DHL serves 217 countries and maintains a site that offers online package tracking, information about DHL and an image map of the world for locating customer service within your country.DHL can be reached in the US at 1-800-225-5345 and outside the US at 1-602-921-8831.
FedEx maintains a site that offers online package tracking and information about FedEx. You can also download free FedEx software that helps with the paperwork. FedEx can be reached by phone at 1-800-Go-FedEx.
The United Parcel Service maintains a site that allows you to track packages and to request a pickup. It also provides a drop-off locator and a Quick Cost Calculator and a Ground Time in Transit Estimator. Call 1-800-PICK UPS for domestic US shipments and 1-800-782-7892 for international shipments.
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Freight and Air Cargo
The Air Canada Air Cargo
site provides online shipping guidelines for various kinds of cargo and information about
offices and sales representatives around the world.
Int'l Air Cargo Association (TIACA)
is a worldwide organization headquartered in Miami, Florida. The site includes the TIACA
Times and some links.
Viking Freight
provides online shipment tracing and information about services provided.
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