Mail Transport Equipment
Mail Transport Equipment (MTE) consists of containers that USPS uses to carry or hold mail during processing or transportation within or between facilities. It includes sacks, pouches, trays, wheeled containers, pallets, and other items (examples below), which are used by the Postal Service and its customers.
 
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Pallets
Platforms on which mail is stacked to be moved as a single unit.
NESTABLE PALLET - 65P
PLASTIC
40 X 48
Rolling Stock (Hampers & Cages)
Equipment used to transport all types of mailbags and trays.
HAMPER, LARGE - 61P
PLASTIC
48 X 34.75 X 37
Mailbags
Containers that are generally used to transport flat-shape mail, bundles, irregular parcel post, small parcels, and other small quantities of loose mail.
#1 SACK PLASTIC - 01VM
SEMI-CLEAR WITH PATCH 44 X 31
Trays
Trays are used for dispatching and transporting letter mail.
TRAY:
MM PLASTIC TRAY - 74P
24 X 11.5 X 5.25
Sleeves
Sleeves are used with trays for dispatching and transporting mail traveling by air.
SLEEVE:
MM SLEEVE - 75
FIBERBOARD 24 X 11.5 X 5.25
Flat Tubs
Equipment used for dispatching and transporting flats and periodicals.
4-SIDED PLASTIC - 78P
FLATS TRAY
18 X 13 X 11
Questions? Contact us at hqmte@usps.gov
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