USPS SSA Exam Questions With 100% Correct
Answers
Shipping Services
Those in which the Postal Service is in competition with.
Mailing Services
Those in which the Postal Service is market dominant.
Letter sizes
Min 3 1/2" H X 5" L X .007" Thickness
Max 6 1/8" H X 11.5" L X 1/4" Thickness
Postcard Maximum size
4 1/4" H X 6" L X .016" Thickness
Standard Post
7-10 days delivery time. Max 70lbs. Max 130". Surcharge for items weighing over 35lbs, tubes, and
parcels over 84". Includes tracking. Return postage not included. Packages not deliverable for any
reason will be returned postage due.
Outside Parcels
Over 17" H X 27" L X 17" Thickness.
More than 25lbs. Tubes longer than 26". LARGE
Flats Maximum size
12" H X 15" L X 3/4" Thickness
Must meet FUR standards for
Flexibility, Uniformly thick, Recantanuglar shape
Irregular Parcels
Less than 3" H. Less than 6" L Weigh less than 6oz.
Tubes or rolls less than 26". SMALL
Machinable Parcels
Min weight 6oz. Max weight 25lbs
Min 3" H X 6" L X 1/4" thickness
Max 17" H X 27" L X 17" thickness
Non Machinable Surcharge
More than 4 1/4" H X 6" L X .009" thickness,
Odd shaped items, Is too rigid, square envelopes.
Mailing Services
First Class Mail, Periodicals, Standard Mail,
Packages Services, Extra Services
, Shipping Services
Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, Standard Post,
Parcel Return Service, International Mail
Processing Categories
Letters, Flats, Machinable Parcels, Irregular Parcels,
Outside Parcels
End-to-end process to ensure mail is collected, distributed, and delivered is governed by....
The 24 hour clock.
Package Services Mail
Standard Post, Media Mail, Library Mail
DMM
Domestic Mail Manual
IMM
International Mail Manual
ASM
Administrative Support Manual
POM
Postal Operations Manual
ELM
Employee and Labor Relations Manual
HAZMAT Question
Does this contain anything liquid, fragile, perishable, or potentially hazardous such as lithium batteries
or perfume
Anonymous Mail
Bears ONLY stamps as postage, weighs more than 13oz and was NOT accepted by an employee at a
retail service counter.
Oversize Price
Applies to Standard Post pieces over 108" but not more than 130" in combined length and girth.
Balloon Price
Applies to Standard Post and Priority Mail packages for delivery in zones 1 thru 4. Mail pieces
weighing less than 20lbs and measuring more than 84" are charged the price for a 20lb parcel for the
zone in which addressed.
Answers
Shipping Services
Those in which the Postal Service is in competition with.
Mailing Services
Those in which the Postal Service is market dominant.
Letter sizes
Min 3 1/2" H X 5" L X .007" Thickness
Max 6 1/8" H X 11.5" L X 1/4" Thickness
Postcard Maximum size
4 1/4" H X 6" L X .016" Thickness
Standard Post
7-10 days delivery time. Max 70lbs. Max 130". Surcharge for items weighing over 35lbs, tubes, and
parcels over 84". Includes tracking. Return postage not included. Packages not deliverable for any
reason will be returned postage due.
Outside Parcels
Over 17" H X 27" L X 17" Thickness.
More than 25lbs. Tubes longer than 26". LARGE
Flats Maximum size
12" H X 15" L X 3/4" Thickness
Must meet FUR standards for
Flexibility, Uniformly thick, Recantanuglar shape
Irregular Parcels
Less than 3" H. Less than 6" L Weigh less than 6oz.
Tubes or rolls less than 26". SMALL
Machinable Parcels
Min weight 6oz. Max weight 25lbs
Min 3" H X 6" L X 1/4" thickness
Max 17" H X 27" L X 17" thickness
Non Machinable Surcharge
More than 4 1/4" H X 6" L X .009" thickness,
Odd shaped items, Is too rigid, square envelopes.
Mailing Services
First Class Mail, Periodicals, Standard Mail,
Packages Services, Extra Services
, Shipping Services
Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, Standard Post,
Parcel Return Service, International Mail
Processing Categories
Letters, Flats, Machinable Parcels, Irregular Parcels,
Outside Parcels
End-to-end process to ensure mail is collected, distributed, and delivered is governed by....
The 24 hour clock.
Package Services Mail
Standard Post, Media Mail, Library Mail
DMM
Domestic Mail Manual
IMM
International Mail Manual
ASM
Administrative Support Manual
POM
Postal Operations Manual
ELM
Employee and Labor Relations Manual
HAZMAT Question
Does this contain anything liquid, fragile, perishable, or potentially hazardous such as lithium batteries
or perfume
Anonymous Mail
Bears ONLY stamps as postage, weighs more than 13oz and was NOT accepted by an employee at a
retail service counter.
Oversize Price
Applies to Standard Post pieces over 108" but not more than 130" in combined length and girth.
Balloon Price
Applies to Standard Post and Priority Mail packages for delivery in zones 1 thru 4. Mail pieces
weighing less than 20lbs and measuring more than 84" are charged the price for a 20lb parcel for the
zone in which addressed.
