Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST®) Appointments
The FAST application collects and monitors appointment data for U.S. postal facilities.
Service Hubs and Facilities Fact Sheet
This document provides general information on the purpose and requirements for service hubs.
Managing Drop Ship Appointments Guide
The Managing Drop Ship Appointments guide contains instructions to help the user manage their drop ship appointments in FAST. This guide provides users with step-by-step directions for managing one-time and recurring drop ship appointments.
Facility Profile Information
The Facility Profile in FAST provides users the capability to view Facility related information.
Resolution and Internet Browser Settings
The Resolution and Internet Browser settings document will help the user adjust their screen resolution and browser settings.
Formatting and Printing Reports Job Aid
The Formatting and Printing Reports job aid contains instructions to help the user properly format and print the FAST reports.
Appointment Shell Job Aid
The Appointment Shell job aid contains instructions to help the user understand the impact of creating and cancelling appointment shells.
Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST®) Appointment Container Association Quick Reference Guide
The FAST Appointment Container Association Quick Reference Guide contains instructions to help the user understand the appointment container association process, Full-Service appointment scheduling options and best communication approach for their business process.
Managing Origin Entry Appointments Guide
The Managing Drop Ship Appointments guide contains instructions to help the user manage their Origin Entry appointments in FAST.
Creating Origin Entry Appointments Guide
The Origin Entry Appointments guide contains instructions to help the user create Origin Entry appointments in FAST. This guide provides users with step-by-step directions for creating one-time and recurring Origin Entry appointments.
Retrieving 99M Barcode Data from Mail.XML Job Aid
This job aid contains overview information for users on how to query their 99M barcode data through Mail.
Creating Drop Ship Appointments Guide
The Creating Drop Ship Appointment guide contains instructions to help the user create drop ship appointments in FAST. This guide provides users with step-by-step directions for creating one-time and recurring drop ship appointments.
Preferred Publication Job Aid
The Preferred Publication Group is an area which allows users to select and save their regularly used publications.
Mail Direction Search Report
The Mail Direction Search Report is used to search for default drop entry points and redirections.
Joint Scheduling Job Aid
Joint Appointment Scheduling is a capability in FAST® to allow multiple owners to own their specific pieces of the appointment scheduling process.
Customer/Supplier Agreements: eDoc Association Job Aid
The Customer Supplier/Agreements-eDoc Association Job Aid contains useful information around correctly mapping CSA information from FAST to eDocs.
Web Services Overview
The Web Services Overview document contains introductions to the features and benefits associated with Web Services.
04/15/2022
Mail Move File
Mail Move File as of 04-15-2022
01/03/2022
Facility Access & Shipment Tracking (FAST) - Frequently Asked Questions
This one page document answers some common FAST FAQ and provides important FAST-related links and contact information.
01/03/2022
Facility Access & Shipment Tracking (FAST) - Frequently Asked Questions
This one page document answers some common FAST FAQ and provides important FAST-related links and contact information.
12/01/2021
Labeling List Changes (December 2021)
Effective January 1, 2022, we are revising Labeling List(s) L009, L011, L012, L014, L015, L051, L201, L601, and L605 to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are expected to label according to these revised lists for mailings that are inducted on or after the January 1, 2022, effective date, but no later than February 28, 2022, expiration date. The changes will be published in the Postal Bulletin, Issue #22587.
03/11/2021
FAST Mail.XML 16.0 Technical Specification
Postal Service Technical Specifications for FAST.
03/11/2021
FAST Mail.XML 14.0A Technical Specification
Postal Service Technical Specifications for FAST.
10/21/2018
PostalOne! R47.4.1.0 & FAST R39.2.0.0 Pre-Release Notes Change 2.0 (Posted 10-11-2018)
On Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 3 AM CT to 9 AM CT, the United States Postal Service will deploy the following system release
01/23/2017
FAST®: Facility Contact List
Get the latest contact information for USPS FAST® facility members!
01/23/2017
FAST®: Facility Contact List
Get the latest contact information for USPS FAST® facility members!
09/15/2016
FAST® System Enhancement: Locale Key
The Facility Access & Shipment Tracking (FAST®) system enables mailers to lookup up facilities through the Facility Profile page.
09/15/2016
Driver Version of Drop Ship Work Flow (Transportation Company in Spanish)
This document provides information on the Driver Version of Drop Ship Work Flow Transportation Company (in Spanish).
09/15/2016
Driver Version of Drop Ship Work Flow (Transportation Company in English)
This document provides information on the Driver Version of Drop Ship Work Flow Transportation Company (in English).
09/15/2016
Driver Version of Drop Ship Work Flow
This document provides information on the Driver Version of Drop Ship Work Flow.
03/01/2016
Surface Visibility: Site Map Locations
This presentation provides the new Surface Visibility site deployment timeline by area and group.
11/13/2015
Mail.XML 12.0A Technical Specification FAST®
This document contains information pertaining to Mail.
11/13/2015
Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST®) Mail.XML 12.0B
This document provides information about Appointment Scheduling (FAST) Version 1 Release 43.
08/20/2015
Business Mail Acceptance Update: Randy Workman
Randy Workman's presentation on Business Mail Acceptance was held at the Great Lakes Area - August 20, 2015 Meeting.
09/02/2014
FAST® Layout File
The Drop Ship Product consists of the Drop Ship Address, Drop Ship Package Services, and Drop Ship Supplemental Site.
08/24/2014
FAST® Known Issues v28 Implementation
This document outlines released issues for the Facility Access and Shipment Tracking® system.
01/01/2014
FAST® Origin Entry Facilities
This origin entry spreadsheet lists all origin entry facilities as of January 2014.
01/01/2014
FAST® Origin Entry Facilities
This origin entry spreadsheet lists all origin entry facilities as of January 2014.
10/09/2012
Electronic Mailing Information and Reports Guide
The purpose of the Electronic Mailing Information and Reports Guide is to provide information on how to access and use electronic mailing reports and to keep the user apprised of the continuous improvements to the reports as the Intelligent Mail Program matures.
11/06/2011
Customer / Supplier Agreement Simplification Job Aid
The purpose of this document is to define the simplification changes to Customer / Supplier Agreements (CSAs) effective November 6, 2011.
11/01/2011
FAST®: Customer User Guide (Origin Entry)
This guide describes how to use the FAST Origin Entry functions.
11/01/2011
FAST®: Customer User Guide (Origin Entry)
This guide describes how to use the FAST Origin Entry functions.
11/01/2011
Customer-Supplier Agreement (CSA) Simplification Job Aid
The purpose of this document is to define the simplification changes to Customer/ Supplier Agreements (CSAs) effective November 6, 2011. As part of the ongoing simplification effort, CSAs have been modified to only contain the information necessary for First-Class separations.
11/01/2011
FAST® Customer User Guide (Drop Ship)
This guide describes how to use the FAST functions.
11/01/2011
FAST® Customer User Guide (Drop Ship)
This guide describes how to use the FAST functions.
07/01/2011
Creating FAST® Appointments for Mixed Periodicals
This document provides an overview of FAST® appointments for mixed periodicals.
04/01/2011
FAST® Overview
This presentation gives a detailed overview of the Facility Access and Shipment Tracking system including all of its components.
04/01/2011
FAST® Overview
This presentation gives a detailed overview of the Facility Access and Shipment Tracking system including all of its components.
06/01/2010
Test Environment for Mailers (TEM) Checklist and Troubleshooting
This document will help prepare customers to use electronic documentation to submit qualification reports and postage statements (commonly called eDoc) and for customers who are required to test in the Test Environment for Mailers (TEM).