Day: March 9, 2022

USPS OIG Report: Truck Driver Shortage – Implications for the Postal Service

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March 7, 2022 (RISC-WP-22-002) The national truck driver shortage has impacted the Postal Service and suppliers that transport mail in bulk along highway contract routes. Several strategies could help the Postal Service to mitigate the impact of the driver shortage. Since at least the early 2000s, the trucking industry has warned of a shortage of…

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USPS: Bipartisan postal reform bill awaits president’s signature

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The Postal Service Reform Act passed the U.S. Senate on March 8 with bipartisan support. Now that the bill has passed both houses of Congress, it heads to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature. The legislation eliminates the Postal Service’s outdated, burdensome retiree health benefit prefunding requirement and integrates the organization’s retiree health…

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