USPS OIG Report: Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Acquisition – Testing, Performance, and Contract Oversight

Posted on January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 by 21cpw

Background To manage its aging delivery fleet while supporting financial and environmental sustainability strategies from its ten-year plan, the U.S. Postal Service is investing $9.6 billion, including $3 billion in congressional funding, to electrify its delivery vehicles and procure electric vehicle supply equipment — more commonly known as charging stations. In preparation for charging station…

USPS tests geospatial data collection

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by 21cpw

The Postal Service recently tested the ability of USPS vehicles to collect geospatial data, which can be used for electronic navigation applications and other geospatial-based technologies. During the test, the organization worked with Microsoft, which collects panoramic, three-dimensional imagery of city streets and other locations for Streetside View 360, the company’s mapping program for mobile…

USPS OIG: Top 10 Postal Stories of 2020

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by 21cpw

It’s that time again for our top ten postal stories of the year! While we do this every year, 2020 saw more than its fair share of important news stories about the Postal Service. Well let’s face it, it saw more than its fair share of front page news stories in general. Here’s our countdown,…

USPS OIG: Delivery of a New Delivery Vehicle

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 by 21cpw

When you buy a car, how long do you tend to keep it? A few years? Six or seven? Ten? For the U.S. Postal Service, it’s a long, long time. The backbone of its delivery fleet – more than 200,000 vehicles – is the right-hand-drive Long Life Vehicle (LLV), which has an expected service life…

USPS OIG Report: Delivery Vehicle Acquisition Strategy

Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by 21cpw

Objective Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s acquisition strategy for delivery and collection vehicles. The Postal Service’s mission is to provide reliable and affordable universal mail delivery and postal retail services to the U.S. In fiscal year (FY) 2019, the Postal Service delivered to about 160 million delivery points, six days a week….

VMF team keeps USPS vehicles operating safely

Posted on March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 by 21cpw

Brett Hatfield stopped carrying mail several years ago, but that doesn’t mean he stopped delivering for customers in Binghamton, NY. After putting down his satchel, Hatfield became a mechanic and transferred to the Binghamton Vehicle Maintenance Facility. He now leads a five-person team that helps keep 275 delivery vehicles operating safely. “The team of five…

Trucks on fire: USPS Long Life Vehicles outlive their lifespan

Posted on January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by 21cpw

January 11, 2016 With over 211,000 vehicles, the Postal Service operates the largest civilian fleet in the world. About 190,000 vehicles are used to collect and deliver the mail, and about 140,000 of them are Grumman-built Long Life Vehicles (LLVs), the iconic postal trucks that are a ubiquitous presence on America’s streets and roads. These…

USPS: VMF managers meet in Norman, OK to discuss strategies

Posted on November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by 21cpw

[maxgallery id=”42386″] The Postal Service is making major changes in its delivery fleet to better serve customers, USPS leaders told approximately 250 Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) managers and supervisors at a recent conference. “Our goal is to be world class in fleet management,” said Fleet Management Manager Phil Knoll. “We are making the progress we…