Project Title: New Rural Delivery Vehicle Purchase Start Date: Monday, August 31, 2015 Estimated Report Release Date: February 2016 The Postal Service operates one of the worldâs largest transport and delivery fleets, which includes over 211,000 delivery, transport, and administrative vehicles. It maintains a diverse fleet of delivery vehicles including long life vehicles, delivery vans,…
The Postal Service continues moving forward with plans to upgrade its delivery fleet. Last week, USPS asked select suppliers in the auto industry to submit proposals for next generation delivery vehicle prototypes. This is the latest step in a multi-year effort to replace as many as 180,000 vehicles with newer models. Once the proposals are…
The Postal Serviceâs fast-growing package business is winning customers of all stripes, âNightly Business Reportâ told viewers this week. Residential customers are applauding the organizationâs efforts to offer new delivery options, while more business customers are turning to USPS to ship their products, the TV newsmagazine reported. âPackages are our future. Theyâre just continuing to…
What should the postal vehicle of the future look like? The U.S. Postal Service recently put that question to its carriers and vehicle maintenance personnel and is currently reviewing the feedback. Itâs an important question because the delivery fleet is aging and the Postal Service needs to quickly replace it.  In fact, our recent audit…
The Postal Service’s financial crunch means that it is delivering mail with some old trucks. Nearly all of its 190,000 vehicles are gas guzzlers from the 1990s. This is the type of problem that keeps Chief Sustainability Officer Tom Day up at night. He joined Tom Temin and Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to…
