USPS OIG: The Road to a New Delivery Fleet

Posted on July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 by 21cpw

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. It’s an important question because the delivery fleet is aging and the Postal Service needs to quickly replace it. In fact, our recent audit…

USPS OIG: Delivery Vehicle Fleet Replacement

Posted on June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 by 21cpw

Audit Report – DR-MA-14-005 – 06/10/2014 BACKGROUND The U.S. Postal Service uses more than 190,000 vehicles to collect and deliver mail, including about 142,000 long-life vehicles that are nearing or exceeding their expected service life. As the fleet ages, maintenance costs will increase and older models will be retired as they become too costly to…