Showing posts with label Delay of Mail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Delay of Mail. Show all posts

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Biden officials are trying to stop the Postal Service from spending $11.3 billion on gas-powered trucks, citing pollution and climate change

Biden officials are trying to stop the Postal Service from spending $11.3 billion on gas-powered trucks, citing pollution and climate change

Snippet of Article: "...In a statement provided to Insider, the Postal Service said: "While we can understand why some who are not responsible for the financial sustainability of the Postal Service might prefer that we acquire more electric vehicles, the law requires us to be self-sufficient." "The Postal Service is certainly willing to accelerate the pace of electrification of our delivery fleet if a solution can be found to do so that is not financially detrimental,″ it continued. ..."

Source: www.businessinsider.com


Saturday, October 25, 2014

Auditor warns of mail delays

Article Title: Auditor warns of mail delays in Tucson

Snippet of Article: "...A memorandum from the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of the Inspector General stated that Postal Service management did not include the “details necessary to evaluate the service standard impacts for all classes of mail and the public did not have an opportunity to review the impacts and provide comments prior to the studies being approved” in most of the 95 feasibility studies that determined which facilities would be consolidated...."

Source: tucson.com

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Dangerous Trend: Late Night Mail Delivery; heavier-than-normal mail volume blamed

Article Title: Late Mail Deliveries Upset Residents in the D.C. Region

Snippet of Article: "..."Our goal is to have all mail delivered by 6 p.m.,” the U.S. Postal Service told News4. “Occasionally, heavier-than-normal mail volume or staffing issues require us to deliver outside of that time frame. We apologize for that. We expect to have it resolved very soon."..."

Source: www.nbcwashington.com heavier-than-normal mail volume, mail volume, Postal Employee Dangers, Delay of Mail,

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Mail Processing Facility Closure "utter disaster" says...

Article Title: Closure of Frederick Mail Processing Facility 'utter disaster,' according to director of union organization

Snippet of Article: "...sent to Baltimore to be sorted, has been an “utter disaster,” overwhelming the Baltimore plant and leading to mail delays of, in some cases, more than a month, said Richard Shelley, who works at the Baltimore Processing and Distribution Facility ..."

Source: herald-mail.com