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Postal Service IG report examines vehicle fleet

The Postal Service has approximately 189,000 delivery vehicles. As they get older, is it cheaper to replace or repair them? We get findings of a new study from ...

Federal News Network Staff

June 24, 2010 10:16 am

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We all know that the Postal Service is going through tough economic times. No secret there. But no matter how deep the cuts go at the Postal Service, they still have expenses. Its vehicle fleet is a good example. The Postal Service Inspector General’s Office just released its report entitled “Delivery Vehicle Replacement Strategy“. Mark Duda is the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits at the Postal Service. He says that they originally did a study looking at the feasibility of electric vehicles for the Postal Service. But in doing that study, they learned a lot more about the current fleet.