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House Dems seek probe of USPS plan for new mail truck fleet

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its aging mail trucks with mostly gasoline-powered vehicles

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022

CON: Postal 'reform' bill doesn’t deliver for America

On March 8, the Senate passed the Postal Service Reform Act, joining the House of Representatives, which cleared the bill in February. And while there is a lot of talk about bipartisan cooperation in getting the measure passed and hype about what it means to the U.S. Postal Service, the…

Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2022

Senate clears Postal Service overhaul bill for Biden’s signature

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed the most significant overhaul of the troubled U.S. Postal Service in 16 years, with the goal of putting the agency on a sound financial footing after years of losses.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2022

Sticking with gas-guzzlers over EVs could delay postal upgrade

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is expected in coming days to reaffirm its plan to pay Oshkosh Corp. as much as $6 billion over 10 years to replace an aging fleet of red-white-and blue delivery vans with mostly gasoline-powered models instead of climate-friendly electric vehicles.

Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2022

Timothy L. O'Brien: Congress may rescue the Postal Service from itself

The U.S. Postal Service is dysfunctional, timeworn, and hemorrhages billions of dollars a year. It’s also an essential operation that still knits communities together and helps major private carriers get their packages to doorsteps.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

Postal Service says it could buy more EVs if Congress funded it

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said it could buy more electric vehicles if more funding were available, following Biden administration criticism of the agency’s plan to replace its fleet mainly with gas-powered delivery trucks.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2022

Biden officials mount last-minute electric mail truck push

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials are pushing the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric vehicles instead of spending billions on gas-powered models as it replaces its aging fleet.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022

EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles

The Environmental Protection Agency says a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its huge fleet of mail-delivery trucks has too few electric vehicles and falls short of President Joe Biden's goals to slow global warming

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Chicagoans know the U.S. Postal Service is not running smoothly

I once supported Louis DeJoy, but no more. We need a new person who understands the U.S. Postal Service is for everyone.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 1, 2022