Oakdale Leader

Postal Service tightening contracted trucking provider standards

The U.S. Postal Service announced it will begin working with its contracted trucking providers to phase out the use of ...

The USPS Tells Contractors No More Immigrant CDL Drivers. Here’s How We Got Here.

USPS didn't track deaths. It didn't verify who was authorized to transport its freight. And it kept hiring carriers with conditional safety ratings while 79 people died in contractor crashes over ...

USPS makes major policy change on who can — and can’t — deliver your mail

“USPS just completed an extremely safe and efficient peak season delivering the nation’s holiday mail and packages,” ...

U.S. Postal Service Is Strengthening Requirements For Contracted Trucking Providers

The Postal Service moves 55,000 loads by truck every day -- nearly 2 billion miles per year -- and making improvements in our operations goes hand-in-hand with improvements in safety so that we can ...
WRIC

USPS, Postal Inspection service tout success in crackdown on mail crimes

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A wave of mail crimes prompted USPS to take measures to protect packages and its carriers. On Tuesday, the postal service highlighted the success of “Project Safe Delivery” — an ...
Logistics Management

United States Postal Service joins federal crackdown on unvetted truck drivers

Under a new policy, USPS will phase out the use of contracted truck drivers who hold non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses and have not been vetted by the Postal Inspection Service. Non-domiciled ...