Logistics
Politicians Literally Playing With Fire Over U.S. Postal Service Delivery Vehicles (From RealClearEnergy)
Looking for a symbol of how decrepit, combustible, and gridlocked the federal government has become? Consider the U.S. Postal Service’s delivery vehicles. With more than 400 exploding and catching on fire in recent years, the busted, old, dangerous con ...
Comments To Postal Regulatory Commission On Institutional Cost Contribution Requirement For Competitive Products Docket
The Lexington Institute appreciates the opportunity to offer the following comments for the above referenced docket. For several fundamental reasons, including dramatic changes in recent years with the U.S. Postal Service’s revenue composition, product ...
Three Legislative Missteps With The Postal Service Reform Act
On substance and legislative process, the Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA) is a troubling measure that needs to be tabled in the U.S. Senate until legislators complete a major overhaul. While it has several small-scale, positive components, its major p ...
Six Major Reasons The Postal Service Reform Act Is Insufficient (From The Hill)
While there are many positive provisions in the Postal Service Reform Act that the U.S. House of Representatives passed on February 8, it leaves unresolved the most critical issues at the U.S. Postal Service. These include: mail delivery is institution ...
Remarks Of Paul Steidler To U.S. Postal Service Board Of Governors
February 8, 2022 Meeting The U.S. Postal Service should renounce any taxpayer funds for the purchase of electric vehicles and related infrastructure, estimated to cost $7 billion over the next decade. You have $23 billion or so in cash and are projecte ...
Comments To Postal Regulatory Commission On U.S. Postal Service’s Annual Compliance Report
The Lexington Institute appreciates the opportunity to offer the following comments about the U.S. Postal Service’s Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Compliance Report. Due to several developments in fiscal year 2021, it is essential that the U.S. Postal Service ...
Biden Stiff Arms Progressives On The Postal Service (From The Hill)
Through two nominees to the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors, President Biden has sent a message to progressives, former Republican Party and Trump fundraiser Louis DeJoy will likely be the Postmaster General for years to come. DeJoy will have ...
USPS’s Changing Board Of Governors: DeJoy’s Job Is Safe And Four More Things To Know
The U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors will hold an unusual public meeting this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. where the key agenda item is “Board Leadership.” This follows President Biden’s November 19 nomination of two new members to the Board who would replace Governors appointed by President Trump. What is not likely to happen today, or anytime in 2022, is the Board’s removal of Louis DeJoy as Postmaster General. This is due to the composition of the Board, even assuming the Biden nominees sail through – which they probably will.
The Reckless Push For Electric Vehicles At The U.S. Postal Service (From RealClearEnergy)
As Democrats regroup and forge ahead with plans to implement components of the Build Back Better legislation killed by Senator Joe Manchin, calls for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to be given billions of taxpayers’ dollars to electrify its fleet are l ...
The Universal Postal Union: A Discussion With Director General Bishar Hussein
The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a specialized agency of the United Nations comprised of 192 member countries, plays an important role in international commerce. It sets the framework for rates and regulatory requirements for the international shipmen ...