Financially-strapped U.S. Postal Service Looks To Lease Mail Delivery Vans

[The Straight Story]

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The financially-strapped United States Postal Service is apparently looking to rent cargo vans to be used as mail delivery vehicles.

According to an ad submitted to the Federal Business Opportunities website soliciting federal contract bids, the vans the USPS is looking for are “minivans, cargo vans and high roof cargo vans (Mercedes Sprinter, Dodge Promaster, Ford Transit),” to be leased for about three years.

“Currently, there are no leased minivans or cargo vans in the fleet,” the post says, but “As the USPS fleet ages we anticipate that the rental duration and number of leases will increase of the next few years as the vehicle fleet ages. Presently, there are not sufficient capital funds to purchase new equipment.”

In other words, the USPS can’t afford to replace its aging fleet – yet another sign of its increasing financial distress.

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[msongs]

1. gosh if they could drive tomahawk missles the adminstration would give em hundreds lol nt

[Art_from_Ark]

3. And Darrell Issa would become the Post Office's biggest supporter

[Puglover]

2. Gosh if only Darryl Issa and his

buddies weren't mandating that the USPS fund the fucking pensions 75 years into the future the USPS wouldn't be so strapped. Odd how you article doesn't mention that.

I cannot wait to hear Ma and Pa Consevative wail when it costs them 12.00 to mail a letter with Fedex.