To provide for the upgrade of the vehicle fleet of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
April 24, 2015 Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) introduced the “Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2015” to address the urgent need to make American transportation more efficient.
FLEET Act:
The Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act, cosponsored by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11) and Congressman Mark Takai (HI-01), would require the USPS to reduce their petroleum consumption by 2% each year over the next 10 years. This Act will reduce expenditures on petroleum fuel and maintenance, and sets benchmarks to make the USPS fleet a global leader in efficiency and innovation. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, implementation of the FLEET Act would save the Postal Service an estimated 150 million gallons of fuel over the next ten years—about $350 million in cost savings.
The Postal Service owns and operates the world’s largest civilian vehicle fleet: 192,000 mail delivery vehicles that are driven 4.3 million miles per day. More than 141,000 are aging Grumman LLVs, which average only 10 miles per gallon. This vehicle first entered service in 1987, and the majority have reached the end of their 24-year operational lifespan. Fueling these vehicles comes at a high cost: in FY 2010, the petroleum fuel bill for all postal transportation totaled $1.7 billion. And, since 2005, the Postal Service has marked a 6.4% increase in petroleum use.
Last year Huffman said:
“The Postal Service is crippled by an inefficient, outdated fleet, and the vast majority of these vehicles are reaching the end of their operational lives,” Congressman Huffman said. “The FLEET Act will help us invest in a modern, efficient Postal Service fleet. Our nation’s largest civilian fleet should serve as a global leader in efficiency and innovation.”
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Here’s a thought , why don’t we tear up all those rural type mail boxes and make everyone walk to the corner block or two for their mail and see what the American public thinks about that….. Wait for it cause that’s the plan. Hello? Correct me if I’m wrong.
Both parties have destroyed this Country and American Jobs for the American People.
Well there goes 98% of the current management!
Washington has done enough damage to the Post Office. Please Stay AWAY . What The Post Office needs is management that knows what their doing.