“Unlike the other, very fine, package delivery outfits, the USPS does have to run their full route every day and that of course makes them more vulnerable to gas increases than a company which can just target those addresses where deliveries are required.”
Nonsense! Every day, UPS and FedEX are on our street making deliveries Along with Ontrac. The USPS also comes by in their morphodite Jeep to deliver the small stuff and the mail. The USPS isn’t loosing the game because they “have to make a complete run” each day, they are loosing because they have a bunch of looser minority union employees who do as little as they can, and retire on pensions that are way too expensive. They have designed themselves not to be competitive. A friend of mine worked for the USPS when he went to college. They gave him a route that “the union leaders” expected would take him all day. He did in by noon which pissed of those same union leaders who made it very clear that he needed to slow down or something might happen to him. So every day he did his route and then went home and studied or took a nap until it was time to return the Jeep and punch out.
When you have been involved in shipping for over 26 years and sending over 15 million mail pieces per month maybe then you have the right to call what I posted “nonsense”.
Until then I stand by everything I posted.
So, one of your friends?
Actually, USPS is required by law to provide UNIVERSAL SERVICE. Your ordinary package delivery services don’t do that ~ they serve only profitable markets. To reach places beyond their reach ~ they just drop it in the mail and let USPS deliver it.