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I'm amazed that USPS can somehow keep up with all the sprawl. It has to cost a lot to run out all these trucks to suburbia, for what? $0.40 per piece?
by downrightmike 6y ago
I'm amazed that USPS can somehow keep up with all the sprawl. It has to cost a lot to run out all these trucks to suburbia, for what? $0.40 per piece?
- prepend 6y agoI used to love USPS and was kind of in awe of them because they do just what you describe. However, they have a fixed, predictable surface that they must cover and should be able to plan costs better than most organizations. They also frequently increase prices so should be able to factor driving a jeep every day over, effectively, the surface area of every street in the US where someone lives. So it seems like the cost is high, but predictable so just work it out. It’s a weird situation where they have a monopoly, set a cost-plus price, and yet still fail to meet the need.
- downrightmike 6y agoIt doesn't help that the USPS was gutted last year on purpose by someone who stood and still stands to profit off of killing it.