Postal Service Changes May Improve Some Rural Deliveries
The U.S. Postal Service this week announced sweeping changes to mail processing. Rural customers in some areas may see faster deliveries.
The announcement from the Postal Service claims the government could realize as much as $36 billion in savings as a result of the service revisions over savings already achieved. "As part of the ongoing Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service has, to date, lowered $1.8 billion in annual transportation costs by eliminating redundant networks and rationalizing the use of air and surface options, and reduced 45 million work hours, or $2.3 billion annually, by improving plant productivity, and eliminating unnecessary facilities."
Many of the new postal operation changes involve how zip codes are used to direct mail throughout the system and eventually out for delivery.