The Postal Service is counting on billions of dollars in upgrades to its aging delivery vehicle fleet and facilities to deliver mail and packages more quickly this holiday season.
USPS officials told reporters in a call Monday that a nationwide overhaul of its facilities will allow the agency to handle up to 60 million packages a day this holiday season, surpassing previous records.
This is also the first holiday season USPS will send some of its custom-built electric delivery vehicles out on delivery routes.
Its Next-Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) has twice the cargo capacity of the 30-year-old USPS delivery trucks they’re replacing. Electric next-generation delivery vehicles will be on routes in Athens, Georgia, and Stockton, California.
