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The US Postal Service has been delivering mail for over 200 years, employing over half a million people and using advanced technology. It delivers 47% of the world’s mail and has a larger retail network than McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Walmart combined. It operates one of the largest vehicle fleets in the world and survives on the sale of postage and delivery services, receiving no tax for operating expenses.
For years, naysayers have predicted the end of the US Postal Service, yet, like clockwork, mail is delivered, mostly on time and at a reasonable cost. In fact, the USPS delivers 47 percent of the world’s mail, equal to 563 million items each delivery day, according to 2010 estimates. The United States Postal Service has continued its established rounds for more than 200 years, even in front of e-mail. It employs more than half a million people and uses state-of-the-art mail sorting equipment, including OCR technology that can decipher even the sloppiest handwriting. If the USPS were a company, The Atlantic magazine pointed out, it would be among the largest companies in the Fortune 500.
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The United States Postal Service boasts the largest retail network in America, larger than McDonald’s, Starbucks and Walmart combined.
The United States Postal Service operates more than 200,000 vehicles, one of the largest fleets in the world.
The United States Postal Service receives no tax for its operating expenses. It survives on the sale of postage, mail order products and delivery services.
