Rant on shipping

[Jstpssng]

Personally, I think he was hired to run USPS into the ground so it could be nationalized, and the mandates to deliver to every address could be removed. It seemed like a pretty clear goal of his during his appointment hearings.

I think you are correct. Yet that doesn't make what he is doing right.

 

[ponytug]

I think you are correct. Yet that doesn't make what he is doing right.

I agree that what he has done is doing is not for anyone's benefit, as far as I can tell. At all!

 

[ponytug]

He was making the USPS more efficient by getting rid of sorting machines. Sorting by hand is more efficient? No wonder some people wait a long time for packages.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/21/usp...bring-back-removed-mail-sorting-machines.html

Those machines were/are amazing. I didn't get the logic of that either.

 

[ultrarunner]

I screwed up…

Got car smogged and paid auto tags plus convenience fee online via my phone.

No tags and now in the penalty phase so I logged on and it said I owe tags, service fee and penalty at the first step which is 1-10 days late… sonI paid.

The next day my tags arrived so my initial payment went through… so why did it take weeks to arrive and why did DMV not show paid?

$268 the second go around…

 

[ultrarunner]

I screwed up…

Got car smogged and paid auto tags plus convenience fee online via my phone.

No tags and now in the penalty phase so I logged on and it said I owe tags, service fee and penalty at the first step which is 1-10 days late… sonI paid.

The next day my tags arrived so my initial payment went through… so why did it take weeks to arrive and why did DMV not show paid?

$268 the second go around…

I’ve had DMV threaten to take my tax return years ago for non payment… but DMV cashed my check within the no penalty window and that canceled check combined with my elected representative got it straightened out…

 

[BravoXray]

As near as I can tell, they were taken over by managers who valued their assets more than the product.

Kind of like DeJoy (less).
I honestly don't understand why he was hired.

Just look at who hired him. There's your answer.

 

[Jstpssng]

Just look at who hired him. There's your answer.

That was my first thought, but actually he was hired by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service.

According to a press release back in 2020;

“Louis DeJoy understands the critical public service role of the United States Postal Service, and the urgent need to strengthen it for future generations,” said Robert M. (Mike) Duncan, chair of the Board of Governors. “The Board appreciated Louis’ depth of knowledge on the important issues facing the Postal Service and his desire to work with all of our stakeholders on preserving and protecting this essential institution.”

 

[jyoutz]

That was my first thought, but actually he was hired by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service.

According to a press release back in 2020;

I think he was nominated by the president. I remember the controversy.

 

[goeduck]

As near as I can tell, they were taken over by managers who valued their assets more than the product.

Kind of like DeJoy (less).
I honestly don't understand why he was hired.

Agree. Had they stayed as a mail order company rather than going to brick and mortar they likely would have been the next Amazon. When they went to B&M their assets became too valuable.

 

[1Mech]

Those machines were/are amazing. I didn't get the logic of that either.

I repaired those sorting machines at the Postal Processing & Distribution Center in Tulsa for 30 years, retired now. The machines which DeJoy removed were excess letter sorting machines. With first class and other letter type mail being down in volume, they no longer needed as many. When I started in 1994, we had five AFCS (Advanced Facer Canceling System) machines which ran pretty much constantly from around 4:00 until they were done around 10:00 pm longer during Christmas and on April 15th. When I retired last year, we had three machines, (newer, faster machines) which would start around 6:00 and run until they were done around 10:00, many times sooner. Often during the run, they would run out of mail and sit idle.
The big push now is toward package sorting. They are adding machines for that purpose. They run all night, finishing up around 5 or 6 in the morning, leaving a small maintenance window before firing up again in the early afternoon, sometimes sooner.
As far as why DeJoy was hired, it was to improve the service and make it self sustaining once again. We had too many PMGs who liked the status quo. He tried to shake things up, but, just as with Trump, he ran into many road blocks by Congress and others, including the unions, who didn't seem to want anything changed, even if it meant improved results!
My wife and I ship quite a few parcels out, mostly using USPS and have few complaints or late deliveries. I will also use UPS or FedEx if the price is right. I do not however use DHL, they are the slowest it seems!