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Postal Fleet Showing its Age

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Those ubiquitous postal service vehicles that have become an iconic symbol of the agency have a long life -- about 24 years. Unfortunately, many of them are reaching the end of that life cycle at the same time, Ed O'Keefe reports.

Postal officials estimate it would cost $4.2 billion to replace the fleet, so for now they're trying to keep the vehicles running as long as possible -- even though repair bills are increasing.

 

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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