The United States Postal Service (USPS) is tightening the rules for the trucking companies it works with, part of a broader government push to make sure truck drivers are properly trained and vetted.
Under a new policy, USPS will phase out the use of contracted truck drivers who hold non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses and have not been vetted by the Postal Inspection Service. Non-domiciled CDLs are a special type of license issued to certain foreign drivers who are legally in the U.S. but do not meet standard residency requirements.
“The safety of our employees, our customers, and the American public is of the utmost concern to the Postal Service,” said Amber McReynolds, Chair of the Postal Service Board of Governors. “In order to maintain the highest possible safety standards, we have decided to phase out any use of non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s License operators who have not been thoroughly vetted by the Postal Inspection Service.”
USPS said the tighter rules are part of a larger effort to bring more accountability to its transportation network. The agency moves about 55,000 truckloads every day, which adds up to nearly 2 billion miles on the road each year.
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