Transportation

USPS OIG

 

Transportation includes air, highway, rail, and maritime networks, plus logistical support to all transportation operations and other Postal Service functions. Every year, the more than 212 billion pieces of mail that the Postal Service handles and delivers move over transportation networks worldwide. Major logistical activities, including about 60 Air Mail Centers, 23 Mail Transport Equipment Service Centers, fuel procurement, vehicle acquisition, information technology, and various supplies and services, support this movement. Transportation includes a fleet of over 200,000 vehicles driving about 1.1 billion miles a year. Transportation and logistics cost the Postal Service about $8.1 billion annually.

The Transportation Directorate seeks to determine whether transportation network operations and logistics are effective, efficient, and secure, and to determine if there are opportunities to save money. Our work will assist the Postal Service in increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the transportation network and involves performance auditing of operations, procurements, information technology, investments, logistical support systems, and related programs. We also add value by providing audit coverage of certain functional areas senior Postal Service officials specifically request.