Maximizing trailer utilization: Why is it so hard?

Empty trailers

Earlier this month, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the Postal Service spent an average of $472,744 per month from January 2019 through March 2020 on idle trailers.

“Management needs to improve its monitoring of leased trailer utilization to ensure underutilized trailers are returned or relocated,” according to the OIG’s audit.

The watchdog found the Postal Service leases 76.7% of its trailers and owns the remaining 23.3%. Under Postal Service policy, any...

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