Originally Posted by
donnamb
They still use those green mailboxes in downtown Portland.
There's not many of them left, that's for certain.
It sounds as if the carrier vehicle essentially turns into a mobile mail storage facility then. It's still going to save fuel, because the vehicle isn't going to be stop and go idling constantly. It also allows for valuables to be locked up, and it keeps the rest of the mail dry.
When you've got as many vehicles as the USPS, any time you can cut down on fuel costs, without incurring more injuries, that's a good thing. I would imagine also that the less driving a carrier does, the less likely he/she would be in an accident involving motor vehicles.
East Hill