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Postal Service increases use of retreaded tires.


The U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs.  increased the use of retreaded tires on its fleet of The U.S. Postal Service increased the use of retreaded tires on its fleet of 206,000 vehicles by 43% over fiscal year 1994. Last year the Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval  purchased 109,000 retreaded tires compared to 76,000 bought in 1994. Since 1992 the Postal Service has increased the use of retreads by 118%.
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Publication:Rubber World
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Jan 1, 1996
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