United States Postal Service.The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Postal Service's vehicle maintenance facility in Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , CA, is shifting to the use of retreaded tires for its 4,095-vehicle fleet to save tire budget dollars. The conversion from using only new tires to an extensive retreading program will be environmentally sound and will slash the postal service's tire budget in half. The vehicles in the fleet are used in the delivery and movement of mail in all of Orange County and parts of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. Counties. In the future, up to 90% of the replacement tires purchased will be retreads. Jon Martin, manager of vehicle programs at the Huntington Beach facility, said there have been no road failures because of the retreads. |
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