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VIDEO: Virginia ranked “worst in the nation” for on-time USPS mail delivery

Have you been clicking “refresh” on your tracking number lately? If so, you’re not the only one experiencing a delay when it comes to things sent through the United States Postal Service (USPS). Calling the delays “unacceptable,” the lawmakers requested a tour of the Richmond Regional Processing and Distribution Center (RPDC) in Sandston. On Mar.…


Have you been clicking “refresh” on your tracking number lately? If so, you’re not the only one experiencing a delay when it comes to things sent through the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Calling the delays “unacceptable,” the lawmakers requested a tour of the Richmond Regional Processing and Distribution Center (RPDC) in Sandston. On Mar. 28, an official audit revealed multiple issues at the facility, including a mail handler sleeping on a parked forklift, mail over two months old left in a container in the truck yard, and nearly 96,000 hours of unapproved overtime completed by staff in a roughly four-month period.

@vadogwoodnews Have you been clicking “refresh” on your tracking number lately? If so, you’re not the only one experiencing a delay when it comes to things sent through the United States Postal Service (USPS). Calling the delays “unacceptable,” the lawmakers requested a tour of the Richmond Regional Processing and Distribution Center (RPDC) in Sandston. On Mar. 28, an official audit revealed multiple issues at the facility, including a mail handler sleeping on a parked forklift, mail over two months old left in a container in the truck yard, and nearly 96,000 hours of unapproved overtime completed by staff in a roughly four-month period. #virginianews #virginia #usps #worst #maildelivery #uspsdelivery #rpdc #uspsvirginia #richmondva #timkaine #markwarner #ussenators #mail #mailservice #delayed #delayedmail #mailbox #mailday ♬ original sound – The Dogwood