New Changes In The USPS Will Affect Montana Residents

Big USPS Changes Will Impact Mail Delivery Time In Montana

3 years ago, the United States Post Office put forth a 10-year plan to improve their organization and called it "Delivering for America."

It was meant to get the USPS back on track both financially and operationally, and some recent changes proposed late this month will soon be impacting Montanans.

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USPS Is Spending More, But Also Cutting More

One way the USPS was going to improve their organization through modernization by improving logistics, facilities, and equipment while also getting new vehicles.

Good news, but also expensive, which meant the USPS needed to cut costs in other places to make their plan fiscally responsible.

How they plan on doing this is by changing pick-up and drop-off times for places that are more isolated from regional hubs, thus saving them almost $3 billion.

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How These New Changes Will Affect Montana Residents Mail

According to the fact sheet from the USPS, 75% of First-Class Mail will actually arrive in your mailbox faster.

The Washington Post, however, wanted to know about that other 25%, and it turns out if these proposed changes went into effect, it would impact rural customers the most.

Boy, that sounds like Montana, doesn't it? One USPS spokesman told CBS News that mail could take up to an additional day, but it'd still be delivered within 5 days.

If these changes are adopted, we won't see the slower delivery times until after the election and into the next calendar year.