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Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, D-VA, and. James Comer, R-Ky., reintroduced the Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act. Image: Shawn Hill/Shutterstock.com

Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced to better track serious crashes and fatalities involving contracted mail trucks toting USPS mail.

Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, D-VA, and. James Comer, R-Ky., introduced the Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act.

The bill follows findings from the postal IG that USPS lacks written policies for tracking accidents involving its freight contractors. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Postal Service trucking operations frequently bypass key safety regulations, including hiring carriers with poor safety records and imposing delivery schedules that push drivers beyond legal service hours. The Department of Transportation has flagged 466 trucking contractors for high violation rates in just two years.

“The Postal Service must embrace truck safety and incident tracking,” said Rep. Connolly, emphasizing the need for oversight. Chairman Comer added that the bill will “increase transparency” and “ensure American lives are protected.”

The Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act would:

-Require the Postal Service to track and report serious truck crashes and fatalities;

-Establish written policies for contractor safety oversight;

-Impose penalties on contractors who fail to report accidents;

Congress previously passed the bill by voice vote in the 118th Congress and appears teed up to begin moving.

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