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Rob D.Dan, I'll assume that you're basing your assumption on fact that neither FedEx or UPS would be able to adapt to larger volumes, rather than just throwing it out there and hoping it will stick.
Anecdotal story that has nothing to do with volume but rather what I call the "USPS mentality": For years my carrier refused to get out of his truck to walk an insured package to the doors of customers on his route. He simply didn't load any insured packages into his truck at the beginning of the day. He'd place the paper notice with the rest of your mail in the box, and it would be your responsibility to drive to the branch and pick up your package. It didn't matter if you were home to sign for it, he flat-out would not have it.
After I found out that this wasn't happening only to me, I made a handful of calls and two trips to the branch to ask his supervisor how this could be condoned. We lived at this location for four years, and when we moved, it still was happening. When I told my USPS friends about it, they weren't surprised in the least.
Was this guy the rule? Obviously not. But exceptions like this that are allowed to happen illustrate bad management. I'm sure 90 percent of the people who work for the USPS are great, hard-working people. But the bottom line is this organization has been an example of ineptitude for years.