Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Florida trucking company owner admits to contract scheme defrauding USPS of $1 million
Ruling
The owner of a Florida trucking company admitted to a contract scheme to defraud the United States Postal Service (USPS) of $1 million. The admission concerns a contract scheme that resulted in the reported loss to USPS. The event was reported as a news item involving the USPS brand.
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Owner of Florida trucking company admits to contract scheme to defraud USPS of $1 million
2026
Oregon AG sues to block USPS mail-in ballot rule
Lawsuit filed
On August 26, 2026, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new U.S. Postal Service rule that restricts mail-in ballot delivery to voters on a federal list. The lawsuit was joined by 23 states, the District of Columbia, and the Governor of Pennsylvania. The complaint argues that the rule violates the Constitution, postal statutes, procedural requirements, the Privacy Act, and federal voting rights laws. It seeks to strike down the rule and obtain a temporary restraining order.
Stated objective. The lawsuit asks the court to strike down the Postal Service rule and issue a temporary restraining order to prevent it from taking effect while litigation continues.
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The new complaint argues that the Postal Service rule violates the U.S. Constitution by interfering with state authority to administer elections, while also violating governing postal statutes, procedural requirements, the Privacy Act and federal voting rights laws.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging a new U.S. Postal Service rule that restricts mail-in ballot delivery to voters on a federal list.
Colorado and 24 other states have sued the U.S. Postal Service over a rule related to part of President Donald Trump’s executive order that would allow the federal government to determine who states can mail ballots to.
2021
Pushback over Oshkosh’s USPS vehicle contract
Public backlash
Lawmakers and Workhorse Group pushed back after Oshkosh Corp. won the USPS next-generation delivery vehicle contract. A resolution sponsored by Rep. Marcy Kaptur sought to delay the contract pending an investigation into whether it aligned with the president’s climate-change executive order and whether inappropriate political influence affected the award.
Company response
Clarification — Oshkosh Corp.
A representative from Oshkosh Corp. wrote in a statement emailed Friday, "The USPS contract with Oshkosh Defense is aligned with and supportive of President Biden’s long-term plan. Our contract with the USPS includes zero-emission battery electric vehicles, up to 100% of the contracted units. Oshkosh is prepared to support the Postmaster General’s commitment 'to a majority of the Postal Service’s delivery fleet being electric within ten years,' as stated in the USPS letter to Congress of March 11, 2021."
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A representative from Oshkosh Corp. wrote in a statement emailed Friday, "The USPS contract with Oshkosh Defense is aligned with and supportive of President Biden’s long-term plan. Our contract with the USPS includes zero-emission battery electric vehicles, up to 100% of the contracted units. Oshkosh is prepared to support the Postmaster General’s commitment 'to a majority of the Postal Service’s delivery fleet being electric within ten years,' as stated in the USPS letter to Congress of March 11, 2021."
Lawmakers introduced a resolution this week, sponsored by Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, to delay the contract until an investigation could be conducted on whether the contract aligns with President Joe Biden's executive order on climate change and no inappropriate political influence came into play in awarding the contract.
However, there has been pushback since the announcement from lawmakers and Workhorse Group, an Ohio-based maker of electric vehicles that was among the bidders for the contract.