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Motor Vehicle
Service News
Motor Vehicle Service Division (APWU)
Road tested, USPS approved (2/5/07)
New carrier hires, driving instructors must pass driving exam
As part of the new Human Resources
Safe Driver program being implemented in early 2007, city and
rural carrier applicants will have to pass examination 804 — a
USPS-administered initial road test — before they can be
selected for employment. The test is designed to determine
whether or not a carrier applicant has basic driving skills.
And since they will be the ones administering the test, all new
applicants for driving safety instructor, ad-hoc driving safety
instructor and ad-hoc road test examiner (a new ad-hoc position,
within the new Safe Driver program) also will have to pass
examination 804 before they can be awarded the position. No
other USPS positions will require this particular test.
APWU:
‘Driver Safety Instructor’ Challenged
The Postal Service last year
revised the driving instructor examiner (DIE) position, changing
it to Driver Safety Instructor. The new position, DSI, is
nothing more than a modified DIE.
DSI: Simply DIE Cast Anew
It is the union’s contention that the DSI position is merely a
modification of the DIE position, and that all past history of
the DIE should go forward with this new job description.
The Postal Service did not reject this argument. The real test
will occur in the field as the USPS assigns employees to the DSI
jobs. Management claims this will create new full-time jobs
because every district will have a least one full-time DSI. That
is very important because that will give us a Motor Vehicle
presence in every state of the union and, we hope, in Guam ,
too.
The job itself is very similar to the traditional DIE job.
Unfortunately, the Postal Service has spent the last 12 years
trying to shift DIE work to Letter Carriers and Mail Handlers,
and this is merely an extension of that process. That is why we
must try to rein in the Postal Service wherever possible –
either through grievances or go through local negotiations.
Whether you call it DSI or DIE, this is Motor Vehicle Craft
work: Locals should fight to limit the number of non-MVS ad hoc
DIEs and “road-test examiners.” This so-called job description
was resurrected as part of the new Safe Driving Program, which
is, of course, part of our grievance.
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Part-Time Flexibles, MVS Employees, And the Tentative
Contract 2006 Agreement - from APWU Motor Vehicle Service
Division
Many Motor Vehicle Craft employees
have asked about the provision of the tentative agreement
between the APWU and USPS that would convert part-time flexibles
in the Clerk Craft to regular, if they work in offices of 200
man-years or more. (PTF clerks will continue in smaller
offices.)
The Motor Vehicle Services (MVS) Craft employees have wondered
why the provision calling for conversion to regular doesn’t
apply to them.
For various reasons, MVS officers felt this portion of the
agreement, which is good for the Clerk Craft, is not in the best
interest of the MVS Craft at this time. We understand this may
be disappointing to the 1,200 MVS PTFs and other members;
therefore, we want to explain the reasoning behind our decision.
The MVS Craft faces unique challenges: Article 32.2 of the
Collective Bargaining Agreement contains language that allows
postal management to contract out work performed by the Postal
Vehicle Service (PVS). In the private sector, transportation
operations almost always includes some part-time employees.
In order to compete for transportation work, the Postal Vehicle
Service must include some flexibility as well. PTFs provide
coverage on hold-downs; they fill in for ill or injured
employees, and they work the assignments of employees who are on
annual or sick leave. They also cover auxiliary assignments and
make the sixth-day runs to stations and branches.
When management considers contracting out and makes the required
comparisons between PVS and HCRs (Highway Contract Routes), the
union asserts that using the PVS offers the Postal Service more
flexibility. A workforce comprised entirely of full-time
employees would reduce the flexibility and could encourage
management to contract out more work.
In installations where the number of assignments has been
reduced due to the Breakthrough Productivity Initiative, there
has been an increase in the number of unassigned regulars whose
duty assignments were reduced to less than eight hours. If MVS
PTFs were converted to full-time, in many installations they
would be added to the ranks of unassigned regulars.
This could increase the number of situations where full-time
employees would be performing auxiliary assignments (less than 8
hours), and could lead to a reduction in the career workforce in
the craft. It could have the added effect of lowering
productivity for PVS, while increasing the costs. All these
factors could result in PVS becoming less competitive.
If PTFs were eliminated from the MVS Craft, the casual
complement would have to be increased. The number of casuals
would soon exceed the 1,200 MVS PTFs currently on the rolls, and
any new work performed locally would be by casuals, not career
employees.
Our decision was based on the reality that the Postal Service’s
strategies in transportation are changing. Cost and flexibility
are often the deciding factors when management considers
contracting out.
The upgrades we achieved in the 2000 contract and the 2006
tentative agreement will escalate the PVS costs compared to HCR
costs by two levels. This works out to approximately $11,800 for
Level 7 Motor Vehicle Operators and $12,500 for Level 8 Tractor
Trailer Operators. These costs alone will create new challenges
for maintaining PVS work.
The elimination of part-time employees in the Motor Vehicle
Craft could have made it very difficult to sustain PVS
operations in certain installations.
In negotiating this agreement, we
attempted to strike a balance between protecting job security
through continuing flexibility and improving conditions through
raises and upgrades.
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XATA Rolls Out Nationwide
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The Postal Service is rolling out a
new fleet intelligence system nationwide, installing the XATA
company’s technologies in all of the new trucks.
The XATA system offers several different capabilities, but as
far as we know, none of the trucks is going to utilize Global
Positioning System (GPS) navigation at this time. The navigation
system is a possibility down the road, however, and the trucks
can be retrofitted for it.
The XATA system is not supposed to track vehicles while they are
on the street. Instead, the information should be retrieved once
the vehicle has returned to the terminal.
Unfortunately, we are hearing reports from the field that once
again the Postal Service — or the individuals training the
bargaining unit employees on XATA — are claiming that the
national union has “bought into” the XATA program. Your national
officers did not buy into any XATA technology, nor did we give
it our blessing.Where
We Stand
According to USPS officials, the
primary reason for including the XATA system in the new trucks
is to reduce idling time and thus save on fuel costs, a major
concern of everyone in the transportation industry. Its use can
be both beneficial and detrimental, for it has a wide range of
capabilities and can record all sorts of information.
But tracking idling time could
prove detrimental to the truck operators. The reports would be
affected, of course, by the number of stops and the length of
time for each. It may prove to be a problem, but we do not know
that, so we are taking a wait-and- see attitude
Questions and Capabilities
We believe it is critical that
you ask questions about who will input the data that is
collected; who will be transferring the data from the trucks to
the transportation computer; or whether everything will be done
automatically, because in some cases it could be.
We want you to ask these
questions because we want you to know how it will impact wages,
hours, and working conditions at your local facility. These
issues must be addressed by local presidents and MVS craft
directors because the new system is not being structured exactly
the same way in every installation. It is important to know that
the XATA reports are available from local management and can be
requested in the course of accident investigations or grievance
processing.
If employees are required to
perform any additional work or duties with the XATA system, make
sure that management allots time to do that: You may get no more
than 15 minutes to inspect trucks in your facility, but the
inspection does not include inputting information into XATA.
That is a different practice altogether, and you should be
allowed additional time for any additional duties that the
Postal Service requires you to perform.
XATA has tremendous capabilities
to collect, process, and store information. MVS Craft employees
should be fully aware of the system and take appropriate steps
to protect themselves down the road in this new world where Big
Brother is constantly watching you.
(The American Postal Worker Magazine -July-August)
(07/14/06)
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Chocking of trailers at United States Postal Service facilities
OSHA's response to Michael Foster,
APWU Assistant Director, Motor Vehicle Service Division,
Question: What is OSHA’s
current enforcement policy on chocking trailers with spring
loaded brakes at USPS facilities?
Reply:
For the purposes of this response we will assume that the
vehicles which are the concern of your letter are those owned by
the USPS. Although the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) has regulations dealing with parking
brakes on commercial motor vehicles for private-sector carriers,
these regulation do not apply to the Federal Government, which
includes the USPS (49 USC § 31132 (2)(B) and (3)(B)). Therefore,
the OSHA standards mentioned above apply to USPS vehicles.
However, in light of the changes
in technology since the promulgation of 29 CFR 1910.178(k)(1)
and (m)(7), OSHA as a matter of policy will regard failure to
use wheel chocks or blocks as a de minimis violation and no
citation will be issued if alternative methods of preventing
truck movement are used. These alternatives may include the use
of dock lock mechanisms, dock monitoring systems, or other
systems which will prevent the unintentional movement of trucks
and trailers while being boarded with powered industrial trucks.
(6/6/06)
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Union, USPS Reach Agreement On Substance
Abuse Treatment
The APWU and the Postal
Service have agreed that the USPS is responsible for the cost of
the initial treatment by a substance abuse professional of an
employee who fail drug and alcohol tests, where management
decides to retain the employee. A
pre-arbitration settlement [PDF] dated April 18, 2006,
resolved a dispute over the issue.
(06/02/06)
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USPS Proposing to 'Contract Out' Postal Vehicle Service
USPS has notified
Robert C. Pritchard, APWU Director, Motor Vehicle Services that
it is proposing to convert Postal Vehicle Service (PVS) to Highway
Contract Route (HCR) in Stockton and Fresno, California. It
is rumored that similar proposals are planned for other
parts of the country. The following is a copy of the USPS
letter. (5/19/06)
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USPS Sets VMF Labor Cost
(03/31/06) In a
letter to the APWU, the USPS has established the Vehicle Maintenance
Facility labor cost at $42.24 per hour. The figure represents the average
rate for a PS-7 Automotive Mechanic, including benefits, plus the cost of
VMF overhead. The labor rate is important because it is used for
comparison by the Postal Service in determining the feasibility of
subcontracting. The rate is also cited by the APWU when the union conducts
cost comparisons with private firms that are seeking to perform vehicle
maintenance work. The March 22, 2006, letter followed an extended exchange
of correspondence between the APWU and USPS on the subject. The $42.24
rate is much lower than the one posted previously, which was more than
$60.
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First Article Testing on
the New Spotters
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USPS is about to purchase new capacity spotters to replace the existing
fleet. Ronnie Wiltz, Houston Area Local MVS Director, and Southwest
Sub-Region MVS National Business Agent Dwight “D.D.” Johnson were able to
take part in the first article test review of the spotter trucks. The
review took place in November in Longview, TX, and Wiltz and Johnson have
provided MVS national officers with a comprehensive report.
The spotters will all feature the new equipment mandated by the National
Agreement between the APWU and USPS. The features include air conditioning
and radios. They also will have ashtrays and what used to be known as
cigarette lighters, but now are usually referred to as “accessory power
sockets” or “multi-purpose chargers.” The spotters also will be equipped
with electric starters instead of air starters.
Because the USPS mandates that drivers turn off the vehicle every time
they leave the cab, electric starters are really the way to go. Air
starters simply do not have the capacity to recover the amount of air
pressure necessary for the way the USPS uses spotters; the air starters on
previous truck purchases did not give the Postal Service the desired
results, so the change was made back to electric starters.
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2006
issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
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Testing Issues Resolved For Motor Vehicle Mechanics
The APWU and USPS have settled several
issues involving which exams MVS employees must take to qualify for
positions that were upgraded in 2001. The disputes arose when the Postal
Service issued new qualification standards for the upgraded positions.
An exchange of letters between the union
and management confirms the APWU position that:
- The appropriate written test for the
Automotive Mechanic, PS-7, position is the 943 exam;
- The appropriate written tests for the
Lead Automotive Mechanic, PS-8 and PS-9, are the 943 and 944 exams;
- Employees who have qualified on the 940
exam are deemed qualified for the Automotive Mechanic, PS-7, and Lead
Automotive Mechanic, PS-8 and PS-9, positions;
- Test scores are valid for two years for
employees transferring from other crafts, for those seeking USPS
employment in the MVS craft, and for MVS employees who leave the craft
and return within that time period;
- The test scores of employees who remain
in the MVS craft will always remain valid and there will be no need to
retest.
For background, see the
USPS letter dated Jan. 18, 2006 [PDF], a letter from
APWU to the USPS dated Jan. 4, 2006 [PDF], and a
USPS letter dated Dec 12, 2005 [PDF].
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APWU
Demands USPS Retract Misstatement About Survey
"No one likes to be misquoted, but we
find it especially alarming when the Postal Service claims to be quoting
us and offers an out-and-out misstatement.
The latest example of such a deception is found in a USPS-commissioned
survey of drivers at 40 installations in October. The survey was allegedly
conducted for use in “a future rate case concerning the costs associated
with transportation of different classes of mail.”
The “Postal Vehicle Service Driver Survey” included a note saying: “Your
National Union has been notified and has agreed that this survey is within
the scope of your regular duties.”
While it is true that the Postal Service notified the APWU about the
survey, we did not agree that responding to this survey was within the
scope of the duties of bargaining unit employees. Needless to say, we did
not recommend that our members take part in it."
(1/10/06)
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USPS
Seeks Waiver of Driving Safety Rule
In an action that could have serious
safety implications, the USPS has applied for an exemption from a
Department of Transportation rule that limits the number of hours that
drivers can spend at work. If the waiver is approved, Highway Contract
Route (HCR) drivers would be permitted to drive more than 11 hours in a
day and could be at work (driving and on standby) in excess of 14 hours.
HCR drivers work for private mail-carriers under contract with the USPS
(12/01/05)
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USPS Submits Application
for Hours- of -Service Exemption from DOT for Contract Drivers
-FMCSA announces that it
has received an application for exemption from the
hours-of-service (HOS) requirements from the United States Postal
Service (USPS) on behalf of motor carriers that transport mail under
contract for USPS. USPS requests that some of its contract motor
carriers be allowed to operate under the HOS rules in effect
prior to January 4, 2004. USPS believes the exemption would
achieve a level of safety equivalent to, or greater than, the
level of safety obtained under the current 14-hour rule (which
prohibits operators of property-carrying vehicles from driving
after the 14th hour of coming on duty) . USPS requests the
exemption apply to an unspecified number of motor carriers
operating under approximately 5,100 separate contracts.
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Postal Workers are exempt from the hours-of-service (HOS) regulations
[pdf] (11/21/05)
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Appeals Court Uphold
Removal of MVS Driver -William
A. Skelton appealed the decision of MSPB upholding his removal from
employment with USPS for (off-duty) felonious possession of cocaine
and failure to report the suspension of his commercial driver's
license to the Postal Service. The Postal Service argued that there
is a strong nexus between the behavior for which Mr. Skelton was
convicted, and fitness to perform the job of driver of a tractor-trailer.
The MSPB Board found that cocaine use could seriously affect public
safety and Postal Service property, and held that the conviction
of a Class D felony, the failure to report the suspension of his
commercial driver's license, and the fact that he drove while on
a suspended license, were legally related to the efficiency of the
service. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed.(11/08/05)
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Postal
Service Runs With The Bulldog (press release) Mack To Provide More Than
1,400 Trucks by End of 2006
LEHIGH VALLEY, PA (August 1, 2005) - Mack Trucks, Inc. announced
today that it has been awarded a contract for more than 1,400 trucks by
the United States Postal Service. The award calls for the company to
provide 1,180 units of its Vision™ highway model and 226 of its
MR vocational
model by the end of 2006. The vehicles will be used at over 200 postal
service locations across the country.
"We are very proud that we were selected - it's a testament to the
quality of the people throughout the Mack organization, as well as the
high regard in which our products are held," said Kevin Flaherty, Mack
senior vice president of sales. "We're particularly pleased with the
number of Vision models in the contract. We're working very hard to grow
our highway business. And we view this as a very significant step in that
process."
Mack has a long history of doing business with the Postal Service,
dating back to the early 1990's. Since then, every new Class 8 truck the
Postal Service has purchased has been a Mack.
In addition to the vehicles, the contract calls for the company to
provide an array of other services, including training. Mack's dealer and
customer training, provided by its North American Institute operation, has
consistently been rated number one in the industry.
"We look forward to continuing what has been a productive and
successful relationship with Mack," said Kathleen Burt, U.S. Postal
Service Purchasing and Supply Management Specialist.
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Award Notice of Tractors
(July 18, 2005)
General Information
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| Document Type: |
Award Notice |
| Posted Date: |
Jul 05, 2005 |
| Original Archive Date: |
Jul 15, 2005 |
| Current Archive Date: |
Jul 15, 2005 |
| Classification Code: |
24 -- Tractors |
| Set Aside: |
N/A |
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441110 -- New Car Dealers |
Contracting Office Address
- United States Postal Service, Supplies and Services Purchasing,
Vehicles CMC, PO Box 40592, Philadelphia, PA, 19197-0592
Description
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| Contract Award Date: |
Jun 30, 2005 |
| Contract Award Number: |
1DVPLE-05-B-3015 |
| Contract Award Amount: |
$117,615,249 |
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| Contractor: |
Mack Trucks, Inc., 2100 Mack Blvd., Allentown, PA 18103 |
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DOT Driver Disqualification Rules to Take Effect in
September
(July 20, 2005) According to Department of
Transportation regulations, beginning in September, every state will be
required to enforce rules governing the disqualification of drivers,
without exception.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted the
rules and table of disqualifications. [PDF] The decision is
significant because states are required, for the first time, to disqualify
CDL holders for offenses committed in non-commercial vehicles
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List of Problematic ‘Leyman’ Trucks Released
APWU Web News Article #9-05, March 10,
2005
The APWU in early March learned which USPS
trucks featuring Leyman lift gates are being used and where they are being
deployed. The USPS has been receiving parts and instructions from the
manufacturer and has started modifying and replacing both rail-type and
tuck-under lift gates.
Spreadsheets identify
Freightliner [PDF] and
International [PDF] brand trucks with Leyman lift gates that have been
placed in the field.
Each of the rail-type lift gates needs a
replacement valve and should be taken out of service until repaired. Once
such a truck has been repaired, a green sticker will be placed on the lift
gate valve body.
The tuck-under lift gates need two new
brackets welded on them. At this time, Leyman and the USPS have not
provided notification on the truck that would indicate that this repair
has been performed: Motor Vehicle Operators should make firsthand visual
inspections to be certain.
If the tuck-under lift gates have not been
repaired, they should have been rendered inoperative – if you press the
control buttons, nothing should happen.
Lift Gates’ Could Pose Serious Danger
(The article below was first published
in the March/April 2005 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
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APWU has received numerous reports of serious problems with the Leyman
lift gates on the new 9- and 11-ton postal trucks that have been deployed
throughout most of the country. A total of 240 trucks with Leyman
rail-type lift gates have been removed from service, and management has
issued instructions that the Leyman tuck under lift gates on 416 other
trucks should not be used.
Hydraulic system failure seems to have
caused a rail-type Leyman lift gate to collapse during operation in San
Francisco in late November: A Motor Vehicle Operator was dropped five feet
to the ground, along with a general-purpose container full of mail.
Fortunately, the container got wedged between the loading dock and the
lift gate, allowing the driver to escape serious injury. In other cases,
reports indicate that the Leyman tuck-under lift gates have defective
welds that break.
The Motor Vehicle Division officers
believe these incidents demonstrate the potential for serious injury or
death, and we are vigorously pursuing this matter with the Postal Service.
In January Leyman began replacing the “C” valve on the rail-style lift
gates on at least some of the trucks. Leyman also made support brackets
that could be attached to the tuck-under lift gates. The brackets should
be visible and no Leyman tuck-under lift gate should be used unless it has
the support brackets.
In the Pacific Area, management removed
trucks with Leyman lift gates from service. In other areas, USPS officials
at the local level have been directed to test Leyman rail-type lift gates,
and to keep motor vehicle operators informed about the safety issues.
We believe the tests may be inadequate and
should not be relied upon to identify and correct the problems and ensure
the safety of our members. We believe all trucks with the Leyman lift
gates should be retrofitted and repaired.
We have sent a letter to union
representatives in the field asking for information about this issue. New
information is coming to light slowly, however, so please be sure to
inform us of any problems you may experience concerning these trucks. Some
problems may be localized or occur only intermittently due to weather or
terrain. Other concerns may prove to be widespread.
If you experience trouble with the lifts
(or any other problems) on these trucks, please contact your local Motor
Vehicle Director and steward to document and address the issue immediately
at the local level. The director should send us a letter and relevant
documentation that identifies and describes the nature of the problem. We
will also pursue the matter at this level.
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USPS to Replace Its Trucks Prior to '07 EPA Deadline
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May 12. 2004-The United States Postal
Service said it would replace its fleet of about 2,000 Class 8 tractors in
2005 and that its normal eight-year replacement cycle would enable the
federally owned corporation to bypass the Environmental Protection
Agency’s next two deadlines for additional emissions restrictions on
heavy-duty diesel engines.
Diesels for fleet trucks such as USPS uses must meet tightened emissions
standards in 2007 and even tighter rules in 2010. Redesigned engines to
meet the rules are widely expected to make trucks cost more.
USPS official Wayne Corey told Transport Topics May 5 that USPS was “not
comfortable” with the added cost for emissions controls but “acknowledged
it will happen. We are less concerned with the technology than the price
of the technology. We expect even higher premiums on the price of that
technology in 2007.”
Private fleets engaged in a flurry of early orders to
bypass an earlier emissions crackdown in October of 2003.(source: TTNews.com)
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USPS News Apr. 9,
2004- ON THE MOVE. A new USPS fleet
will soon be hitting the streets. The Board of Governors approved funding
for 2,014 seven- and 11-ton cargo vans to replace older trucks that
transport mail from P&DCs to delivery units in larger cities. The new
cargo vans feature an on-board fleet management system. It replaces manual
data collection used by facilities to evaluate cargo van operators’
performance. The cargo van deployment will begin next month and continue
through January 2005. On the move: USPS will keep on truckin' with new
fleet
A new USPS® fleet will soon be hitting the streets. The Board of
Governors approved funding for 2,014 seven- and 11-ton cargo vans to
replace older trucks that transport mail from processing and distribution
centers to delivery units in larger cities.
The USPS vehicle team - Engineering, Surface Operations, Delivery Vehicle
Operations, Safety, Vehicle CMC and the American Postal Workers Union -
wanted safer, more fuel-efficient vehicles equipped with today's
technology. Two manufacturers fit the bill - International Truck and
Engine Corporation and Freightliner LLC.
The new cargo vans feature an on-board fleet management system. It
replaces manual data collection used by facilities to evaluate cargo van
operators' performance. "This technology will help USPS improve customer
service and reduce administrative and operating costs," said
Transportation Specialist Chuck Speelman.
Other vehicle upgrades include: keyless entry and start,
AM/FM/weather-band radio and a rearview safety camera system. (source:
Postal Bulletin 4/29/04)
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 23, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- XATA Corporation (Nasdaq: XATA) the leader in onboard fleet management
systems for private fleet transportation, today announced that the United
States Postal Service (USPS) has exclusively specified XATA's OpCenter(R)
system in its 2004 cargo van purchase. The purchase was approved by the
USPS Board of Governors in November 2003 and includes an estimated 1,800
XATA systems. XATA has received the initial order from Freightliner LLC, a
DaimlerChrysler Company, for 250 systems. XATA expects to deliver these
systems throughout 2004.
More on it here:
U.S. Postal Service Selects XATA in 1,800 Unit Cargo Van Purchase
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NEW EXAMINATIONS
Motor Vehicle Operator Exam 230,
Tractor-Trailer Operator Exam 240, and Motor Vehicle
Operator/Tractor-Trailer Operator Exam 238
Effective October 16,
2003, the following new exams will be activated:
• Motor Vehicle Operator
(MVO), examination 230.
• Tractor-Trailer
Operator (TTO), examination 240.
• MVO/TTO, examination
238.
These new exams are
assessment questionnaires. They replace the current rated application
process and make obsolete PS Form 5920, Motor Vehicle Operator and
Tractor-Trailer Operator Application for Employment, dated September 1998.
Applicants should use
revised PS Form
5920, Motor Vehicle Operator and Tractor-Trailer Operator
Assessment Worksheet, dated June 2003, as a guide for completing the
assessment part of the new exams.
PS Form 5920 is
available on the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site; go to http://blue.usps.gov;
click on Forms. The form is also available on the Internet; go to
www.usps.com; click on Find a Form.
Applicants for MVO or
TTO employment opportunities have the following two methods for completing
the new exams (assessment questionnaires):
• Online via the Web: Go
to
www.usps.com/employment.
• Interactive voice
response system: Using a touch tone telephone, call 866-999-8777 (TTY
800-800-8776).
Offices have a 6-month
window (until April 16, 2004) to transition, open, and establish new MVO
and TTO entrance and in-service registers. During the 6-month timeframe,
offices can continue to fill MVO and TTO positions using the current
registers. Once the Postal Service announces a new exam using the new
automated exam (assessment questionnaire), examiners should terminate
registers established using the former rated application process.
Because applicants can
now access and take all three new exams (assessment questionnaires) online
or by telephone, examiners do not have to order the new exams from the
National Test Administration Center (NTAC).
Examiners can obtain the
following items from the NTAC Web site at http://blue.usps.gov/hrisp/ser/ntac.htm:
• New examination
announcements covering MVO and TTO positions.
• Optional application
packages to be sent to eligible applicants who successfully complete the
new exam(s) (assessment questionnaire).
• PS Form 5920, Motor
Vehicle Operator and Tractor- Trailer Operator Assessment Worksheet,
dated June 2003.
- Postal Bulletin
,Selection, Evaluation, and Recognition,
Employee Resource Management, 10-16-03
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PS Form 5920
-This worksheet for the Motor
Vehicle Operator (MVO) and Tractor Trailer Operator (TTO)
positions in the U.S. Postal Service is provided to assist in
completing the assessment part of your employment application
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May 8, 2003-(Indianapolis Star, IN)
Indiana Postal Service truckers fired for license
problems-Some local tractor-trailer drivers for the U.S.
Postal Service will be fired for having commercial driver's
licenses that were suspended or revoked, said spokeswoman Darla
Stafford. Stafford said the agency, in a review, found the
problem with the licenses of seven or eight people. Employees
are supposed to notify their supervisor if the status of their
license changes, Stafford said. She added that the agency would
conduct such reviews more often.
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New electronic system helps USPS manage highway contract
routes
WASHINGTON — Move over 18-wheelers, there's a new king of
the highway. It's called the Transportation Contract Support
System (TCSS). And while it probably won't inspire any
country crooners to break into song, many operations folks
soon will be singing its praises.
TCSS is a fully integrated, automated application that
supports the solicitation, award and administration of over
17,000 highway contract routes valued at more than $2.2
billion.
It replaces the Highway Contract Support System currently in
use by over 130 contract transportation specialists at nine
area offices.
Deployment of TCSS begins this month and continues through
April.
The system will eventually be upgraded to include air, ocean
and rail transportation
source: USPS.com
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