Rural Carrier signs are a staple for rural carriers that use their own vehicle to deliver mail. There are a lot of places that sell these signs. I looked at a lot of different signs before deciding what to sell…
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Sarah Hartman, 30, worked as a rural mail carrier in Strafford, MO A Seymour woman died last week in a tragic two-vehicle, work-related accident on Evergreen Road, about two miles east of Strafford. Sarah K. Hartman, 30, who lives just…
Starting a new thing. Every Wednesday I will do a Did you know post. It will be something about rural carriers, the contract, procedures or any other things I deem appropriate. Check back here each Wednesday evening for our weekly…
IRWIN, Pa. (KDKA) — A mail carrier has died after crashing his mail truck over a hillside, hitting the front porch of a home in Irwin. The crash happened after 10 a.m. on Main Street. The mail carrier apparently suffered…
A “strict no unnecessary travel” advisory was put in place by the county sheriff’s office in those areas hit hardest by heavy snowfall. County residents were asked to stay home and off the roads to give emergency services personnel and…
Wichita Falls man charged in April 2018 crash that killed a rural Texas mail carrier Related: Texas Rural Carrier killed after being struck by 18 wheeler
The Postal Service takes a narrow view on Administrative Leave for Acts of God. They must be general instead of personal, meaning large groups of employees not being able to make it to work. See more information at the links…
Buy back legislation. Some had thought that it covered post employees but OMB says no. Union came up with language to include Postal Workers in the bill. There is no language included in the bill for who pays. It could…
On January 16, Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA) introduced H.Res.54 stating that the “Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.” Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) was the original cosponsor for the resolution….
On January 17, Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) introduced H.Res.60 “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012.” Original…
On January 9, bipartisan legislation was introduced to oppose the privatization of the Postal Service, stating the Postal Service should continue as an independent entity under the Federal Government. The resolution was similar to H.Res.993 introduced in the 115th Congress in…
The most important form in a rural carrier’s work life- The PS Form 4003 The PS Form 4003 contains all the route’s current, active delivery data including an official line of travel, current number of deliveries, miles traveled, authorized dismounts, etc……
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The Postal Service will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Rural Reach program on Thursday, Jan. 24. Rural Reach is a lead generation program for rural letter carriers to submit leads based on conversations they have with business customers. “The…
The delegates at the 114th National Convention in Grand Rapids, MI passed a binding resolution stating, “That a week during the year be designated as Relief Carrier Appreciation Week.” The NRLCA National Board has designated the first full week in…
Kevin Lippy, Powhatan, VA Rural Carrier Associate Kevin Lippy was delivering mail in Powhatan, VA, in August when he was involved in a two-vehicle accident. Lippy, who sustained minor injuries, quickly grew concerned about a 3-year-old boy, Jojo Seabrook, who…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the Republican members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on January 3. After approval by the Senate, Rob Portman (R-OH), Rand Paul (R-KY), James Lankford (R-OK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Rick…