I sure hope not... The visibility in the Metris is just terrible. Would be an accident waiting to happen if they ever put one on my route.The schedule says more Metris vans will get doled out in 2022, than the total of 2021 & 2022 combined...
RHD Mercedes Metris Vans to be deployed to 12,664 rural EMA routes - Ruralinfo.net
I really am not sure how to read the charts in the original schedule.... while it says more vans will be deployed in 2022, than were deployed in 2020 & 2021 combined.... it also makes it look like the majority of RURAL route vans were to be deployed in 2021.... 2020 = 2140, 2021 = 8293, and 2022 = 2209....I sure hope not... The visibility in the Metris is just terrible. Would be an accident waiting to happen if they ever put one on my route.
It'll likely cost you an hour or 2 off your evaluation, in addition to no more EMA.... so $$$ money-wise there's a bit of a hit... altho, not having to maintain a vehicle will in many ways be a positive thing.... I always thought I wouldn't mind giving the gov't vehicle thing a shot before I hung up my spurs... but, I don't see it happening in the limited time I have left...I really don't want a van but its not that big a deal to me. I do know it will cost me time. I most certainly will get stuck at times. There will be some times where it will just get stuck in the mud right in front of the mailbox in spring. Most the time it will work. I may bid back into the city but I doubt it. I really like a country route. But then of course rrecs could change all of that too. I have learned to just wait it out. No one around this joint has any idea what's going to happen tommorrow.
It would be nice at our office to get at least one Van so that during X-mas an RCA's could be schedule for a full days work delivering packages! 8 hours of delivering packages from one of those would be more than enough assistance to cover 4 to 5 routes per Van, per day.I really don't want a van but its not that big a deal to me. I do know it will cost me time. I most certainly will get stuck at times. There will be some times where it will just get stuck in the mud right in front of the mailbox in spring. Most the time it will work. I may bid back into the city but I doubt it. I really like a country route. But then of course rrecs could change all of that too. I have learned to just wait it out. No one around this joint has any idea what's going to happen tommorrow.
You only have 60 days to make that purchase or the agreement is voided.My incentive was approved. Now I gotta wait 4-6 months for the vehicle to be built.
How do you get to that screen?From image posted.
Take a look at Blue N/A Load time image. New rides are Top Load. It's cost effective to drop your daily pallet load of parcels this way into your Provided ride.
I got a written agreement that says that a purchase order will be accepted due to the current supply shortage.You only have 60 days to make that purchase or the agreement is voided.
I was wondering that too, I've been hearing about it and looked for it the other day but couldn't find it.How do you get to that screen?
How do you get to that screen?