Its official.....
- Thread starter Sandygirl
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lovethemail
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Congratualations!! Good for you
De-AtomizedBro
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Congrats!
Sandygirl
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Yes it is pretty nice, BUT with Ms Metris onboard it pays very little, so easy money, yes but little money also.....I do like it alot, good teaching tool for things to come...I ran a Auxy Rt 5/1 for over 5 years.... looking back, was pretty nice..... usually done and home by noon everyday..... I always tell the RCAs on the Auxy Rt they're making the easy $$$ money.... next best thing to parcel running....
Sandygirl -- "I now have a small Auxiliary route, have chosen the 5/1 option and I have the Metris to go with it. So far i like it ."
-- Welcome to "leave earning" status.
-- But remember you only earn annual and sick leave while working the 5 days on the AUX.
-- Something for way down the road:
- If you are still on the AUX and bid on and are awarded a regular rural route, politely tell manglement you wish to continue working your AUX until the Saturday you become a regular. That way you continue to be in a "leave earning" status, so any annual leave accumulated while working the AUX should roll over into your leave earning status as a regular, instead of being paid out in a lump sum when you are no longer in a leave earning status. BTW, the sick leave will stay on the books for something like 3 years.
-- Back in "DB's" days, probably no Amazon and probably before the 2010-2015 contract, so you might plan on additional work AFTER you complete your AUX.
-- Thanks in part to the 2010-2015 contract: Article 30.2.G.5.
- AFTER completion of the assigned auxiliary route or the primary route assignment, a leave replacement assigned to serve the auxiliary route may be utilized on any other auxiliary route, or serve as a leave replacement or provide auxiliary assistance on any regular route.
-- Prior to the 2010-2015 contract, when an AUX carrier was done with the route, the carrier could not be assigned other duties, aside from non-craft duties such as running Express mail, auxiliary assistance on the primary route, or being utilized if no other leave replacement was available.
-- You may have to remind manglement when you reach your 91st calendar day on the AUX so manglement will send in notification to have your Designation changed to 79 via Form 50. ( keep all Form 50's and pay stubs for future reference )
-- Good luck with the AUX and let us know of problems with the Metris.
-- Welcome to "leave earning" status.
-- But remember you only earn annual and sick leave while working the 5 days on the AUX.
-- Something for way down the road:
- If you are still on the AUX and bid on and are awarded a regular rural route, politely tell manglement you wish to continue working your AUX until the Saturday you become a regular. That way you continue to be in a "leave earning" status, so any annual leave accumulated while working the AUX should roll over into your leave earning status as a regular, instead of being paid out in a lump sum when you are no longer in a leave earning status. BTW, the sick leave will stay on the books for something like 3 years.
-- Back in "DB's" days, probably no Amazon and probably before the 2010-2015 contract, so you might plan on additional work AFTER you complete your AUX.
-- Thanks in part to the 2010-2015 contract: Article 30.2.G.5.
- AFTER completion of the assigned auxiliary route or the primary route assignment, a leave replacement assigned to serve the auxiliary route may be utilized on any other auxiliary route, or serve as a leave replacement or provide auxiliary assistance on any regular route.
-- Prior to the 2010-2015 contract, when an AUX carrier was done with the route, the carrier could not be assigned other duties, aside from non-craft duties such as running Express mail, auxiliary assistance on the primary route, or being utilized if no other leave replacement was available.
-- You may have to remind manglement when you reach your 91st calendar day on the AUX so manglement will send in notification to have your Designation changed to 79 via Form 50. ( keep all Form 50's and pay stubs for future reference )
-- Good luck with the AUX and let us know of problems with the Metris.
Sandygirl
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As always, thank you for your complete knowledge of all things postal. A question from me, does the 90 days on Auxie start on the date that shows on my form 50?
Today I actually loaded Metty (my Metris) from the rear door because my Auxie is small. It helped in a couple of ways. First, that sliding door on the British driving side gets very difficult to close at times and takes multiple tries, thus wearing out the arms. And seems to me that having less than a full load, the packages slide less when loaded from rear door. We received our third (3 of 8) Mettys today.... Also whose responsibility is it to gas it up? I had not drivin it for 5 days and it was almost on E. Also you have to set your scanner to a different setting to acknowledge you have a gov vehicle on route. Does that mean if you don't your PM gets a call or you get the EMA?
Today I actually loaded Metty (my Metris) from the rear door because my Auxie is small. It helped in a couple of ways. First, that sliding door on the British driving side gets very difficult to close at times and takes multiple tries, thus wearing out the arms. And seems to me that having less than a full load, the packages slide less when loaded from rear door. We received our third (3 of 8) Mettys today.... Also whose responsibility is it to gas it up? I had not drivin it for 5 days and it was almost on E. Also you have to set your scanner to a different setting to acknowledge you have a gov vehicle on route. Does that mean if you don't your PM gets a call or you get the EMA?
DB.Cooper
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Yes, I always said that too.... easy $$$ money, but not as big $$$ money as the Reg Rt's.... I also looked at it as a good prep for having my own Reg Rt later.... edit book, and all the other stuff you have to do..... hopefully, you won't have to be there 5 years as I was...
Sandygirl -- ". First, that sliding door on the British driving side gets very difficult to close at times and takes multiple tries, thus wearing out the arms."
-- While the USPS won't be overly concerned about your arms, having a door open and mail spill out should be of concern.
-- Bring that to the attention of manglement by using Form 1767 ( Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice ) and inform your office "Safety Ambassador" - preferably in writing to create a papertrail.
-- And use Form 4565 ( Vehicle Safety Tag ) "remarks" section.
-- Keep copies of both forms - in case they get "lost".
" And seems to me that having less than a full load, the packages slide less when loaded from rear door."
-- Using the shelves should cut down on parcels sliding around -- at least the smaller ones.
"Also whose responsibility is it to gas it up?"
-- Like an LLV, it is the carrier's responsibility to keep the vehicle fueled.
" I had not driving it for 5 days and it was almost on E."
-- Remember "E" does not mean "enough"!
-- The Metris was assigned to your route, correct? Or were you off for 5 days for some reason?
-- Sounds like an easy win grievance citing Step 4 ( L-101 ):
- Vehicles assigned to rural routes may be used for other duties, as long as that usage does not interfere with the rural carrier's completion of the assigned route. This usage should be on an exception or emergency basis, and other users MUST return the vehicle with a full tank of gas, since the rural refueling standard only covers the rural route needs.
-- If there are no gas stations along your line of travel, the PO-603's Section 535.23.f. as a formula to be utilized when leaving the line of travel to fuel.
"Also you have to set your scanner to a different setting to acknowledge you have a gov vehicle on route. Does that mean if you don't your PM gets a call or you get the EMA?"
-- If manglement is slow in changing the route from POV to postal-provided vehicle and you do get extra EMA, don't spend it as sometime in the near future you should / could get a letter of demand from the USPS for that extra EMA.
-- Has your route "lost" any time since getting the Metris? Mainly due to the different time standards for DPS Letters and Flats for POV and postal-provided vehicles. But you also get 30 minutes a week for having a postal-provided vehicle.
-- While the USPS won't be overly concerned about your arms, having a door open and mail spill out should be of concern.
-- Bring that to the attention of manglement by using Form 1767 ( Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice ) and inform your office "Safety Ambassador" - preferably in writing to create a papertrail.
-- And use Form 4565 ( Vehicle Safety Tag ) "remarks" section.
-- Keep copies of both forms - in case they get "lost".
" And seems to me that having less than a full load, the packages slide less when loaded from rear door."
-- Using the shelves should cut down on parcels sliding around -- at least the smaller ones.
"Also whose responsibility is it to gas it up?"
-- Like an LLV, it is the carrier's responsibility to keep the vehicle fueled.
" I had not driving it for 5 days and it was almost on E."
-- Remember "E" does not mean "enough"!
-- The Metris was assigned to your route, correct? Or were you off for 5 days for some reason?
-- Sounds like an easy win grievance citing Step 4 ( L-101 ):
- Vehicles assigned to rural routes may be used for other duties, as long as that usage does not interfere with the rural carrier's completion of the assigned route. This usage should be on an exception or emergency basis, and other users MUST return the vehicle with a full tank of gas, since the rural refueling standard only covers the rural route needs.
-- If there are no gas stations along your line of travel, the PO-603's Section 535.23.f. as a formula to be utilized when leaving the line of travel to fuel.
"Also you have to set your scanner to a different setting to acknowledge you have a gov vehicle on route. Does that mean if you don't your PM gets a call or you get the EMA?"
-- If manglement is slow in changing the route from POV to postal-provided vehicle and you do get extra EMA, don't spend it as sometime in the near future you should / could get a letter of demand from the USPS for that extra EMA.
-- Has your route "lost" any time since getting the Metris? Mainly due to the different time standards for DPS Letters and Flats for POV and postal-provided vehicles. But you also get 30 minutes a week for having a postal-provided vehicle.
Jiminy Christmas
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We were told to put in 87. Around here we only have 87, 89, or 93. Some of the guys I know put in 93... but a few weeks ago I did hear someone get called out on it by the wannabe supervisor (light-duty carrier)... She checks all that stuff
Windindaface
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Correct me if I am wrong here... When I checked out the Metris and found the plastic door for gas ups there was a sticker for recommended octane of 91?
JS... if the sticker says 91 and that grade is not available move up to the next grade of gas. If told to put a lower octane gas in it ask for the directive in writing from them or VMF. These rides are so new to us we have no idea of what damage may be caused to the motor using a lower than manufacturer recommendation or loss of MPG.
JS... if the sticker says 91 and that grade is not available move up to the next grade of gas. If told to put a lower octane gas in it ask for the directive in writing from them or VMF. These rides are so new to us we have no idea of what damage may be caused to the motor using a lower than manufacturer recommendation or loss of MPG.
The painted over the "required 91" on ours.
And we were told by district and our trainer to only put in 87 and we would get in trouble putting in premium.
Not really a huge deal to me. If the engine breaks it's not like I am paying for it.
