PandaSharks
Active member
While running my route I did some damage to my metris (up until February of this year my route was POV}. Hidden rocks and soft sand caused under carriage damage. The vehicle is still drivable but will be going in for repairs in the 2k range. Someone in safety decided that this was an accident and not wear and tear so as a result my route will not be getting a replacement LLV. There's also talk about disciplinary action coming my way.
As luck would have it another carrier is going 204b for a few months so I'll use their metris and the RCA that will run that route will use their POV. The PM at my office is the rare unicorn that really does care about his carriers and helps us in any way he can so he has been trying to fight this.
If I get disciplined I'll certainly grieve it but what if I didn't have this other metris to use. I no longer have a route ready POV so does that mean that I would be unable to work and earn money until my van is repaired and sent back. I would have thought that since the USPS decided my route no longer needed a POV they would provide a vehicle as necessary. Was I wrong in thinking that? Should have I kept my POV and incur the cost to insure it even though it would sit in my garage most of the time? Aside from angering me this really confused that crap out of me.
As luck would have it another carrier is going 204b for a few months so I'll use their metris and the RCA that will run that route will use their POV. The PM at my office is the rare unicorn that really does care about his carriers and helps us in any way he can so he has been trying to fight this.
If I get disciplined I'll certainly grieve it but what if I didn't have this other metris to use. I no longer have a route ready POV so does that mean that I would be unable to work and earn money until my van is repaired and sent back. I would have thought that since the USPS decided my route no longer needed a POV they would provide a vehicle as necessary. Was I wrong in thinking that? Should have I kept my POV and incur the cost to insure it even though it would sit in my garage most of the time? Aside from angering me this really confused that crap out of me.