A driver must be at least 18 years old and have 2 years driving experience. Postal service delays new mail truck choice to 2020. This subreddit is not affiliated with or endorsed by the united states postal service. In the united states, the grumman llv is the most common vehicle used by letter carriers for curbside and residential delivery of mail, replacing the previous standard lettercarrier vehicle, the jeep dj5.
United states postal service external publication for job posting 77488424 if this job requires qualification on an examination, the number of applicants who will be invited to take or retake the examination may be limited. Santa ana district has received a fleet of new 2ton. Rethinking tractor trailers for the long haul usps. This subreddit is not affiliated with or endorsed by. Assists with, and operates, a mail truck on a preestablished route to pick up and transport mail in bulk. I help a mail handler load my truck, and once the load is secured and i receive the green light, i scan out and drive to a nearby station, where i have to meet the times on the scanners.
A usps vehicle maintenance bulletin pdf dated sept. Cdl driver former employee providence, ri december 20, 2019. That is good to know, however, i doubt my office would send me out for 2 ton training. The new mail trucks would take over delivery duties from the boxy white trucks familiar to most americans. Dont know about usps driving test but more likely they will send you out on a truck with a trainer or manager to see what kind of driving skills you have. Apr 14, 2016 9 videos play all postal truck drive test carmen falcon mooney cdl training revised alley dock with two free pullups for tractor trailers and semi trucks.
Santa ana district has received a fleet of new 2ton trucks. The usps provides reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interview, andor. Dec 30, 2016 however, one click opens both driver and passenger side doors, much more practical than the 3 clicks to open the driver side door first on the 5500 heh. Ive been on my assignment for 5 years and a postal worker for almost 10. I spend most of my day running up and down stairs with heavy packages.
The minimum breaking strength of each two piece strap assembly will be 3000 pounds. The united states postal service usps is an equal opportunity employer. United states postal service truck driver salaries in the. The usps requires applicants for truck driving positions to possess a valid commercial driver license with air brake certification, and to have experience driving large vehicles, such as seven ton trucks or passenger vehicles, in the u. Because of the number of vehicles shuttled, a supplier will be able to schedule a driver, but the equipment requirement may not be known until the vehicle maintenance facility completes its work. The usps requires applicants for truck driving positions to possess a valid commercial driver license with air brake certification, and to have experience driving large vehicles, such as seventon trucks or passenger vehicles, in the u. Just wondering if they are dot certified or just like a regular driver. Oct 29, 2010 i want to apply for a job with usps for truck driver.
This usps postal worker sat in front of my house for 3 minutes filling out a claim ticket and placing it in my mail box rather than knocking on. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the usps box truck stopped on eastbound i30. Rethinking tractor trailers for the long haul usps office. There are over 169 postal truck driver careers waiting for you to apply. Get behind the wheel for ups in a role that suits you best.
In actual use by the usps, which includes extensive stopandgo driving for. Salary information comes from 14 data points collected directly from employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on indeed in the past 36 months. However, one click opens both driver and passenger side doors, much more practical than the 3 clicks to open the driver side door first on the 5500 heh. The front suspension and instrument cluster are similar to the s10 as well. Postal service 2ton vehicles are considered noncdl commercial vehicles. The trucks competing to be the next usps delivery vehicle. Class b cdl vehicles commonly include dump trucks, fire trucks and garbage trucks. City routes use a couple of different types of minivans which are also standard us spec vehicles. Usps postal concept truck was active from january 2002 to january 2003 this project, a collaboration between the media lab, the united states postal service, and the lear corporation, explores the application of media lab technologies in the context of a widelyused postal delivery truck, the two ton. Vote for which of 5 usps prototypes should be the next. Most usps vehicles these days are us standard vehicles and have the wheel on the left. Vehicles that require a class b cdl are single vehicles with a maximum gvwr of 26,000 pounds and are not towing trailers in excess of 10,000 lbs.
The lowstress way to find your next postal truck driver job opportunity is on simplyhired. They have over 25 ccas, working 3 shifts, delivering from 2am, till 10pm. Postal service, or usps, hires truck drivers and support personnel to move. That boxy little mail truck in your neighborhood actually has a name. I drive a 2 ton box truck and deliver packages that are too large for the regular letter carrier to take. Below is a list of all commercial drivers license classes. If you are mailing items at the last minute, and there is a lot of mail, the postal employees might not have time to scan them but will send them on to. I talked to our mvs driver the other morning and she said they, usps, would consider driving a 2 tons acceptable for the experience requirement. Characteristics of different types of driver positions at ups.
Eaton offers several components and products to make united states postal service usps vehicles safe, easy to operate and fuelefficient. Postal service has launched fullscale testing of a series of prototype delivery vans from which it plans to select its next mail truck. Accident reporting process audit report usps office of. A nationallevel agreement pdf between the apwu and usps dated feb. Its called the llv, which stands for long life vehicle and it, along with 142,000 other llvs, are responsible for moving most of the 523 million pieces of mail every day. How do you like driving them and does the class take all day. Curbside delivery from a driver seated in a vehicle to a curbside mailbox is sometimes termed mounted delivery, in contrast to walking delivery. Search 32 5ton truck driver jobs in canada from employers, recruiters and job sites. Use our quick tools to find locations, calculate prices, look.
Class a, hazmat, doubletripple, tow truck,,everything that is out there. That is good to know, however, i doubt my office would send me out. It appears to be based around a 60 kwh battery driving 2 or 4 hub motors which can be. Im going in tomorrow for drivers training on the 2 ton truck. This usps postal worker sat in front of my house for 3 minutes filling out a claim ticket and placing it in my mail box rather than knocking on my door and delivering. Now, the united states postal service is testing what it would take to shuttle that cargo without a driver in the front seat. Postal service mail, packages are headed to dallas by selfdriving truck the nations mail delivery agency has hired tusimple, a san diegobased selfdriving company for a two week pilot that.
But their long life is coming to an end as the usps is going deeper into debt. If the truck was just picking up mail from drop boxes the driver may not have a scanner. A class a commercial drivers license is required to operate any combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating gvwr of 26,001 or more pounds, provided the towed vehicle is heavier than 10,000 pounds with a class a cdl and the proper endorsements, you may drive the following types of vehicles. Specific questions in regard to your required modifications should be directed to. The grumman long life vehicle llv is an american light transport truck model, designed as a mail truck for the united states postal service, which is its primary user. Commercial drivers license for washington state, a safe driving record, and at least two. May 30, 2019 before letters end up in your mailbox and packages land on your doorstep, many travel hundreds or thousands of miles in the back of a truck. Does anybody know if i have to take a test for truck driver for usps and if yes, which one and where.
Postal service mail, packages are headed to dallas by selfdriving truck the nations mail delivery agency has hired tusimple, a san diegobased selfdriving company for a two. The chassis was made by general motors, and based off of the 2wd blazer and s10. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Mar 22, 2015 santa ana district has received a fleet of new 2ton trucks, specifically for the ccas to use on amazon fresh trying to combine 2 operations out of the same ao is a pain in the butt. Keep in mind that the postal service wants an operating life of 18 to 20 years, righthand steering with twowheel drive and a driversside airbag. Branch seattle district job posting period 05242014 05302014 this job has an exam requirement. The dot states that class c cdl licences are required for vehicles that do not meet the weight qualifications for. If the driver was about to finish rounds and head back to the sort facility it could be scanned that day. A minimum of six months of the required total driving experience must be in a tractortrailer. Alana goldenberg five prototype delivery vans are undergoing. Applicants must have twoyears of general driving experience with at least oneyear full time, or equivalent, of driving 7ton trucks or buses. I want to apply for a job with usps for truck driver. So much more room, you sit much higher and can see more, and if you really have to pee, just go in the back, close the front cargo door, and pee in a bottle. Before letters end up in your mailbox and packages land on your doorstep, many travel hundreds or thousands of miles in the back of a truck.
I believe workhorse has a better propulsion system. Day after hurricane irene hit long island, usps mail truck driving around tree. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. The usps usually requires trucking position applicants to pass a jobrelated exam. Or 48 weeks of pay for the truck driver who drives it.
The contractor must dispatch the nearest truck to the vehicle or vehicles to be shuttled, unless directed otherwise by the u. I drive an 11ton box truck for the buffalo, ny, processing and distribution center. United states postal service external publication for job posting 77620489. Usps seeking vendors for national vehicle towing, shuttling.
The truck crashed into a guardrail after the driver was shot. Postal service mail, packages are headed to dallas by. United states postal service truck driver salaries in the united. Find information on our most convenient and affordable shipping and mailing services. Applicants whose driving records reflect offenses or patterns noted in exhibit 75 will not be allowed to drive under a postal service contract. Salary information comes from 14 data points collected directly from employees, users, and past and present job. The objectives of the safe driver program are to equip drivers to. Department of transportation american postal workers union. Us postal service delays new mail truck choice to 2020. Usps is launching a test of electric delivery trucks. A usps 18 wheel carrier truck was traveling on i75 north on saturday evening in the metro atlanta area just past the national cemetary and had a tire that was apparently low or flat on the truck which was causing the truck to kick large chunks of debris back to vehicles even more than a hundred feet back from the truck and my vehicles. There are over 11 usps truck driver careers waiting for you to.
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