U.S.P.S

I know a driver who works for the Post Office,he's been there many years and enjoys it.
his runs are very short,from one postal hub to another, less than 100 miles..He works an 8 hour day.

 

I thought that the usps contracted other companies for their deliverys? Except for the local routes.

 

A lot of the USPS gets hauled by other companies. There are some trucks belonging to the USPS but not many.

 

The above comments are correct, the majority of mail being hauled is done by contractors. Local post offices and businesses are still being serviced by USPS employees-at least here in Minneapolis/St. Paul. for the time being. Most of the mail contractors I know run relay, meaning driver A will take a load from Mpls to Fargo, swap trailers with driver b and return to Mpls. I don’t know of any who travel the U.S., it could happen, I just don’t know of any. On the plus side, you’re seldom pulled into weigh stations and told to go around back if you’re hauling mail.

 

Yes, most are hauled by the lowest bidder. The savings are passed on to the driver.

 

have a friend that i worked with at roadway still for yrc... because of that situation a few weeks ago he took a leave of absence ..... and has started working for a contract mail carrier.... teamster job.... started at $19.50 an hour from the time he starts to the time he clocks out local runs (night mostly) home every day with bennies and 401k because he gets medical from his wife they will put in $9,000 a year towards retirement no match needed.....would get 6k if he used their medical.......has been getting about 50 hours a week no ot pay all straight time....top rate is $23

 

I'll take that job! Where do I sign up?

 

scranton pa

 

I just heard on the radio tonight the average pay for a postal worker is $84000 incl bennys, not bad huh? Any wonder their broke