MailmanDave
17 Years Experience
Long Island, NY
Male, 43
I am a City Letter Carrier for the US Postal Service in NY. I've been a city letter carrier for over 17 years and it is the best job I've ever had. I mostly work 5 days per week (sometimes includes a Saturday) and often have the opportunity for overtime, which is usually voluntary. The route I deliver has about 350 homes and I walk to each of their doors to deliver the mail. Please keep in mind that I don't have authority to speak for the USPS, so all opinions are solely mine, not my employer.
Let’s just hope I don’t! That wasn’t the answer you’re looking for. I’ve never been in a wreck yet, but have had plenty of close calls and it’s possible one day my luck will run out. If we get into a wreck, we are directed to call a supervisor and also call the police dept if a report needs to be filed or if there are any injuries. A supervisor will then report to the scene and take some photos and information. A tow truck will be called if the vehicle is not driveable. After that is taken care of, the letter carrier is usually not allowed to drive a postal vehicle until they go for a multi-hour driver training course. I’ve noticed they try to have that course scheduled pretty quickly to get the carrier back to their normal duties. While their driving privileges are suspended, the carrier will often be given office duties or be driven around and then walk a route if that’s the method of delivery. The bottom line is drive defensively and hope to not get into an accident.
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While his videos are entertaining, he picks and chooses the FedEx Ground events that were higher profile. I think overall they do a decent job, but the quality of people hired by these contractors can be lousy. The FedEx Express company is a different story. They are usually much more polished company employees. I think any delivery employees should be trained better on proper handling of their freight and safe driving. The USPS has some lousy employees as well.
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I guess that happens sometimes on these kind of sites.
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I am pretty sure the Grumman LLV is allowed to drive on a highway. I think I may have accidentally driven one on a highway once. It’s a bit of a scary experience because the engines or transmission aren’t that strong to go 55 MPH or above. They definitely can go that fast but it doesn’t feel as comfortable as if you were in a regular car. I have rarely seen them on a highway, but I work in the suburbs and most post offices serve a nearby community which wouldn’t necessitate getting on a highway to get to a delivery route. Thanks for your question.
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Professor
How do you prevent cheating and plagiarism these days?
Antiques Dealer
If you buy an item that turns out to be stolen, do you have to turn it over to the police?
School Bus Driver
Why don't school buses have seat belts?
How is it important to the Letter Carrier blog?
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I have no idea but consider myself intelligent.
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No, it isn’t a photo of me. I answer the qs posted here somewhat anonymously. I have no authorization from my employer (USPS) to do this forum. As you can see I do disparage them and my co-workers on occasion so they probably wouldn’t appreciate my comments. My description is as specific as I’d get and want to make sure I stay out of trouble for this. Many employers have social media policies where they want to control the message through a PR or corporate communications dept.
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