Spartan Motors awarded $214M cargo van contract for USPS fleet

Award Date: September 29, 2017 The United States Postal Service awarded Spartan Motors the contract for Solicitation 3D-17-A-0140 (for the purchase of Cargo Vans). There will be two design types; Cab Over Engine (COE) and Cab Behind Engine (CBE). Within each design type, two sizes of cargo bodies are identified; 18 ft. and 24 ft….

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APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – October 1, 2017 Edition

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: Excerpt: Two Holiday parties are scheduled for November. The Chapter will host our traditional party on Thursday, November 30. The Metro Local will host their party on Saturday, November 18. Full particulars for the Chapter party are set forth below. The Metro…

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USPS manager convicted of moving marijuana in DC is sentenced to 8 years

By Megan Cloherty – October 3, 2017 WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Postal Service employee who was involved in a drug scheme that routed hundreds of pounds of marijuana in D.C. through other carriers is facing his sentence. During his sentencing, U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkana told 48-year-old Deenvaughn Rowe, “What you have done…

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