By Susan Campbell – November 2, 2017 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) â Karen Hartâs front porch is dotted with little holes. âWe didnât know where they were coming from!â Hart said. The thousands of holes have caused the wood to split, according to Hart. Contractors estimate the cost to repair the porch is about $5,000. âIt…
October 26, 2017 The U.S. Postal Service has begun using a virtual reality-based simulator to train drivers in its Brooklyn, New York, and Tampa, Florida, districts, according to the company that provides the equipment. The USPS, which implemented the program in 2015, has seen a 7% reduction in accidents in New York and has reduced…
September 5, 2017 (2017RARC003) A large majority of Americans say they believe self-driving cars will be used for delivery and transportation within the next 10 years, but they are split over whether they like the idea â many are concerned about the conceptâs safety. The more people know about self-driving vehicles, the more they tend…
By Aaron Huff – July 25, 2017 SmartDrive Systems announced that Postal Fleet Services, Inc., a major mail hauler primarily servicing the United States Postal Service, has adopted the SmartDrive video-based safety system following a competitive review and pilot program. In piloting the SmartDrive program in its St. Louis, MO service area, Postal Fleet Services…
Does anyone know under what conditions there should be two Maintenance Employees assigned to working; ie filter replacement, capacitor R/R, routine PMs, on rooftop HVAC units at Postal facilities. It has ALWAYS been the practice at my facility to utilize two Maintenance employees (1 BEM and 1 MM or 2 BEM) to perform any HVAC…
Background The U.S. Postal Service has more than 30,000 leased and owned retail facilities nationwide. About 3,851 of these facilities are in the Northeast Area. The Post Office lobby is the principal business office of the Postal Service. The lobbyâs appearance directly affects the Postal Serviceâs image because it is the only close-up view of…
Background The U.S. Postal Service has more than 30,000 leased and owned retail facilities nationwide. About 2,600 of them are in the Capital Metro Area. The Post Office lobby is the principal business office of the Postal Service and the only close-up view of postal operations for many customers. Its appearance directly affects the Postal…
By Caitlin Mota – April 22, 2016 KEARNY — Months before a Jersey City woman was fatally struck by a van at the post office where she worked, employee representatives had asked that safety improvements be made to the facility’s parking lot. Today marks one month since 54-year-old Nadia Assad died after being struck by…
