USPS awards 7 year, $140 million contract to Ryder Truck Rentals

Award Date 6/1/2016 Awardee RYDER TRUCK RENTAL INC, 6000 Windward Parkway Alpharetta, Georgia 30005 Award Amount The planned period of performance will be a total of seven (7) years with a three year base period and two (2) two-year option terms. The minimum amount of $3M with a maximum of $140M (for all years). Description…

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APWU: Solidarity Endures in Lancaster’s VMF Crew

Web News Article #: 094-2016 05/02/2016 – Members of the Lancaster [PA] Area Local working in the Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) wore their solidarity on their sleeves April 28 with APWU T-shirts. Source: APWU  

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USPS OIG Audit Project: How Can the Postal Service Control the Costs to Shuttle Vehicles?

Project Title: Vehicle Shuttling – Northeast Area Start Date: Monday, August 31, 2015 Estimated Report Release Date: February 2016 The Postal Service spent nearly $34 million in fiscal year 2014 to move its vehicles from one location to another for maintenance, repair, or transfer. Local Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) management determines when contractors or postal…

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NAPS: USPS Releases Handout on VMF Organizational Changes

May 26, 2015 The Postal Service has released a document outlining what steps VMF employees (non-bargaining EAS) should take in the wake of the VMF realignment. Source: The National Association of Postal Supervisors

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USPS OIG: Vehicle Maintenance Facility Efficiency Nationwide – Capping Report

Audit Report – DR-AR-15-006 – 04/28/2015 Background The vehicles owned by the U.S. Postal Service represent a capital investment of nearly $3.6 billion. The fleet is maintained using 316 Postal Service vehicle maintenance facilities that service 211,264 vehicles. The Postal Service also contracts with commercial garages throughout the country for maintenance and repair. The vehicle…

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APWU: Residual Vacancies, PSE Conversions in MVS

Web News Article #: 016-2015 01/27/2015 – According to USPS statistics, approximately 320 Motor Vehicle Craft employees have been converted to career status as a result of residual vacancies since a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Filling Residual Vacancies was signed in March 2014 and a set of Questions and Answers on the issue was…

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Man killed while repairing U.S. Postal Service truck in Hicksville Vehicle Maintenance Facility

WOODBURY – A man was killed while repairing a U.S. Postal Service truck in Hicksville Wednesday morning. Police say David Zimmerly was fixing the truck at the postal service’s maintenance facility on Ludy Street. Authorities say another employee didn’t see Zimmerly under the truck when he went to go move it and ran him over….

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