The Office Of Inspector General issued the following report “Nationwide Analysis of Tier 1 Network Distribution Centers – Postal Vehicle Service Operations.” The following are highlights of the report.
U.S. Postal Service network transportation using Postal Service vehicles and employees is called Postal Vehicle Service (PVS). PVS operations at Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) include yard operations where drivers use specific trucks to move trailers and equipment in or around a facility yard (spotting). Headquarters provides nationwide oversight of PVS operations and area vice presidents are responsible for the local implementation of efficient PVS operations, including ensuring required annual vehicle utilization reviews are performed and enforcing established yard move productivity standards.
Our objective was to identify issues requiring nationwide attention based on the results of our prior work, which identified PVS staffing and safety inefficiencies at four Tier 1 NDCs. Tier 1 NDCs process destinating bulk mail and originating turn-around bulk mail for their service area. They also send and receive mail from Tier 2 NDCs, which serve as consolidation and transfer points. There are 11 Tier 1 NDCs nationwide.
WHAT THE OIG FOUND:
Postal Service Headquarters needs to enforce nationwide compliance and oversight of PVS trailer move standards to improve efficiency at Tier 1 NDCs. In our previous audits, we found PVS drivers averaged 27 moves a day, significantly below the 40 moves per driver per day standard. This occurred because local managers at four Tier 1 NDCs were not conducting annual PVS schedule and vehicle utilization reviews. In this audit, we found PVS drivers averaged 28 moves at six of seven Tier 1 facilities. Strengthening nationwide compliance and oversight would ensure that managers efficiently match workhours with workload. We estimate this would save the Postal Service about $1.5 million in PVS transportation costs annually. We also found in our previous audits that drivers were not consistently wearing safety belts when conducting PVS operations.
WHAT THE OIG RECOMMENDED:
We recommended the vice president, Network Operations, require the six Tier 1 NDCs identified in this report to conduct an assessment of driver workload and staffing and make appropriate adjustments to workhours based on compliance with yard move productivity standards. In addition, the Postal Service should ensure these Tier 1 NDCs annually assess PVS driver workload and staffing requirements. Finally, we recommended the Postal Service ensure that NDC managers enforce using seat belts and monitor compliance.
I moved 4 trailers a day and then deliver my route in my spotter.
Yep right down the road 3 1/2 miles to the station I deliver to.
Postal Manager? Looking for some contractor’s?
It’s your lucky day, got some X healthcare type’s right up your alley.
Contact Captn Jackoff for details.
“An this time will win” To funny!
Postal manager- custodians filled.
You’ll have to add them to your roll’s.
Bring it on.
SAC MVS-You won’t have to worry about that much longer as we have already given your union notice that we are going after MVS again and this time we will WIN and you can become a Custodian in Modesto!
My spotter is in the shop pretty much every month. And if I tried to use the seat belt it only extends about 1″ at a time. Need to pull on it about 3-4 times very short pulls at that.
OIG knows it takes more supervisors to watch liars and thieves in the PO than any other industry.
Thin I need an additional spotter because I move 55 to 65 trailers in an 8 hout tour and the seat exalts don’t work half the time or are so dirty it’s unsanitary.
These chair born dangers need to get out and actuly look around maybe they could stop some real waste and abudse.
The higher you go the more corruption. Nepotism!!!!!
Just look at WPA district!!!
The OIG should be focusing on the fraud and corruption within upper management. The eastern area has one of the biggest schemes going. The area VP brings in his buddies they bring there spouses and get free housing,perdiem, and choice of offices.No experience needed. The Area VP is great at plagiarism. $200,000 to send out quotes.
Legal corruption at its best.
If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix-it ! Congratulations to all Yard Spotters > Since the Postal Service existed there has never been a accident concerning the need of using a seat belt, early trucks did not even have them or even have AC ! This will not help anything, and will make the average spotter daily moves even less… Come on USPS Leave It Alone !
I know at our plant we shuttle mail from the East docks to the West docks like crazy. The Idiot OIG needs to figure out that if the trucks left Stockton with 100% priority mail then it can go straight to the West Docks and get unloaded. But NO, we have to unload it on the East dock, Put it all on a MVS trailer and transfer it over ourselves. No wonder our drivers can never find a trailer. We have like 9 of them sitting around waiting to transfer mail. No, talking about a waste to me. But I guess they don’t want to have more mules or mail handlers transferring it.
Just how much money did the Postal Service pay these people to go around counting how many times trailers got switched out…..Paying Idiots to report the obvious….What a Super waste of Money
Could the reduced # of moves be due to reduced amount of mail….duh
Let these OIG people drive around during an 8 hour shift in a spotter and I bet 99% of them would not be wearing a seatbelt at the end of the day. We only drive our spotters in the yard at low speeds. After about 50 moves a day you will see why the seat belt issue would wear you out. I am firmly for wearing seat belts out in town. I wear mine 100% of the time when I leave the plant in both my personal vehicle and Postal vehicle.
And just because you do 50 moves doesn’t mean you only get in and out of the spotter 50 times. There are numerous times when you have to go inside the plant to check on a trailer to see if it is loaded or not. See why a trailer is even dropped in a specific dock. So, Maybe by the end of your 8 hour shift you might have to enter and exit your spotter I bet maybe 100 times. Is your right arm tired yet from putting on your seat belt each and every time???? Not only that the seat belt rubs against your neck all day because you are doing a lot of backing all day. You are constantly looking back to see where you are going. So, before you require a spotter to wear a seat belt during a 8 hour shift you need to do the same and you would probably be humming a different tune to your song.