This came from my post master. I’ve already told them I will not use my personal vehicle. And they stick me in the supervisor’s vehicle. I don’t plan on actually responding because, just no. But I’d love to hear your responses.
My vehicle is not suitable for mail delivery and I will need a vehicle provided to me for delivery. Thanks.
Say “ I’ll use your vehicle buddy”
Had to take a physical and drug test for my class A renewal and the manager told me to take my own car. I said nah, I’m at work and this is for work, I’ll be taking a postal vehicle or you can drive me.
She said that it’s just down the street, to which I said I don’t use my personal vehicle for work matters.
Do NOT let them guilt you into dumb stuff.
I’d say, “no can do. My vehicle isn’t authorized to perform government functions.”
I used my personal vehicle when I was a cca. They were supposed to pay me mileage and never did. DON’T DO IT. They can rent vehicles
Company time, company vehicle. I’m sorry but I cannot do the job you want without the proper tools. Good luck to you finding a vehicle.
No, I wouldn’t.
HOWEVER
You can negotiate a drive out contract. Ask for PS form 8048. Your PM may not know what that is, all the better for you. Fill it out and negotiate with the PM. Mileage, hourly on top of your regular pay, insurance cost, hey, it’s a negotiation. Ask for his coat. Why not?
Please do not communicate with your supervisors through text
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Think about if you got an accident delivering mail in your personal vehicle. Management would be the first to throw you under the bus. Refuse
Umm not sure i can fit much on my motorcycle.
That’s a big ole nope. If you don’t have an insurance policy that covers working from your personal vehicle (which is not covered in normal plans) then your insurance won’t cover you if you get in an accident.
We will have to fill out PS Form 8048. Tell them that you charge $5,000/day to use your pov and that you will need in writing that the Post Office will be liable for any and all losses incurred or caused by you including but not limited to a total loss payout of your pov.
We are down two vehicles, too. We have a ford sedan vehicle for safety inspections, lock changes, etc. Carrier is going out doing apartments at a one time and doing the CBUs portion of the route until a rural carrier gets back with their vehicle. 
Don’t respond, show up and get paid to go home
My management will just ask a close by station to borrow a vehicle and send two carriers in a Promaster with a jump seat. Why are they not doing this?
As a city carrier who owns and daily drives a right hand drive van, you could STILL never get me to use my personal vehicle even if they offered to pay for my insurance AND gave me the rural premium.
If for whatever reason you got in an accident, your insurance could either deny your claim since you’re operating a personal vehicle for commercial purposes, and/or raises your premiums for the same reason. To me… not worth it.
My advice? forward this text to your union rep and advise that they are going against terms of our contract, since they are likely reaching out to other carriers.
Oh and also, I’m not 100% sure but I doubt they would let you use the gas cards, so you’d be out on personal gas as well.
yeah no they stuck me in the supervisor vehicle once when they had 9 opens routes (out of station) and they had no scanners so i was stcuk with the hand me down clerk scanners from the previous generation this was before the most recent model.