r/USPS • u/Trippy4Mollz • Jan 15 '23

Work Discussion Cop pulled me over in mail truck🤔.

I was going over the speed limit in the mail truck doing my usual Amazon Sunday and the cops decided to pull me over.Now I’m not sure what the rules are on that but I figured I would post here and see if anyone else has experienced this as I have never been pulled over in the 4 years I’ve been with the post office.He gave me a warning and told me to slow down and I said I would.But is this a common thing and what is everyone else’s opinions or insights on this?

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u/moustachexchloe Jan 15 '23

I got a parking ticket after management supplied me with an unmarked minivan and I parked in a no parking zone, that was only for a certain time during a specific day for street cleaning, for one swing without even thinking about it. Management said I had to pay it but the union president fought it and I got reimbursed because it was managements fault for giving me a rental van with no usps marking even though all the other rentals had usps magnets. But the union president was explaining how it was an unprecedented situation at first so he had to do some digging, because he’s only ever had people get speeding tickets in postal vehicles, which the carrier is responsible for, because the carrier is the one who decided to speed, not management.

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u/Trippy4Mollz Jan 15 '23

Oh wow that’s shitty I’m sorry to hear that 😳

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u/moustachexchloe Jan 16 '23

Meh. It was only a $30 ticket, and again I got reimbursed. I was a fresh CCA and didn’t know much. But I am, according to my union president, really good at having unprecedented issues 🤷🏻‍♀️

In all honesty though, I’ve learned a lot in the last 2.5 years, and would be totally screwed if it wasn’t for the union. I try to help CCAs and newly converted regulars as much as possible based on my experiences if I overhear anyone talking about any issues, because the last thing I want is for people to go through some of the stuff I’ve gone through, without becoming a steward, because that is definitely something I would not be good at.

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u/Trippy4Mollz Jan 16 '23

Yea definitely a plus knowing what your rights are and of course helping others is always a good thing no matter where you are in life.The post office needs good caring people to protect those who can’t.