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The Postal Service has determined that the Mercedes Metris has proven to be an effective delivery vehicle. As you will see, the vehicle is equipped with air conditioning and some needed safety features. These were tested by rural carriers who normally use their POV on the route and the feedback was very favorable. Two contracts … Read more

UPDATE: Mr. Traylor’s funeral will be held on Thursday, May 21 at 11:00 am at the Waveland Cemetery in Hillsboro, IL. Please click here to view his obituary and other information on the funeral home website. Sympathy cards may be sent to his family at the address below: Steve Traylor Family 409 19th Street Hillsboro, IL … Read more

On behalf of the NRLCA’s more than 130,000 rural letter carrier members, I would like to welcome Louis DeJoy as the new Postmaster General. I hope to sit down with Mr. DeJoy soon to discuss the myriad of issues we face as employees and as part of an agency that provides an essential service to … Read more

Business closed–hold mail extended through May 30, 2020 April 30, 2020 The USPS has issued the below Mandatory Stand-Up Talk for employees. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–   The Postal Service is committed to assisting businesses impacted by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In an effort to best serve our business customers, we are continuing to temporarily modify … Read more

The National Board of the NRLCA has reached out to the officers of each state association in an effort to compile an ongoing list of state-level, in-person meeting cancellations. This list will be posted and updated on the NRLCA.ORG website and broadcast across the NRLCA’s social media feeds. We will continue to keep you updated … Read more

With the COVID-19 potential health threat, effective immediately the USPS will temporarily suspend physical inspections of rural routes. At this time they are planning to resume inspection activities on Saturday, May 2, 2020. During this period, management should continue to ensure Edit Books and 4003s are kept updated as needed to enhance preparedness for RRECS … Read more

Please be advised that the 2018-2021 Special Contract Issue of The National Rural Letter Carrier has been posted and can be viewed and downloaded in its entirety

We have been notified by USPS HQ that a new scan has been established for parcels that have been attempted and the customer has requested redelivery. At this time, this has been established as a carrier scan. When a customer requests redelivery of a parcel, the clerk is to pull the parcel and hand off … Read more