About the MVS Division
The Motor Vehicle Service Craft is composed of APWU members who transport mail and maintain postal vehicles. It is — and always has been — the best-organized craft in the APWU. Approximately two thirds of MVS members are drivers and one-fifth are mechanics. The Motor Vehicle Service Craft also includes Driver Safety Instructors who train and familiarize all employees with driving duties and MVS Clerks who work in Vehicle Maintenance Facilities and in Transportation Departments in mail processing plants.
Events
APWU 2025 All-Craft Conference
October 6, 2025 to October 8, 2025
Horseshoe Las Vegas Hotel
3645 S Las Vegas Blvd,
Las Vegas, NV 89109
It Is Always About the Work
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2025 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In the ever-expanding world of postal words and jargon, ‘RTO’ and ‘LTO’ are recent additions you may see as a postal worker. These stand for Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) and Local Transportation Optimization (LTO).” MVS Director Michael Foster explains these acronyms in-depth and how they impact the job.
MVS Division Settles Step-4 Grievance on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
“The Consent form negotiated by the parties was substantially different from the original USPS Limited Query Consent form. This form is for a two year period, the same length of time as the DOT physical card,” said MVS Director Michael O. Foster. “The employee still has to give permission for the USPS to run a full query if something comes up in the limited query. There’s also language against running a limited query if the employee is not in a safety sensitive position that requires a Commercial Driver’s License.”
MVS Division Resolves National Dispute on Article 32.2 Vehicle Costs
On November 23, the National MVS Craft Division came to agreement with the USPS on a class action Step-4 dispute regarding PVS Costs, case no. Q10V-4Q-C 16534585/HQTV20160326.
The issue presented was whether or not the USPS violated Article 32.2 of the National Agreement when they assigned the full cost of a vehicle as a line item in their cost comparison. The MVS Craft officers complained that these were unreasonable costs added to PVS making it harder to compete with HCR costs in the comparisons. This issue had been occurring for several years and was first challenged by former MVS Director Bob Pritchard. The MVS Craft always felt that this was a violation of several provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement including the Contracting or Insourcing of Contracted Services MOU.
Latest News
May 19, 2025
It Is Always About the Work
In the ever-expanding world of postal words and jargon, ‘RTO’ and ‘LTO’ are recent additions you may see as a postal...
March 24, 2025
Motor Vehicle Service Employees Are Essential
Whether meeting with the Postmaster General (PMG), Deputy PMG, members of Congress, or national arbitrators, the Motor...
January 15, 2025
Updates on Scanner, Geotab Device Notifications
MVS Director Michael Foster provides updates on the Postal Vehicle Service Scanners and the new Geotab GPS units for...
November 18, 2024
Changes Are Coming
MVS Director Michael Foster discusses changes coming to Postal Service that affect MVS work, such as updated PVS...