How I deliver a route USPS RCA Rural carrier casing pulling down delivering

[@shawnwhite2572]

Something worth mentioning, is that many routes basically make a big circle. In many cases, you'll come very near the same areas towards the end of the route that you went through in the beginning. If you miss a package, and you know you'll be coming through that area again later on, just wait and deliver it then, rather than turning around and backtracking ten miles. When I was new I'd panic and get upset if I missed one, and I'd waste time turning around. Now I know better.

[@davidkelln9225]

This can be the case. Sometimes it is even useful to deliver packages at a different time than the mail.

[@shawnwhite2572]

@@davidkelln9225 yes, there's one house on my primary that gets lots of packages. Technically it's towards the end of the route, but I pass it near the beginning. I'll go ahead and deliver their packages early on, rather than riding them around with me all day.

[@cathycurtis1218]

This definitely eased my mind about expectations

[@desertfarmer248]

I love my smartwatch. 22k steps around 10miles doing my route. I appreciate your vids.

[@davidkelln9225]

Wow! That's a ton! I usually only get 13k or so on my routes. The best thing about the watch (on my mail route) is that it buzzes my wrist when I get a call or message, and I can glance at my wrist to see who is calling or preview the message. Thanks for watching!

[@aprillsloof8542]

This is so helpful. Thank you. It takes me 3+ hours to case etc in the mornings. Tomorrow is my 6th day to do the route. I really want to case all sprs and try your parcel sheet instead of casing markers. I feel like i am “loving on the packages” too much. But im worried I will get confused on which row to write them on since my streets are on diff rows. Could I use load truck to do it once i am outside?

[@jamesadamowicz4150]

Staying calm is the biggest thing, one of the regulars in my office always says "it's just cardboard and paper".

[@davidkelln9225]

That's great advice and the regular is right! Sometimes you just need to pause, breathe, and get some perspective.

[@zakboilen3240]

Thank you so much.

[@bwcastillo]

Dave did ya make regular yet?

[@davidkelln9225]

@@bwcastillo nope. I passed on it a couple of times. I teach in a HS during the week. I've decided to stick with that for now. I'm going to keep it at Saturdays and Summers for now.

[@bwcastillo]

@@davidkelln9225 well I really appreciate your content. I started 2 years ago and I used to come home and watch all your tutorials bro thank you

[@davidkelln9225]

@@bwcastillo nice of you to say. Thanks for watching.

[@ColbyBarradas]

These videos are good

[@davidkelln9225]

Thanks for watching!

[@mzvon2s811]

For us newbies what do you define as box holders, DPS, hot case and ordered flats? I'll be starting shortly as an RCA.

[@davidkelln9225]

Box holders are ads, coupons, newspapers- basically they can be most anything. What makes them box holders or saturation mail is that most customers get them and they aren't in your DPS. DPS is just trays of letters that are in route order. The hot case is mail that you grab just before you leave. It had to be separated correctly by the clerks. Flats are magazines, large envelopes, and catalogs.

[@mzvon2s811]

@@davidkelln9225 THANKS for the clarification! 💯 Please advise when you post more on-hand videos, as I learn & understand better visually. For instance, I'd really like to see step by step if possible - on how you load & arrange everything, from beginning to end.👌🏾

[@savagedick1462]

@@davidkelln9225so at the beginning of the day of a carrier , we get a bunch of mail we put together in order as best we can ?

[@NicoleCrook-g6g]

Im doing my first amazon day by myself tomorrow. I haven't went through postal academy yet. Got a question. The only thing i cant quite remember is what i do when i first grab my scanner, i cant remember what i do before i start scanning packages. I think I put my employee ID then choose route number? Could you please help clarify this for me? It would be greatly appreciated! TIA

[@davidkelln9225]

They will help you. It's slightly different depending on your office. Sometimes you have to also choose your craft (clerk, rural, city,...). Then you want to choose dynamic delivery and pick your route from that menu.

[@NicoleCrook-g6g]

@@davidkelln9225 Thank you so much! They helped me get in and my first day went great!

[@iPR3TTY1]

I just started as a RCA. I know you have to pull down from the beginning of the route till the last but what if you start by the last and work your way down to the beginning? I’m asking because when I load the truck I want my first stop and ect to be in order so I won’t be moving around tray trying to find my next tray once I’m done if that makes sense

[@davidkelln9225]

There are different ways to pull down. It really depends on your route, your equipment, and what you prefer. Most carriers that I know start at the end and work their way to the beginning. It just usually makes sense to do it that way for a number of reasons. Just like how they recommend loading the truck. Last in, first out. The stuff you have to deliver last is buried behind all of the things that you deliver first.

[@iPR3TTY1]

Okay thanks. I was just thinking because that makes sense to me just trying to find my own way cause not everyone does it the same. Thanks

[@vanessaabreu4304]

Any tips , ideia how to follow a route? I am still very stressed about it. The turn by turn on my po needs an update.

[@davidkelln9225]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZfdm5pohpKShpo I have a few tips in that video. Basically you follow the mail. As you deliver if you see a new street, look for the turn. When you get to the intersection you can look both ways to see where the mailboxes are. If it isn't obvious where the next one is, you can put the next address into your phone and use turn by turn. You can also study a bit. I like to write the street names in order by row. It helps me with casing, but it also helps me get a sense of how the route is laid out. You can also look up the route on the eddm tool on the post office website. It gives an overhead view of the route.

[@vanessaabreu4304]

@@davidkelln9225 thank you very much

[@normalisntcomingback.Jesusis]

Mytracks app

[@vanessaabreu4304]

How to check if am getting paid for the millage ? I have done lots of routs with my POV and can’t figure how to check if am getting paid for

[@davidkelln9225]

If you login to payroll you can look at your paystub. It should show up. Sometimes it shows up as one trip at a given amount ($40 or whatever depending on the length), sometimes it shows up as the number of miles times the rate ( $.70ish)

[@davidkelln9225]

The description should say EMA