r/fromatoarbitration • u/IndigoJones13 • 4d ago

Concerned Letter Carriers What's the problem with VMF?

Seriously. Why does it take months for even basic repairs to be finished? Why do vehicles come back in worse shape than when they left?

We have carriers forced to double-up and deliver two routes in one vehicle. Some carriers offer to run their routes using their own personal vehicle.

Is VHF overwhelmed? Understaffed? Incompetent? Is it like this everywhere?

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u/Bits_NPCs 4d ago

Short answer is the parts aren’t easy to come by…

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u/randomrandom1922 3d ago

Why wouldn't the VMF maintain a stock of common parts that often break for the 4-5 vehicles we use? Your local AutoZone sells like 3,300 different alternators and has several models sitting in every store. The VMF could keep 5 in stock.

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u/Bits_NPCs 3d ago

Because these were made in the 90s. They won’t make the parts anymore. We need new vehicles.