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| Form Name | Usps Form 4240 |
| Form Length | 2 pages |
| Fillable? | No |
| Fillable fields | 0 |
| Avg. time to fill out | 30 sec |
| Other names | postal form 4240, usps ps form 4240, ps form e4240, form ds 4240 |
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Post Office™, State and ZIP +4® |
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Pay Period(s) |
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Rural Carrier Trip Report |
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Regular Carrier |
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Regular Relief Carrier |
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Total Work Hours |
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Regular Rural Carrier |
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Official Schedule of Carrier |
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Reports |
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Returns |
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Regular Boxes Central Boxes Stops |
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Families |
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Route No. |
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Weekly Route |
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Boxes Vacant Over |
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DELIVERY DATA |
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Carrier's Daily Time Record* |
Management Daily and Weekly Verifications |
Central Other Curb NDCBU Central |
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REMARKS |
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carrier was absent, give name of relief. If more space is needed, use |
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I certify that this report is correct, and that entries have been made promptly daily. |
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I certify that all entries have been completed and verified. |
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Carrier's Signature |
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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) |
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Postmaster or Designated Supervisor's Signature |
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PS Form 4240, February 2009 (Page 1 of 2) |
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INSTRUCTIONS
All entries shall be in ink. Complete one copy and retain at Post Office™.
Postmaster or Designated Supervisor shall:
•Complete all information blocks on the upper portion of the form.
•Complete Columns
•See that the carrier makes appropriate entries for each delivery trip in columns
•Determine total actual daily workhours and minutes and, using USPS® Notice 30, Conversion Table, or facsimile, convert this time to hours and hundreths and enter the time in Columns
•Record the CUMULATIVE TOTALS for actual hours worked by the regular carrier for the
•Record daily overtime for all actual time worked in excess of 12 hours a day or 8 hours a day, whichever is appropriate (National Agreement). Authorized overtime hours worked during prescribed Christmas period shall be identified by circling the entry
in column 9.
•Record weekly overtime for all hours and hundreths worked in excess of 56 or 40 in a week, whichever is appropriate (National Agreement), in the open blocks in Columns 10 and 11.
•Enter A/L, S/L, etc., in Column 7 when the regular carrier is on annual leave, sick leave, etc., enter hours worked each day by the relief carrier in Column 8.
•Submit amended PS Form 4003 if unnecessary travel can be eliminated or when otherwise required.
•During the pay period, if a sufficient number of boxes are added to or subtracted from the route to trigger a change in the route's evaluation, adjust the carrier's compensation as required in Article 9 2.C.10.
•Close out the PS Form 4240 and begin a new sheet of the Guarantee Period.
Carrier Shall:
•Make daily entries in Columns
•If additional space is required for REMARKS, use the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION space below; precede remarks by date(s) where appropriate.
•Record information regarding the changes (increase or decrease) in the number of boxes, stops, families, official route miles, etc., in the space below as the changes occur.
Names of Post Offices Supplied by Locked Pouch:
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Use this information to update "DELIVERY DATA" when the next PS Form 4240 is prepared.
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Box #, Street Address, |
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Business |
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Additional Information:
PS Form 4240,February 2009 (Reverse)