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The US Postal Service on Tuesday unveiled a modern replacement for the iconic Grumman LLV mail truck that has been in use since the late 1980s. The new design consists of a waste-high front hood that resembles the front beak of a duck in front of an extra-high windshield. Oshkosh Defense has been contracted to build between 50,000 and 165,000 of the new trucks over the next 10 years — replacing vehicles that have been in service for as long as three decades, USPS said in a statement. Oshkosh’s design is not completely finalized, USPS said. The initial order of trucks will cost $482 million, with the first vehicles expected to hit the roads in 2023. The truck revamp is part of the Postal Service’s self-stated “plan” to become “the preferred delivery service provider for the American public.”
It was a day of blistering heat in Southern California, and now the family of mail carrier Peggy Frank, 63, wants to know whether she was killed by extreme temperatures while on the job. Frank was found dead in her mail truck in Los Angeles earlier this month. The temperature outside was a record 117 degrees. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the employee's family at this difficult time,” the U.S. Postal Service told Inside Edition. “The unfortunate incident involving this employee remains under investigation.”
Marcos Perez made his final deliveries for the United States Postal Service on Monday after delivering thousands of letters and packages and getting to know the community along his route for almost three decades.
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The US Postal Service on Tuesday unveiled a modern replacement for the iconic Grumman LLV mail truck that has been in use since the late 1980s. The new design consists of a waste-high front hood that resembles the front beak of a duck in front of an extra-high windshield. Oshkosh Defense has been contracted to build between 50,000 and 165,000 of the new trucks over the next 10 years — replacing vehicles that have been in service for as long as three decades, USPS said in a statement. Oshkosh’s design is not completely finalized, USPS said. The initial order of trucks will cost $482 million, with the first vehicles expected to hit the roads in 2023. The truck revamp is part of the Postal Service’s self-stated “plan” to become “the preferred delivery service provider for the American public.”
It was a day of blistering heat in Southern California, and now the family of mail carrier Peggy Frank, 63, wants to know whether she was killed by extreme temperatures while on the job. Frank was found dead in her mail truck in Los Angeles earlier this month. The temperature outside was a record 117 degrees. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the employee's family at this difficult time,” the U.S. Postal Service told Inside Edition. “The unfortunate incident involving this employee remains under investigation.”
Marcos Perez made his final deliveries for the United States Postal Service on Monday after delivering thousands of letters and packages and getting to know the community along his route for almost three decades.
'Neither snow nor rain nor heat': USPS unveils rugged new mail trucks
USPS unveils new mail trucks.
abcnews.go.com
USPS offers to buy more electric delivery vehicles, if Congress puts up billions
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says the Postal Service is still in the early stages of figuring out the percentage of electric vehicles it will buy in the first round of its next-generation delivery vehicle contract with Oshkosh Defense.
federalnewsnetwork.com
When It Comes To Clean Energy, USPS Delivery Trucks Don't Yet Answer The Mail
The U.S. Postal Service announced a half-billion-dollar contract to replace its aging fleet, but only a fraction will be electric-powered.
www.npr.org
USPS Picks Oshkosh Defense for Next-Gen Mail Truck
NGDV is designed to be converted from gas to electric power, but the charging stations have to arrive first.
www.autoweek.com
Amazon Unboxes the First Electric Van from Rivian
10,000 electric vans should be on the roads by 2022.
www.autoweek.com
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