USPS Unveils Next Generation Mail Truck to Mixed Reactions
24 Feb 2021
The United States Postal Service recently revealed a new set of electric and gas-powered delivery trucks set to replace their current delivery fleet. The design showed off this week drew mixed reactions on social media.
Gizmodo reports that officials at the USPS revealed at a press conference on Tuesday that the agency has awarded a $482 million contract to the Wisconsin-based firm Oshkosh Defense to produce a new fleet of mail delivery trucks that are scheduled to be rolled out in 2023.
However, the design of the vehicles has drawn mixed reactions on social media, with some embracing what they believe is a futuristic and sleek look, while others compare it to a “clown car.”
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A common fleet vehicle fuel, natural gas, will not power the US Postal Service s new delivery vehicles. IMAGE SOURCE: USPS
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is modernizing its fleet of postal delivery vehicles, but a common fuel for fleet vehicles – natural gas – will not be used to power them.
On Tuesday, the USPS reported that it has awarded an initial $482 million contract to Oshkosh, Wis.-based Oshkosh Defense to manufacture 50,000 to 165,000 units of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) over 10 years. USPS noted the Oshkosh Defense contract represents “the first part of a multi-billion-dollar” effort to replace its delivery vehicle fleet in the next decade.