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The Postal Service’s “Long Life Vehicles” are going out in a blaze of glory: “Everybody has their own LLV story.”
By JACOB BOGAGE | The Washington Post | Published: May 24, 2021 When Philip Rubio saw his new mail truck, the first thing he noticed was the missing rearview mirror. The Grumman "Long Life Vehicle" — the U.S. Postal Service's now-ubiquitous delivery van, which first hit the streets in 1987 — didn't have a back window. It didn't have an air bag. It didn't have air conditioning. The heating system was unreliable. But shoot, if it didn't look good. "Everybody has their own LLV story," said Rubio, a retired letter carrier and a professor of history at North Carolina A&T State University. "I...
USPS trucks don’t have air bags or air conditioning. They get 10 mpg. And they were revolutionary. Jacob Bogage © Dustin Chambers/For The Washington Post A postal worker fuels up a “Long Life Vehicle” this month at a Quicktrip in Morrow, Ga. The Postal Service is preparing to replace its LLV fleet with electric and fuel-efficient trucks. (Dustin Chambers for The Washington Post) When Philip Rubio saw his new mail truck, the first thing he noticed was the missing rearview mirror. The Grumman “Long Life Vehicle” — the U.S. Postal Service’s now-ubiquitous deliv...