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Tag: USPS
This Ford Transit USPS Truck Prototype Could Be Hauling Your Mail Soon
– Six vehicle manufacturers are in contention to claim a government contract to create and build a new mail truck for the United States Postal Service, one of which is Oshkosh. We recently spotted the Wisconsin-based truck manufacturer’s proposed mail truck testing on the streets. – Compared to the unique styling of the Karsan and Mahindra proposals (AM General, Utilimaster, and VT […]
Coming soon to a mailbox near you? Third USPS van option spied
The U.S. Postal Service is currently looking for a replacement for the venerable Grumman LLVdelivery truck. We’ve seen two possible replacements, one from Karsan, and another from OshKosh. There are four other companies that have prototypes under consideration, too, including AM General, Utilimaster, Mahindra, and VT Hackney. Now the prototype from VT Hackney has finally […]
This ALSO might be the next USPS truck
Just yesterday, we got a glimpse at what could be the next United States Postal Service delivery truck. It was a big, boxy van from a company called Karsan. But Karsan isn’t the only company that was asked to create prototype replacements for the ancient Grumman LLV. Five other companies including AM General, Mahindra, Utilimaster, […]
Dorky Delivery: Is This the New USPS Mail Truck?
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Dorky Delivery: Is This the New USPS Mail Truck?
– The current mail truck—the slab-sided, sliding-door, ubiquitous yet invisible white box perpetually pulled off to the side of the road—will soon follow the postal Jeep to that great dead-letter office in the sky. The U.S. Postal Service is shopping for a new ride, and that means proposals for the new mail truck are out […]
With Google, Bitcoins, and USPS, Feds realize it’s stupid easy to buy fentanyl
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Drew Angerer) A congressional report released Wednesday lays out just how easy it is for Americans to buy the deadly opioid fentanyl from Chinese suppliers online and have it shipped to them via the government’s own postal service. The report also lays out just how difficult the practice will be to […]
This congressman wants to target the USPS to help stop the opioid crisis
Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan explains how the United States Postal Service must be closely monitored in order to prevent transport of opioids. Following is a transcript of the video. Rep. Tim Ryan: It has been devastating to Ohio, it’s been devastating to West Virginia, it’s been devastating to New Hampshire, and other places in the United […]
Mail Forwarding: Workhorse Vies for USPS Contract, Readies Vans, Drones, Copters
– The Workhorse N-Gen sounds at first description like a Hollywood spy-movie cliché: a near silent electric powertrain within a white van with a rather frumpy, nondescript exterior—and a little drone aircraft deployed from the roof to make the final move to the target. – Its reason for being is much more pragmatic, however; it’s the […]
AI Weekly: Amazon bots are helping bring the USPS back from oblivion
The United States Postal Service is not exactly bouncing back from oblivion these days, but it’s worth noting that there’s been a slight bump in one area. For the low-margin Shipping and Packages division, there was an 11 percent increase in revenue over last quarter. In general, these items — small packages that come to […]
