re: This is the new usps truck design......thoughts?

Posted by Freight Joker

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:14 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

The first time somebody hits a decent size just right deer they might be a goner.

Posted by gumpinmizzou

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:15 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

That thing looks straight out of a pixar movie

Posted by lsut2005

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:16 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

USPS is worthless and should be disbanded!

Posted by UpToPar

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:22 pm to lsut2005

What will they do with the old ones? A lift and some mud tires they would probably make a decent camp vehicle

Posted by UnitedFruitCompany

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:25 pm to Seuqnoc

quote:
Looks like a platypus

Where's Perry?

Posted by Alt26

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

I thought the post office was purportedly “broke”?

Posted by Pfft

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

Why don’t those stupid broke frickers buy one of the off the shelf delivery vehicles Already out there.

Posted by Darth_Vader

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:54 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

quote:
Oshkosh Defense

They made our fuel and ammo trucks when I was in the army.

Posted by Chucktown_Badger

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:55 pm to Darth_Vader

Way too soon for us on the Money Talk board. This was a gut punch

Posted by Fox McCloud

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:55 pm to Alt26

That’s why workhouse declined the contract

Posted by Chucktown_Badger

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:56 pm to Seuqnoc

quote:
Looks like a platypus

Has feet like a duck but is furry?

(If anyone gets this reference, kudos)

Here's a link. Not sure how I remembered this line from a stupid commercial from 1986

LINK

This post was edited on 2/23/21 at 10:01 pm

Posted by td1

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 10:05 pm to Chucktown_Badger

Looks like it has Down’s syndrome.

This post was edited on 2/23/21 at 10:06 pm

Posted by Obtuse1

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 10:15 pm to martiansgohome

quote:
Are they electric? Seems like a delivery truck would be ideal for that application.

Depending on the area they will go into service in they will be either battery/electric or ICE. Both variants are designed to be able to "easily" retrofitted as new EV solutions become available.

Posted by Misnomer

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 10:20 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

Meep meep.

That looks ridiculous.

Posted by texn

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 10:21 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

Windshieldman better be biddin’ for govt contract to fix all the cracked windshields they gonna have so he can become OT rich

Posted by Fight4LSU

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Posted on 2/23/21 at 10:28 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

I’ve been waiting on a package for over a week now. They haven’t updated the shipment tracker since the 16th. I don’t care what kind of truck they get it here in, I just need it here.