USPS delivery driver Richard Burton stands in front of the postal service's brand new mail truck in Athens, Ga. on Sept. 5, 2024. AP. You are viewing 1 of 5 images Previous Image Next Image.

The nearly $10 billion project — which called for more than 35,000 battery-powered US Postal Service (USPS) vehicles to be ...

The current postal vehicles — the Grumman Long Life Vehicle, dating to 1987 — have made good on their name, outlasting their projected 25-year lifespan.But they’re well overdue for replacement.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently debuted its new mail delivery truck prompting one postal worker to compare some of its new features to "heaven." Last month, the USPS rolled out its first ...

Following snags in the new USPS mail truck contract, which awards Wisconsin-based Oshkosh the production of up to 165,000 new vehicles, the postal service is in for more funding to make good on an ...

USPS delivery driver Richard Burton stands in front of the postal service’s brand new mail truck in Athens, Ga. on Sept. 5, 2024. AP.

The Postal Service’s electric mail trucks are way behind schedule. Defense contractor Oshkosh had only delivered 93 trucks by November — compared to 3,000 originally expected by now.

Only a few communities have been lucky enough to experience the awesome presence of the USPS “Next Generation Vehicle” mail trucks in person so far. Within the next few years, however, fleets ...

USPS' New Mail Truck Finally Debuts: 'It Felt Like Heaven' Published Sep 12, 2024 at 10:06 AM EDT Updated Sep 12, 2024 at 7:09 PM EDT. By .

The U.S. Postal Service’s next-generation delivery vehicle is displayed at the Kokomo Sorting and Delivery Center in Kokomo, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ...

National News USPS’ long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers “You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have appearance in mind.” ...

By 2028, the fleet will have expanded to more than 66,000, most of them electric models, serving as the Postal Service’s primary delivery truck from Maine to Hawaii.