2 thoughts on “Infographic: The USPS Long Life Vehicle”

1. Very little heat in winter. 20 degrees hotter than the outside temp in summer. No traction in ice or snow. Windows always fogged up in rain. Blind spots both ways when looking left and right at stop signs. My key doesn’t operate locks on rear door or opposite door when wet.

2. The LLV’s were a big improvement over the original Jeeps, which did not have power steering or brakes, constantly kicked themselves out of gear and rolled away and didn’t have near enough room. On especially heavy days, sometimes carriers had to deliver part of their routes and come back for a second load.
   The LLV’s are not perfect, either. They get insanely hot in the summer, and the deck gets so hot you can’t touch it. Plus, the paint on the steering wheel comes off on your hands. But the biggest waste was designing a chassis where the front and rear axles didn’t match. The tires on front go bald in a matter of a couple months, the wheels skid as opposed to roll around corners, and even with chains LLV’s are a bitch to drive on snowy or slick surfaces. Not that Goodyear is complaining. The new tires are good tires, and it sickens me to see the USPS burn through so many of them needlessly. I can only wonder just how much money has been wasted having to buy tires so often.
   New vehicles are desperately needed, but I’ll retire before that day comes. As I told a fellow worker today, if management played musical chairs, they’d have seven 204-B’s and ten chairs, but the 204-B’s would still not be able to find a chair. My friend topped that one by saying management would stack the chairs vertically. That was good for a laugh.

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