The U. S. Postal Service has “modified” its timeline to pick a replacement for the iconic Grumman LLV delivery truck, an agency spokeswoman said. The initial announcement for the contract to build the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) indicated that a winning bid would be chosen by 2018. However, prototype testing and evaluation stretched into […]
11/18/17 A U.S. Postal Service vehicle caught fire in Menlo Park Friday. Firefighters responded at 12:09 p.m. to a report of a vehicle fire in front of 251 Oakhurst Place and located a mail carrier vehicle on fire. The postal agent was able to escape the vehicle and was not injured in the incident, firefighters […]
Mailman doing donuts in the snow with LLV https://youtu.be/RAvIeMcsHCw
12/22/16 HENDERSON (KTNV) – Police were on the scene of a crash involving a mail truck in Henderson on Thursday.It was reported around 2:50 p.m. near Eastern Avenue and Anthem Parkway. Investigators say no other vehicles were involved. The driver was not injured. Source: USPS truck overturns near Eastern, Anthem – Story
From the Villas NJ Volunteer Fire Department:
4/30/16 HIGHGATE, Vt. – A collision in Highgate involving a postal truck Saturday. According to police the truck was rear-ended on Frontage Street by 47-year-old Amy Corey. The Swanton woman suffered minor injuries. The driver of the mail truck, 51-year-old Laurie Duffy of Isle La Motte was not seriously injured either. Police say alcohol does […]
Trucks on fire: USPS Long Life Vehicles outlive their lifespan With over 211,000 vehicles, the Postal Service operates the largest civilian fleet in the world. About 190,000 vehicles are used to collect and deliver the mail, and about 140,000 of them are Grumman-built Long Life Vehicles (LLVs), the iconic postal trucks that are a ubiquitous presence […]
BOONTON TOWNSHIP, NJ A U.S. Postal Service delivery truck rolled into a pond after it was parked late Monday afternoon in Boonton Township, fire officials said. However, no one was injured and the truck was pulled from the pond after apparently avoiding major damage. After the mail carrier “stepped out of the vehicle” on Renken […]
October 27, 2015 The driver at our house managed to avoid the 10+ acres of surrounding land and hit the power pole right beside her truck while backing up to turn around. She almost knocked it over, but at least she was kind enough to ensure her truck was okay before leaving without telling me. […]
Mail Carrier drives LLV into ditch in Nashville, TN.