Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV)

Oct 5th

USPS testing Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Prototype in Arizona, Detroit and Northern Virginia

According to NALC…. NALC received an update from USPS regarding the progress of the development of the next generation delivery vehicle (NGDV), the new right-hand drive delivery vehicle that will eventually replace the current aging fleet. Currently, five manufacturers previously selected by USPS are creating prototype vehicles that meet certain specifications required by the Postal […]

Feb 21st

Spartan Motors’ Utilimaster Seeks Withdrawal from USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Program as Body Builder

Partners with Prototype Award Participant to Upfit USPS Vehicles with Cargo Management Solutions CHARLOTTE, Mich., Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) (“Spartan” or the “Company”), a global leader in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing and assembly, today announced that its Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services (FVS) business unit — which […]

Sep 22nd

USPS Awards NGDV Prototype Contract to VT Hackney – Workhorse Group Team

VT Hackney and Workhorse Group Team Enter Prototype and Testing Phase of USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) Program CINCINNATI, Sept. 22, 2016– An exclusive partnership of Workhorse Group Inc. (WKHS) and VT Hackney has been selected as one of six manufacturers awarded a prototype contract by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to build […]

Sep 22nd

USPS Awards Spartan Motors’ Utilimaster Prototype Contract for Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Program

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Sept. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) (“Spartan” or the “Company”), a global leader in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing and assembly, today announced that its Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services (FVS) business unit — which encompasses the Utilimaster go-to-market brand—received an award from the United States Postal Service (USPS) […]

Sep 17th

USPS awards $37 million in contracts for “next generation delivery vehicle” prototypes

USPS Statement on Next Generation Delivery Vehicles Prototype Selection and Request for Proposal for Commercial Off-the-Shelf Delivery Vehicles The United States Postal Service (USPS) publicly began the Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) acquisition program in January 2015 with a Request for Information (RFI) and kick-off meeting open to all interested technology and automotive suppliers to […]

Oct 20th

USPS issues Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) Prototype Request to prequalified suppliers

On Friday, October 16, 2015, the United States Postal Service issued the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) Prototype Request for Proposal (RFP) to prequalified suppliers determined as a result of the January 20, 2015 FBO Notice RFI-NGDV: Request for Information and Prequalification/Sources Sought – Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) Acquisition Program. The NGDV Prototype RFP […]

Apr 23rd

Senators urge USPS to invest in cutting-edge improvements for fleet of vehicles

April 23, 2015 WASHINGTON –U.S. Sens. Cory A. Booker D-N.J., Brian Schatz D-HI., Gary Peters D-MI, all members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan urging the agency to take steps to modernize their 190,000-strong fleet of vehicles by […]

Apr 18th

15 Companies Bidding To Make Next-Generation U.S. Postal Service Vehicle

More than a dozen companies, including many automakers, are interested in building the successor for what the Postal Service uses to transport letters to your mailbox. According to The Wall Street Journal, 15 firms have made it to the first round of the U.S. Postal Service’s bidding process to win a contract worth as much […]

Apr 14th

USPS selects 15 prequalified suppliers for Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV)

The United States Postal Service issued a Request for Information and Prequalification/Sources Sought for its Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) Acquisition Program. The purpose of the RFI was to inform prospective suppliers on the USPS’s preliminary/draft specifications and plans for acquisition of NGDV fleet replacements. According to USPS: The first phase will be for interested […]

Mar 5th

USPS: New delivery vehicles will be more efficient, CSO says

New delivery vehicles will be more efficient, CSO says March 3, 2015 – The Postal Service’s next generation delivery vehicles will offer more sustainable and fuel-efficient features, Chief Sustainability Officer Tom Day told the Planning Report trade publication recently. “Vehicles are obviously one of our major sources of greenhouse gas emissions,” Day said. “Whatever vehicle […]