New USPS Mail Truck Looks Perfectly Awkward Thanks to Strict Regulations
The phrase “play stupid games, win stupid prizes” has never rung so true than with the new USPS Mail Truck. Strict rules and regulations surrounding dimensions result in a truck that’s awkward, yet somehow perfect in all its weird shapes and dimensions. And while the van (truck?) is still years away from LS-swap possibilities, petrolheads are all thinking the same thing right now… aren’t we?! Let’s take a closer look.
While Amazon delivery looks to the future with all-electric delivery vans in partnership with Rivian, the new USPS van – formally known as ‘Next Generation Delivery Vehicle’ – will adopt a fifty per cent all-electric fleet and is manufactured by Oshkosh Corporation, which spends most of its time building U.S. military vehicles.
How strict are these regulations then? Well, bidding for the contract included a set of tight design rules, the likes of which were outlined by Nir Khan, a bidder from Plasan. Requirements dictated “step-in height, the glass height (including the low side glass), the vision angles, the internal height, and the maximum roof height,” he wrote in a Tweet. A full list of requirements were explained in the thread below.
