Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird

Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by marshmallow_12 on Monday March 15, 2021 @10:07PM (#26472056)

in uk all the services drive boring old Transits or whatever. At least Royal Mail have some respect for their Postman Pat legacy and paint their vans red. But there is one outstanding exception: UPS. I don't even see so many of them around, so i'm not pure why it's economical for them and why only they use custom vans, but i respect them for that.

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Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by kbenson on Monday March 15, 2021 @10:32PM (#26472203)

Possibly because as a global company, it's easier for them to have shared vehicles and parts across their entire service area (most the world). They can probably just fly the vans/trucks and parts in wherever they are needed, since they run their own fleet of (very large) planes as well.

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Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by AnssiH on Monday March 15, 2021 @11:46PM (#26472774)

Well, UPS vehicles look regular here: https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/600x600/5543516_Ag-wE02m...

But I guess these don't really count as these are suncontractor vehicles...

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Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by marshmallow_12 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @04:01PM (#26482078)

those are the wrong ones.

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Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by gsnedders on Monday March 15, 2021 @11:45PM (#26472764)

At least the majority I see around here are relatively standard European chassis-cabs (recently Mercedes-Benz Sprinter) with a custom body. While yes, that's more custom than just having a custom fitting inside a van, it's much less extreme than a custom vehicle.

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Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by marshmallow_12 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @03:36PM (#26481760)

To my untrained eye, they look bespoke, i will just take your word for it that only the body is custom. thanks.

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