I guess another difference at this year’s event will be the line of military vehicles parked across the field will be replaced with a line of Oshkosh mail trucks.
https://nypost.com/2021/02/23/usps-u...g-mail-trucks/
I guess another difference at this year’s event will be the line of military vehicles parked across the field will be replaced with a line of Oshkosh mail trucks.
https://nypost.com/2021/02/23/usps-u...g-mail-trucks/
Apparently appearance wasn't one of the criteria in the Postal Service's RFQ. I think the Pontiac Aztek and Fiat Multipla just lost lost their shared crown as the ugliest vehicles ever made.
Eric Page
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I actually like it. It's a high box, so most carriers will be able to stand up inside. That makes it easier to work in as well as load. The huge windshield and the high seating position gives the driver great visibility forward for maneuvering in tight areas. Also, note that the *side* window are large as well, again giving the driver good visibility on the right side, especially important for a right-hand-drive vehicle in the US. More capacity to handle the increased volumes of e-business.
Most of the delivery trucks that show up at my house are foreign-made... Nissans, Mercedes, etc. According to another news story, there were just three companies left in the competition. A Turkish company partnered with an American one, one small company partnered with another small one, and Oshkosh. Given Oshkosh's history of supplying vehicles to the US military, it had a better shot at winning.
Interesting article from about eighteen months ago:
https://www.trucks.com/2019/10/21/po...l-trucks-burn/
Ron Wanttaja
I would hate to be the one cleaning the windshield !
Bob
Thanks for the chuckle - I take it the NY Post doesn't hire any copy editors with English language skills?
"The new design consists of a waste-high front hood" - I reckon it all depends on how high that waste is? - LOL
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Well I guess new but ugly beats the tired old pieces of junk that rattle around the the Atlanta area. I’m thinking one might get a bit warm in the cab with the sun beating thru all that glass.
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does anyone know if the EAA chapter will have their consignment tent in the flymart this year?
have two years worth of stuff to put in there this year