February 24, 2022 The Postal Service has completed its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act process and evaluated the potential environmental effects of the organizationâs Next Generation Delivery Vehicle program. USPS communicated its completion of the process in a record of decision filed with the Federal Register. The organizationâs Feb. 23 news release has…
Objective Our objective was to assess if the management of Postal Service vehicle parts agreements is consistent with pricing requirements. In fiscal year (FY) 2020, the Postal Service used about 255,000 delivery vehicles to distribute mail to 160 million delivery points across the nation. While about $292 million was spent on vehicle parts through 16…
Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Purchase of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles AGENCY: U.S. Postal Service ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), its implementing procedures at 39 CFR 775, and the Presidentâs Council on Environmental…
June 22, 2021 Oshkosh Defense has selected a facility in Spartanburg, SC, where the company will build the Postal Serviceâs next-generation delivery vehicles (NGDVs). âUpstate South Carolina has a skilled workforce and a proven history in advanced automotive manufacturing â itâs the perfect place to produce the NGDV,â said John Bryant, the companyâs president. The…
A new video shows the Postal Serviceâs next-generation delivery vehicle (NGDV) announcement. The video, released Feb. 23, features an overview of the NGDV, along with remarks from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy; Kristin Seaver, chief retail and delivery officer; Scott Bombaugh, chief technology officer; and Mark Guilfoil, supply management vice president. USPS has awarded its NGDV…
The Postal Service has awarded a 10-year contract to Oshkosh Defense to manufacture a new generation of U.S-built delivery vehicles that will drive the most dramatic modernization of the USPS fleet in three decades. The historic investment is part of a soon-to-be-released plan the Postal Service has developed to transform its financial performance and customer…
December 2, 2020 In 2016, the United States Postal Service began a multi-year research program, with select suppliers, to replace its aging fleet of right-hand drive Long Life Vehicles (LLV) with the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV), and is now nearing the end of the extensive process. The COVID-19 pandemic previously resulted in the expected…
When you buy a car, how long do you tend to keep it? A few years? Six or seven? Ten? For the U.S. Postal Service, itâs a long, long time. The backbone of its delivery fleet â more than 200,000 vehicles â is the right-hand-drive Long Life Vehicle (LLV), which has an expected service life…
