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Originally Posted by JSH
More like USPS didn't buy 150K caravans because the LLV replacement was supposed to be just around the corner, but then that new vehicle was delayed and the Caravan was discontinued when the USPS got tired of waiting.
USPS finally picked a LLV replacement - the NGDV produced by Oshkosh - with deliveries in 2023
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I don't believe Oshkosh will make any meaningful delivery numbers in 2023. I was trying to see if they even started any hiring at the plant and I don't see anything. It was also not previously a manufacturing plant. Then I see they say START production in summer of 2023. That may mean that's when they will hire and start tooling, with actual vans not rolling until long after.
I'm glad they got it and not Workhorse, but I don't expect any replacements here before I retire in 4 years. What could help is if other places do get new vans they could send the old trucks to the areas that haven't gotten new vans. We have more people than trucks here most days.