Jump to content
Ford Transit Connect Forum
   

New USPS Mail Truck - TC?


windguy
 Share

Recommended Posts

   
  • 1 month later...

Yeah. Seems like a natural.

You know, it does, but it doesn't.

Prior to the Grumman units they have now they primarily used Jeeps. If you look at the longevity on both they averaged 20 years of service life from each of the platforms. I can't see a TC lasting that long under the mindless abuse that Postal carriers will put them to, can you?

There's a reason that FedEx, UPS and the others use custom platforms. They're designed specifically for what they do and they're dead simple. Even a plastic dash will be trashed inside of a year in USPS use then the cost of maintenance becomes crazy prohibitive.

And since you can't change the people you'll pay 3x as much as you should for a "bulletproof" vehicle and add further fuel to the USPS moneypit argument.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

×
×
  • Create New...