A 1989 Grumman LLV of the United States Postal Service, seen in Carson City, Nevada, in December 2005.
Overview
Manufacturer
Grumman
Also called
USPS Mail truck
Production
1986–1994[1]
Assembly
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Body and chassis
Class
Mail truck
Related
KurbWatt, Kubvan
Powertrain
Engine
2.2 L (134 cu in) LN2 I4
2.5 L (151 cu in) LN8/L38 I4
Transmission
3-speed GM TH180 automatic[2]
Suspension
Front
54.1 in (1,374 mm)[3]
Rear
63 in (1,600 mm)[3]
Dimensions
Wheelbase
100.5 in (2,553 mm)[3][4]
Length
175.5 in (4,458 mm)[3]
Width
75 in (1,905 mm)[3]
Height
85 in (2,159 mm)[3]
Curb weight
2,700 lb (1,225 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor
Jeep Dispatcher
Successor
Ford-Utilimaster FFV
Oshkosh NGDV
The Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV), also known as the Mailcat, is an American light transport truck model, designed as a mail truck for the United States Postal Service, which has been its primary user since it first entered service in 1986, 38 years ago. It was also used by Canada Post. The LLV uses a chassis built by GM based on the S-10 with an aluminum body built by Grumman.
In 2021, after a long competition, the USPS announced it had awarded a $6 billion contract to Oshkosh Defense to produce the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle, which will replace the LLV. In February 2023, the USPS announced the purchase of 9,250 each of stock Ford E-Transit vans and Stellantis gasoline-powered vans.[5] As of May 2023[update], the first custom NGDVs were scheduled to enter service in June 2024, nine months after the original October 2023 target date.[6]
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^Idaho National Laboratory. "All-Electric Conversion of the USPS Long Life Vehicle (LLV)" (PDF). U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
^Gitlin, Jonathan M. (May 2, 2023). "New USPS electric vans delayed until mid-2024, according to court docs". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 1, 2023. With the bespoke NGDV delayed, the USPS has ordered 9,250 Ford E-Transits… first of those E-Transits won't arrive until the end of this year
^Shepardson, David (May 2, 2023). "U.S. Postal Service next-generation delivery vehicles delayed to mid-2024". Reuters. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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