*buh* fairchild republic makes the A10 learn how to google! *buh* 2 second google search results: “In 1987, the A-10 OEM Team and all A-10 assets were acquired by Grumman Corporation from Fairchild Republic Company”

As a "retired" rural carrier, I can say this is one of the vehicles of all time. You could drive this thing into a crowd, and the crowd would get impatient.

I am here for unhinged Chubby Electron Man.

My Dad is a mailman (close to retirement thank god). I played this for him and he just sat here laughing and saying “yep!” 😂 And at the end when you thank mailmen, he yelled out “You’re welcome! Hooah!” and flexed his muscles and started laughing more. He’s been a carrier for about 40 years now and he’s really been through it with that job. They really don’t get paid enough.

Fun fact: the USPS still operates a route in the Grand Canyon that is delivered via donkey/mules.

I'm a postal carrier, and I think you're giving the truck a little more shit then it deserves. The LLV was only designed to run for 20 or so years, and its been 40. What we drive now are 75% duct tape and wishes. So these things are 20 years past their expiration and are still running every damn day non stop. I just think it deserves some credit for that.

USPS Supervisor here. The last LLV was made in 1987! Every vehicle you see is now almost 40 years old.

I’m law enforcement and have worked side-by-side with the US Postal Inspectors serving warrants after people were caught on camera stealing packages and mail from a USPS semi trailer. They lived in my area and the USPI’s needed additional units. We served the warrant, knocked down the bay door and found 2,000+ pieces of mail and packages. They were some badass guys and gals! Rolled up with a Bearkat, rifles and ballistic shields. Stuff was tight and fun to do! Fun fact, Texas is deregulated and we can typically choose between 3-10 different power companies. They usually all purchase from the same provider, but you have different options. At least the illusion of choice.

I feel like congress should be required to watch 100% of these videos.

Knowing the Postal Service has their own armed security forces, the phrase "going postal" makes a _lot_ more sense.

My dad is a former U.S. army ranger. He is now a mailman. He put it best when he said "Son don't mess with mail men. Because it might just be a soldier who doesn't want to lose a pension."

I'd like to see a video taking a deeper dive into the history of the USPS Postal Inspectors. When my elderly father was defrauded years ago, the first fraud investigator to look into it was a retired Postal Inspector who still consulted on fraud cases. He took the info I provided and within a few weeks my dad was meeting with fraud investigators from the Postal Inspectors and the FBI. They recorded calls, obtained financial records, etc.. They were very serious about shutting down the operation because it involved elder fraud, mail fraud, various financial crimes, cyber crimes, and possibly racketeering. Its roots go back to 1772, making it by far our oldest branch of law enforcement.

The shop I used to work at had a contract with the USPS to service and tow LLVs when they broke down. I worked on a minimum of 4 a week, every week. They break down all the time, and unless it was a motor/transmission, we could usually get them back out the door in under an hour. So easy to work on.

If you wonder how serious the mail police could actually be back in the day, they recieved the Tommy gun before the Marines.

FUN FACT: Grumman Mailcat delivered more explosive ordnance than the Tomcat between 1976 and 1996.... I'LL LEAVE THIS RIGHT HERE

As a current mailman this video had me cracking up at the office. I've tried to explain a lot of these issues to my coworkers and now I can just reference your video! Thank you for putting this out.

Postal carrier driving an LLV here. It is like nothing else on earth driving one of these fucking things. The vibration, the 10 miles to 60mph, the squeaking and groaning of the chassis and body, the smell of burning oil… All part of the experience, but you’re right about them being tough. In my first year as a carrier, I was looking for a blue box in the rain during a collection route, and noticed it just outside of the parking lot I was in so proceeded to drive across the lot. As I went to turn and applied the brakes, they locked up and slid across the slick freshly asphalted parking lot, and sent me into a concrete curb at 10-15 mph. I sat there, shocked, knowing that my career was over, and that I’d absolutely destroyed the front end suspension. Nope! Put it in reverse and it went like it should. Got out, took a look. Not a scratch. Drove it the rest of the day and for the next week with no issues whatsoever. Impressive… They love the abuse and keep right on moving.

A side note, the LLV is also the cheapest vehicle to maintain out of everything they have ever created!😊

As a retired Post Office mechanic (we actually have our own motorpools packed with coffee and hate fueled crazies for these things) your video is 100% accurate except taking these things on the highway is like re-entering the atmosphere....on fire...straight into a hurricane, and hoping the one your driving knows where to go because you have no say in the matter. 😅

I once had a retired postal delivery jeep (dj-5c). It was NOT the BEST vehicle I have ever had, but definitely one of the FUNNEST!!! I used to confuse the people at the drive thru window when I would go through in reverse! Having right hand steering, that was easier than reaching across, to make my transaction. My friend used to LOVE sitting on the left, with a newspaper in front of him when I was driving down the highway, hoping to freak out the other drivers! 😂

Hi, I am a rural carrier. I love the LLVs they’re so iconic. They’re so roomy too. Problem is basically everything you just said haha. It’s a rolling metal box with basically zero safety. No heat, no air… it’s hot.. and bitter cold..You get dusty lukewarm air 😂 and if you get into an accident VS a bigger vehicle (semi) you’re toast. But man can it deliver some freaking mail.. and it will drive until the wheels fall off and more. They don’t let us go on the highway really. Our scanners block out the highway. Going above 55 mph causes the LLV to rattle so hard it sounds like a huge earthquake and tornado at the same time. You can’t even hear the traffic around you. That’s really bad as the blind spot is HUGE. it’s like driving a semi truck. That’s how big the blind spot is. They trained us on an obstacle course for a full day in order to drive the LLVs and do an pretty extensive driving test. You have to be able to maneuver the LLV like it’s an extension of your own body, which I can do now. They turn like a dream. You can turn so sharply it’s amazing! Man was it a long day learning to drive the LLV the safe and effective way. Bonus info: the post office does not allow you to back up unless you ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. Like I said before the blind spot is huge behind the LLV and there are multiple other blind spots all around the vehicle that you must always be aware of! Lately I’ve been driving another mail vehicle that the post office has adopted. It’s a Mercedes Metris. These are pretty fancy compared to the LLV. AC, heat, radio, backup cams.. but they suck butt in the snow. You’ll get stuck on literally nothing!!! It’s so silly. The LLV is way better in the snow (but not that good). Problem with the metris is they’re supposed to have premium fuel but USPS doesn’t wanna pay for that so that make us put regular which is slowly killing the engine 😅 they also don’t really “train” you to drive the metris. They sat me in it, said “here is the metris.. don’t open the door when moving it will throw itself into park and destroy the transmission.. anyways…” and then we moved on lmao. Long live the LLV. I wanna buy one when they retire and camp in it or something.

I just talked with my local mail carrier about this and it is officially now and forever called The Mailcat around here. May we all do our part to fix this heinous name crime.

All this really tells me is that all of our mail carriers deserve call signs and to have their names stenciled above the doors of the Mialcats.

can we all just take a moment to appreciate the humor and just overall genuine love that is nic and his wife. we should aspire to be like nic and his wife

Shared this story with my father who was a long time contractor for Gruman. At the end of sharing, he’s goes you think that’s good I designed those P.o.s shitboxes you see driving around!! For the record he had the full design done within 2 weeks and sent off for production* Extremely fast turn around for a project such as this. Thanks for this iconic Shit box Pops!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Great video as always brotha!-Strong💪

I will forever call my LLV the Mailcat from this day forward! Appreciate the love brother. Would have never expected to see an LLV video from The Fat Electrician 😂

This dude educates more people more efficiently than the public school system.

As a cop I worked a case with their inspector. He was one of the smartest LE I ever worked with

Driving my same LLV for 20+ years, I will give it the respect it deserves. These "long life vehicles" were supposed to have a lifespan of 24 years...mine is now 35. Sure there's no heat, no a/c, no defrost, incredibly loud and drives like a jiffypop on wheels, but no other vehicle in the world could do what the LLV does. I say, strip them down, new engine + transmission, new wiring, new rubber and use them for another 35 years.

As a forner letter carrier, this made my day. There's nothing like turning the defrost on and to be able to get that about half inch clear strip that you might be able to see something with. Never knew Grumman made these. I'll take great pride now in telling folks I'm a former "Mailcat" pilot. :)

So last month I did a CCW class and among the usual former/current military and LEOs there was this guy well on the road to being a Homeland Security Investor. He said, "The craziest MFs I will NEVER want to fuck with are the Postal Inspectors. They roll up to the fed shooting range in their LLVs just PACKED with guns and proceed to drill the tightest groups I've seen since I left the Corps. Never mess with a mailman." Wise words to live by.

My first car: pontiac fiero. And that engine certainly deserves the name iron duke. When I got that Fiero the engine needed work.. people who supposedly knew engines swore it was screwed. So 16 year old me goes to disassembling it, take the head to the machine shop, and all that was found was a tiny crack between the valves on one cylinder. Machine shop's like that's going nowhere slap it back together and send it. All it really needed was a head gasket lol.

My first car, still have it, still runs like an absolute unit, was/is a 1985 S-10. I got blursed with the 4x4 carburated v-6 model, otherwise identical mechanically. Can confirm, scary past 55 mph, but as indestructible as the Toyota Hilux from that one episode of Top Gear where they dunked it in the ocean, hit it with a wrecking ball, and sat it atop a hi rise that was being demo'd. Been driving it, mostly to the landfill, but occasionally some light off-roading, for 20 of it's 40 years on Earth, grandad pulled boats all over the South with it for the 20 before that, and has never burned a drop of oil because it was equipped from the factory with the self lubricating chassis feature GM was so proud of.

I love that your wife has become a recurring character XD Also, I will never look at a mail van the same way...

"The more history I read, the less I trust the government." As a historian, who comes from a family of military members and historians, you have no idea how accurate that thought process is. Let's just say, holidays and birthdays inevitably devolve into a house full of us all drunkenly shit-talking politicians. Constantly.

Retired mail carrier here. Granted that the LLV had a lot of faults but compared to the jeeps and box vans we use to drive this was like getting in to a Cadillac after driving a pinto. I was the first carrier to have one in my city and I really liked it. You have to consider that these vehicles were abused like hell. Stop and go all day and never getting over 5-10 mph. Brutal environment for any vehicle.

For a super-simplistic no-frills vehicle, the LLV is nearly the perfect way to deliver the mail. With that being said, these things are a quarter century past their expiration date. They leak, the heat barely works, shift levers are so worn that you can accidentally put it into gear by sneezing on it. They were already woefully underpowered brand new, but with 30 years of wear and tear, some are absolute dogs. Everything creaks, rattles and squeaks. The drivers seats are so worn out that you feel like you need back surgery after delivering a route that is all curbside boxes. The best part is, in their old age, LLVs love to spontaneously catch fire.

Fun fact- The Grumman wildcat had the capability of carying Tiny tim rockets which where the largest ungided missile to ever grace the belly of an aircraft at 11 ft long and 1300 lbs

Fun fact about The United States Postal Inspectors: They have the best conviction rate of any federal law enforcement in the country. 98%! These are *not* mail carriers who know how to wear a suit. These guys are the ones who ensure that nobody will use the USPS to commit a crime or endanger the country. They *will* get you. (Even the FBI answer to these guys) And thanks to the diligence and professionalism of the Inspectors, there is no question that you will do hard, federal time.

As a current postal worker ... With my own channel giving info on the usps... You gave sum great info that even i didnt know. Great job!!

To me the single most iconic thing about the LLV aside from its looks, is its sound. You can almost guarantee that most americans born within the last fifty years or so, for most of their conscious life. They hear THAT exhaust note. And they immediately know what it is. My folks live in the sticks and our house is a couple hundred yards from the road, bumpy gravel driveway and such. And she's always made a point of talking to our mail drivers and given them drinks, snacks, and stuff from our garden. Hats off to the people at the USPS.

Having spent 15 years in the ARMY, I am no longer surprised at just how screwed up the Government actually is.

Hey guys! Sorry I missed/forgot to update the text graphic for the F6F Hellcat, so here's some of the fun facts here: -Carrier Based Fighter Aircaft -Introduced 1943 -Credited with destroying 5,223 enemy aircraft, the most of any naval aircraft -Created to counter the Japanese Zero -Over 66,000 combat sorties. Hope y'all enjoyed the vid!

I was in the USAF stationed at England AFB with the 23rd TAC Flying Tigers, 23rd Supply Squadron with A10s flying over head. After separating from the AF, I worked for a company, that no longer exists, that manufactured the handles and hinges for the LLV. With only 10 people in the plant and being the companies sales engineer with many slow days, I have assemble thousands of those handles while sitting at my desk. They're the same handles you will find on most US utility vehicles manufactured in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

As a 50 yr old american man, I have learned more about the US Post Office in the one video than I have with all other previous sources combined. Awesome video!

Not a mail carrier, but i am a mechanic at a chevy dealer and our local post office brings their LLVs to us. I've had the displeasure of working on these as well as driving them. Ive driven things that seem like they arent safe, but ive never been more afraid of driving a vehicle than when im behind the wheel of an LLV. Its like riding around in an oversized, underpowered go kart that is held together with bubblegum and a prayer.

The US postal service: delivering packages while dressed as 19th century explorers

Where I am in rural Virginia they deliver in personal vehicles. Yup that right... their own ride! They give the carrier a stipend and per mile amount... from which they pay for the vehicle (suitable for the job)... its repairs and upkeep... and insurance. This saves the Post office a ton of money while ensuring that the drivers are in a vehicle that is much safer and more comfortable and all around better... while writing it all off on their taxes as a business expense. Boom! Problem solved! ML and Blessings all!

The LLVs are death boxes. I was a rural carrier. To drive in the snow they required us to get out tanks filled up before hand. To add weight at some point the drilled in cinder blocks above the wheel wells. In the summer what ever the temp was outside add 10 degrees and that was what it was inside.

There was a mail carrier that still drove the old Willis jeep. Guy was at least 60 and wore a Vietnam Veteran hat and pretty sure he had a 1911 in the old green field jacket he wore year round, even in the hottest Alabama summers. No matter the weather, this guy delivered. Everyone else hiding from possible tornadoes with no one on the road but police, us (public works department) , and him delivering mail. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Can confirm, reaching 70mph in an FLA is both an exciting and horrifying experience. You got one hand on the wheel, one hand on the radio mount (to keep it from flying at you), foot to the floor till its cramping, and ears bleeding from the sound of the roaring engine, rattling like you're the space shuttle and through it all you pray no deer or sharp turn comes up, knowing full well that ACH aint protecting shit

6:12 I'm just picturing a team in full mailman shorts and t-shirt with a bulletproof vest swarming up the side of one of the male vans like a SWAT team.😂😂 Even better than the postal service happening to make their own money while someone else approves their price list they actually have any profits taken and put back into the rest of the government so they can't even build up surplus for lean years or major retrofits without issues.

In my area, the postal service has been slowly phasing in a ,RHD Mercedes Metris delivery van over past year. Instead of the HUGE Mercedes emblem in the grille, It has the postal service Eagle logo. I bet these German Turds won't be around in 40 years.

I've been dealing with a chronic illness, and your videos are one of the few things that give me joy on a daily basis. Thank you for everything you do Nick. Keep being the absolute best

Imagine there's a parallel universe where the LLV is what's charging into battle while Northrop Grumman's planes are what's delivering your groceries

Hey F.E, any company can ship anything that they want,the only thing that they can't do legally is put whatever it is they ship or deliver they can't put in your mailbox, that is why if Amazon or any other company will leave your stuff outside of your door. If you have something you bought from Amazon or ups in your mailbox it's because the USPS was the one that actually delivered it to you and we deliver a shit load of Amazon and others, and that is called "the last mile". I know this for a fact because I've been a USPS employee for 20yrs. Your rt about the POSTAL Inspectors are not a Police organization that you should f with cuz they know wtf they're doing! I agree with you about the new designs of postal vehicles that they are proposing they look like something from a damn cartoon! LOL Thank you for filling people in on this matter

Our shop had the contract with the local post office which had around 120 delivery mail trucks. We rebuilt at least 3-4 GM 7.5” rear differentials in these mail trucks for almost 8 years. The USPS specked a limited slip rear differential (I guess for off roading) and the killer of these small 7.5” differentials. We finally convinced them they didn’t need a traction differential in the heart of Orange County Ca and replaced the units on the rebuild with an open unit. We inadvertently killed the goose that payed the golden egg in the process.

As a USPS carrier and a still-serving veteran, this video is spot-on about how similar the LLV is to any light-medium military vehicle. And yes, the red-tape to get anything done is ridiculous.

Our oldest son is in college to become a history teacher and swears he's putting your video's into his lesson plans! Keep up the great work, we appreciate it and you.

Fun fact: the LLC used a Chevy S10 frame, engine, and transmission. The only thing really different was the body kit and suspension. Edit: Ford also had a contract to manufacture 'Jeeps' for the military.

I just stumbled upon your channel today and was talking to a postal service guy 2 days ago saying how amazing it is that they’ve been using the same vehicles for decades. He asked, “Have you seen the new ones coming?” I said, “No.” He said, “They have the most ridiculous windshield. It looks like a giant forehead.” Anyway, it’s interesting how I was talking about this vehicle a couple days ago and stumble upon you talking about it when I wasn’t even searching for it.

My dad's mail truck spontaneously combusted a few years ago. Apparently this is a thing they just randomly do?! He made the news for saving all the mail and was most upset about the fact that he wasn't able to save his coffee mug 😅

MAILCAT! I like that. USPS employee here. 1 thing the USPS does REALLY well... We get our money's worth out of vehicles. We put tons of miles on every vehicle we own. I've seen the LLVs rebuilt. Here in Iowa the frames rust away. No problem, we get a new frame. The Aluminum bodies do not rust. The Mechanics will and do completely rebuild these things. A few years back we bought some Chrysler Mini vans, they rusted apart so fast. When I see a LLV I think of a boat, Grumman also make boats.

I’ve watched this video several times, read a lot of the comments and I gotta say… The “MailCat” is one of the most cost effective vehicles in the government/USPS motor pool. I love the fact that USPS put together a very comprehensive set of requirements that I don’t think Detroit could meet even today. It is the epitomy of form follows function. Its 40 year+ age definitely proves that out. No bells or whistles. No need to make it “pretty”, just do the job, get repairs, consumables and keep going. Although the OshKosh replacement has been criticized for its look I don’t think that should be part of the criteria. If that was so then the Phantom II would never have made it past the prototype. Kudos to Grumman for building this beast. Good ROI for the taxpayers. Now shoot me down. 😂 [[edited for grammar]]

From Wikipedia: "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"

Now we know whyJake McNeice was a mailman. He had to keep being a bad ass and wanted one of the toughest jobs there is so fighting weather, dogs and the LLV was his choice. He was even more of a legend than we thought he was.

Also! FedEx and UPS both begged the government to let the USPS keep doing its thing as a monopoly, because they both rely on it for a lot of last mile package delivery and letting them focus on packages lets them stay agile and competitive in a way that having to carry the mail wouldn't. They did a cost-benefits analysis and it's literally better for the package carriers to work with the USPS rather than against it. Also, not for nothing, the USPS is the most efficient mail service in the world and was once described as a miracle.

In Texas, I can pick from 5 power companies not 1, it’s entirely deregulated because of WW2.

Im almost 65 and when growing up I remember the little mail Jeeps and the three wheel leather bag on wheels that held the mail, my neighbor was a letter carrier who had one. I also once worked on the maintenance crew of a (-huge-) shopping mall and our all around utility vehicle was an old mail jeep, loved that little thing it ran like a watch and came in handy for so many general purpose low speed chores around the mall. Id like to have one today instead of the always broken down too much electronics crap cars that always seem to have warning lights glowing on the dash and needing $$$$$$$ in repairs.

For Y2K, I worked as a contractor for the Postal Inspection Service. I wrote a program that allowed the agents to share information about someone they were investigating. For example, one inspector in DC might be investigating a person in LA who is doing mail fraud, and another in LA might be investigating the same person for CP in the mail; one has the address and the other has his phone number, etc. With my program, they were able to share what info they had with each other, and combine investigations and prosecutions. We got some really bad guys this way. Another program I wrote tracked mail sent to foreign locations that never arrived. You'd be surprised, but the location with the most reported missing mail pieces was not some African backwater, but was actually Vatican City...Rome. That's right, the POPE'S HOME had more thieves than ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH!

Fun story about the postal inspectors. I was living in Utah at one point and my girlfriend at the time was a massive stoner. At one point her mom who lives in california tried to send us HALF A FUCKING POUND of flower in the mail. Long story short my appartment got raided by the US postal inspectors and the local sherif, and my girlfriends mom had to fight off a felony.

This man went in on mail truck lore. I respect the hell out of this.

From putting packages on porches to putting warheads on foreheads Northrop Grumman has all your logistics needs covered both domestic and foreign. Gotta love the military industrial complex

Never underestimate the postman going postal. Poland had a contingent of postmen who delivered some serious mail to the Germans who set up on a rather rambunctious Holliday in Warsaw.

My grandpa spent 4 years in the Air Force. Went straight to the post office after and just retired after 55 years. He’s the hardest working man I know. ❤

I used to be a contract driver for US postal for getting their mail out from the distribution center to the post offices of several rural communities, and all the carriers were driving personal vehicles

Here's a weird one: in the early 90s, I was a military courier for the USAF, and the office I was assigned to was called BITS. The vehicle I drove was a modified Metro Van. While we were similar to the USPS, BITS handled the "official mail" which included Classified mail up to and including Secret. The Top Secret & above classifications required an Armed Escort and there was a special team for that. Anyway, the Metro Van would be something of interest today for those that like TINY RVs. Like the "government vehicle" that this particular post mentions, the metro van barely worked; had zero air cooling potential; and more than a few safety concerns. Once an E-5 parked his plastic toyota behind this metro van, and I was stuck by myself dealing with the day's duties, I backed into it and as you might imagine how plastic is no match for metal, even cheap thin aluminum. The bureaucracy nightmare over that wreck and my voluntold extra duty ensured I never made that same mistake again. The main part of this metro van that mattered to the brass was that the damned thing could be locked. They didn't give a damn about operator comfort or even expedience. I had to duck when sorting the incoming correspondence, and like the LLV, the metro van operated more like a roles-can-hardly. and the f__ker did break down once a quarter.

I recently had my "Mailcat" traded in for a ram promaster. It makes me realize how awsome the llv was. It was perfect for delivering mail, as long as you are properly dressed for whatever the weather is outside.

He did it again. He managed to make a video about the US Postal Service and make it interesting and entertaining…this man needs to teach a class on charisma

Both of my daughters, plus my late husband and son worked for USPS….one daughter is a clerk( head)… quite a few times she had to call Postal Inspectors…people try to get away with mailing drugs, counterfeit money, money scams, etc…, she has a pretty good insight/intuition….on spot every time….

Not only is the POstal Inspection Service the Oldest federal law enforcement agency, Last I checked, they had a conviction rate well over 90%.

I imagine the LLV at highway speeds is quite reminiscent of the space shuttle Columbia on re-entry 😅

Ex-carrier. In training, they tell you that these things shake violently if you’re going over 45. Aaaaand they also train you to get them going on the highway. My old LLV’s horn was just a live wire inside the steering column. To use it, I just had to bump the wire into the metal housing of the steering wheel. If I ever actually did though, all the lights would dim, and the fan would shut off. Also, no AC or heat. Gotta love USPS.

I recall in the late 90's, our mail carrier still drove a Jeep. Oh, and not only does the heater barely work but there is no AC

Love your videos, my grandfather was a Postal Inspector in Texas. And I love this telling of the MailCat ... fantastic ... Keep up this great work.

This makes Jake McNasty's "Friendly Neighborhood Mailman" thing a whole lot more badass AF...

The LLV is by far Northrop Grumman’s crowning achievement. Not only has it been in service longer than it’s predecessor mail Jeep, it’s been in service longer than some of Northrop Grumman’s aircraft.

I’ve been complaining about the USPS for a while now because they’re terrible, and now I know why. I rescind all compromise on UHC, if the government can’t even ensure we have a good postal service, how the hell does anyone think they’re gonna do right by the healthcare system? Thank you to all postal workers, y’all are heroes for getting us what we have.

“One ships foreign the other ships domestic.” Ryan Kelly aka Youth Pastor Ryan has a great bit about the B2 and the mail truck.

The USPS paid to have air conditioning removed from every FFV, the replacement for the LLV. The FFV was also available in AWD, and sent them to desert states instead of places where AWD is needed

I've always respected mail carriers but as you said, it kind of goes up a few levels when you learn all the bullcrap they have to deal with, both in their day-to-day and in trying to improve their service in the longer term. Thank you for the content as always man. I hope your day is uneventful and unstressful!

OH MG! Ty, as a rural mail carrier of 30 years, driving a 32 yr old LLV, you hit the nail on the head! Been waiting for a new truck since 2018, soon to come they say...lol... I wish everyone would watch this video , because you tell the entire truth, I know Iive it! Many, many thaks!

Great video! FYI, in many states, you absolutely can choose your own power company. Here in Maryland, you can even choose how your electricity is generated: wind, solar, wave generators or, more conventional nuclear and natural gas. As of 2022, the last two supplied 75% of Maryland’s in-state electricity, evenly divided between the two.

My grandmother was a postmaster for about 20 years. She had some stories about the postal inspectors. They are hardcore. Not just fines, they levied charges that sent people to prison for decades over seemingly small infractions. You don't screw with US mail.

MailCat is absolute gold man, they need to make another one and hire to you to name it

I do love the concluding comments! I have worked for a military ammunition plant and a reservation hospital and I have felt the pain.

I’m a 3531 and a mailman and yes. They’re basically the same vehicle. Just minus the armor and on the wrong side

My grandfather was in the third Army under Patton as a mechanic, after the war he got a job working as mechanic with the post office! I still have his rollaway toolbox, patent date 1881.

As a former carrier who delivered in the southeast, I can tell you that the heater works well. Even when you don't want it to in the middle of the summer.

As someone who used to be a rural carrier for USPS I LOVED this!!!