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A few facts to note:
The trucks will get 12mpg, less than a OG Hummer.
Supplier is a defense contractor called Oshkosh Corp
Postmaster is a Trump era appointee.
Though not directly appointed by the president, the postmaster serves at the mercy of a board that itself is appointed by the president, so Biden could replace the board members but he would need congress to approve his replacements.
Meanwhile the Postmaster is locking in his gift to the oil industry and the defense contractor.
EMTPete
My ambulance makes about 6mi/gal
TwoStupidDogs
Wtaf
unluckyandbored
Oshkosh is a major military contractor. They won the contract because they greased the right palms.
Grenateh
Fuck Luis dejoy why has Biden not removed him yet
theomni
Wasn't this also planned to be with a union labor and then they just lied about that and changed the plan?
GermanSausagesAreTheWurst
Another reason the midterms are so important. Make sure every Dem you know goes to vote.
chemicalBagel
libs are gonna be so owned when the earth is uninhabitable. lmao
ARealDjentleman
THAT is what is prompting his resignation? What about all the other shit he's pulled?
GreyKnightTemplar666
Fuck Luis De Joy, or how ever your spell that dumb fuckers name
Thoughttoolongaboutthis
It's right fucking there you tool
Nandortherelentless
It's spelled F-A-T-C-U-N-T.
TCGView
Makes zero sense to buy gas-powered when all they really need is basically a large golf cart in most cases.
GQPisadeathcult
I know he cannot just fire him…but seriously figure it out. Do it Republican and Trump style where you don’t care about norms and rules.
NickRivieraMD
He's already said he's not going without being dragged out.
tesseract4d2
Wait, they haven't replaced dejoy yet? Jfc dude, it's been 2 years!
DefundIsraelTheGenocidalNation
Dejoy has a conflict of interest as he is involved with heavy investments for USPS competitors
potentiallyunsafe
Oshkosh needs to stay in their damn lane and just keep making children's overalls
pteryakisan
agreed, b'gosh.
WhichIsIt
That’s the genuine article
hopefullyclearthoughts
Huh?
corig123
https://www.oshkosh.com/home?id=oshkosh
BaronZemoDisco
He wont resign because he doesn't HAVE to.
WilliamWeird
Likely embezzling the difference in federal funds
JLB36602
Right out of the ol' GOP/Russian playbook.
GiantSquanchy
After all the shenanigans with the sorting machines before the 2020 election, how the FUCK is DeJoy still there?!
clarkWhogotsanity
Dejoy probably has stock in Oshkosh
RawSugarPackage
I wonder if Biden can sue the contractor or revoke any security clearances they have thus disqualify8ng them as a govt. Contractor.
drews22846
The world is honestly fucked.
Thoughttoolongaboutthis
You're honestly a bitch if you think you can cry and decades of methodology will change overnight. Shut up and keep fighting the good fight
weidermeijer
WE CANNOT BEAT THE GREED OF HUMANS. Never have throughout history… never will.
bluntshelladams
We did okay for a while after The New Deal passed. It took a lot of protesting in the streets though.
ajg0000
Repower the existing trucks. They're a big square box anyway so it shouldn't be hard to integrate batteries etc. Use parts from the
ajg0000
Vaporware cybertruck
cozynester
They are literally so bad. It makes me cry that money is so much more important than the planet for our children
Thoughttoolongaboutthis
Who. Who is bad. The postal service?
weidermeijer
Louis Dejoy and pals.
th3guy
Friendly reminder that will get downvoted: the USPS largely exists outside of any executive branch control. They are not subject to EOs,
WhichIsIt
You only got 1 downvote that I see.
th3guy
directives, or similar policies. An explicit act of Congress would be required to compel policy changes.
realdale
My cousin died in one of their old vehicles from the 80s... They couldn't care less about human life.
WhichIsIt
Was your cousin a postal worker or is this a deeper story?
realdale
Postal worker
fractalsphere
DeJoy is the same guy who arranged automatic sorting machines to be tossed out instead of actually being used to move the mail to people
Mack1986
Claims it was more efficient ordered them permanently dismantled. Pattern of abuse matches repub election disputes
LordNergal
Actually, that predated him taking office by one month... and was ordered by Trump appointees.
NeverEnoughFoxes
Likely in a bid to keep his master in power.
TrepXP
How was his name not at the top of the "to be replaced January 7th" list?
mmontour
Because he reports to a board of directors who are appointed for fixed terms. Biden had to wait. Doesn’t explain why he’s still there though
mytruepersonality
Hes a piece of shit that should be considered a terrorist for actively trying to fuck with the democratic process.
Krossis
Right before the election, and Christmas, when people would be sending post cards in higher numbers
OperationRustysBlanket
Don’t worry, he’ll get to stick his thumb in another national election or two
MyNameIsJesusAndIStealHubcapsFromCars
"but they were old machines" *mail grinds to a halt just a couple months before the largest mail in election in history.
FrolickingFrolicking
In America, there is no consequence for that. It’s a broken failed state, meaningless laws, incapable unwilling underfunded institutions
PineappleLoopsBroether
Remember when he had blue mailboxes removed all over so we couldn’t turn in our votes in the middle of the pandemic?
mycatsings
DeJoy should have been removed a LONG time ago
backrideup9
As a Wisconsinite, Oshkosh is not setup to build the small vehicles. WTH are they building?
Melanie10482
Oshkosh isn’t exclusively defense. The McNeilus (MN) plant is refuse collection fleets and concrete mixers.
q2grapple
They make the bib overalls for the trucks
dohcohv
Grumman, who built the current LLV, wasn't set up for producing them either.
AnnieAimee
I thought they weren’t building them IN Oshkosh, but a different Oshkosh plant in another state. SC maybe…?
kaarbaakimgr
^^This. They decided to go to a non-union opetation in SC
mizzamir
As I understand it from back when I was day trading them, the plan is to rely on Ford for a ton of it.
dohcohv
It really is dumb, Ford makes a great city delivery truck, the transit connect which had an electric version 10+ years ago, but instead they
dohcohv
Are paying Oshkosh to contract a new, worse, vehicle from Ford in small numbers which mean development costs will be high per unit.
SoDark
and its all deliberate, they just want to stick it to the democrats even if it hurts everyone.
dohcohv
They aren't doing this to stick it to the democrats, they are years away from production, they are kneecapping the USPS so they can "prove"
unluckyandbored
It doesn't matter. it's government money, which is infinite.
Sechran
Is there a reason why this man is still employed? Can Biden not axe him? Or at the least fire him?
th3guy
He cannot. President can only nominate. Board of Trustees actually oversees him and could fire him.
Dagordae
He cannot. He’s working on it but, of course, the appointments needed to fire the fucker are being stonewalled.
Dagordae
Always remember: The Executive Branch in the USA is the weakest branch of government by design.
irvingb01
By whom? Manchin and Sinema?
dohcohv
The current Grumman LLV was also made by a defense contractor, gets worse mileage, and doesn't have A/C. However, they could have gotten
dohcohv
A much better vehicle by going electric. The short range and stop and go nature of mail delivery is perfect for electric vehicles, it's why
dohcohv
Electric delivery trucks held on for so long a hundred years ago.
ChloeRed
In the UK, we had electric milk floats, my area only lost them in 2017!
dohcohv
Imo, the Ford transit based or VT Hackney would have been better options. Both are proven platforms from commercial small truck makers
dohcohv
And both can be had as electric. Why they went with a company that makes much bigger vehicles doesn't make sense, like the last delivery
dohcohv
Vehicle being made by Grumman even though a ranger or S10 based one would have been better.
RockKickass
Biden can’t replace members unless the retire or resign. The problem is there’s one democrat that’s in DeJoys pocket
Chimichanga007
He can fire them "with cause"
RockKickass
My understanding is that only the board can do that. Biden has been wanting to get rid of him since he got in office, asked him to resign
Chimichanga007
I mean president can fire board members "for cause"
RockKickass
Now if Garland would do his job and charge him with campaign finance violations he could get someone else. Unfortunately Garland is spineles
irvingb01
"You don't understand, it takes three decades to build a criminal case."
RockKickass
Especially when you’re not trying. Man I had such high hopes for him. He makes me miss Comey