We need to have Mr. Regular get his hands on every municipal vehicle. Fire truck? Check. School bus? Check. Mail truck? Check. Next achievment: garbage truck
I’m an RCA and let me tell the craziest thing is when you’re done and you get back into your normal car at the end of the day. Your car will feel like a rocket ship, the steering wheel will feel so weighted and smooth haha.
Couple fun things I learned over my time as a mail carrier: twisting the lights knob to the left activates the overhead light, pulling the turn signal activates the bright headlights, and the front wheels are on a smaller axis than the back wheels which gives it that increased turning radius.
This is random but would you say being a mail carrier is overall a good job in the aspects of work/life balance also pay I might apply to drive and I just wanted some feedback also I am aware it depends on how the local office is but any advice I would appreciate
This LLV is the complete opposite of a Miata for handling capabilities but yet both videos are highly enjoyable to watch. The creaking sounds remind me of a schoolbus.
Gee Mr. Regular, two vids?? 😲 Glad to see the POV driving video release, I'm still smiling over how much fun it all was. It was the first time I've gotten to ride on the left hand side as well 😆
If you're training for USPS, it depends on your instructor. Mines was strict & I had to drive damn near perfect in order to pass. Just listen to their instructions & you'll be fine. Drive close to the right! The LLV will pull you to the left!
The first time I trained on the llv my instructors were rude in Miami...I have a 2nd attempt at my local station with positive people I believe I will pass
I got lucky with my instructor yesterday, as I got certified. He was chill, but being ex military he was very exacting with his directions. Too much to be honest and I got overwhelmed. Guy could have failed me as I almost committed the cardinal sin of backing up during a parking procedure in a neighborhood. Don't get me wrong, I was checking everything as I didn't want to end up in those training videos of what not to do, and run over a kid. However, of course those weren't his directions. He just told me to initiate parking procedures on the left. I caught my self as I hit the hazards scanned the mirrors and was about to put it in reverse. Then realized what I was about to do. Good guy, just told me to pull over and take a minute. I was fine during the certification portion in the afternoon as I was just able to drive in silence with no explanations, just directions.
@@Doublebarreledsimian almost same situation as me yesterday. The llv have stickers that say AVOID BACKING UP. This one says LOOK BEFORE BACKING. That's strange. Absolutely avoid backing whenever possible.
@@franknapolitan260 ACCTTUUALLLY As a Driver Instructor....the video we have to show states it can be open for mail delivery, but MUST be closed when going into/through an intersection, going at speeds over 25MPH, or 500 feet between deliveries.
theres a video of police pulling over a usps and asking for registration, insurance and i think she also asked for vin and the driver was like i dont got that and she was like you need to.... and he went explaining government vehicles
Yeah. USPS vehicles have none of that. I was a carrier for a couple years. If you get into an accident or pulled over your instructions are, call your supervisor and don't say anything. Accidents and traffic offenses just disappear when you're in a USPS truck.
@@daewooparts No, no they aren't. Mail trucks do NOT have the 'right of way'. They have to follow the same rules of the road as everyone else. And in fact, in most cases, regardless of who is 'at fault' in an accident, the carrier will almost always get written up and disciplined. I've had 3 accidents in 28 years, all 3 times I was run into by the other driver and I told managment that if they write me up, I'll be sure to give a copy of the write up to their insurance company. Never got written up!
@@noidea1962 read your drivers manual, as well as most police training manuals, postal vehicles got the right of way .....& don't even require license plates either in all 50 states & territories
Fascinating video. I've always wondered what it's like to drive a USPS mail truck. It looks simple enough to drive. You just have to remember which side of the road you have to drive on, you still drive on the right side of the road. 🙂
Thank you for this video, preparing to start working for USPS soon and been a little nervous about the drivers test. But seeing this video made me feel much better the truck doesn’t seem that hard to drive
The VIN is supposed to be on the street side door frame, behind where the 'passenger' is riding. Also, on the 'vent' window on the left side...you can actually see the little metal vin plate in some of these scenes.
You can absolutely drive with your door open as a carrier, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. They are: traveling less than 15 mph, traveling less than 500 feet berween stops, not traveling through ANY intersections. If those 3 conditions are met, your door can be open.
Most mail trucks i see be riding the hell out them 3 gears on that mail truck though because they be hauling ass all the time everywhere they go like they're just so ready to be home already.😂😂😂
LLV is going to be retired soon. Cus, several letters carriers died of heat stroke in the summer, and also alot of mechanical problems with overheating engines, stalling, no A/C condenser, etc.
Those trucks are 30+ years old...you do know that, right? With hundreds of thousands of miles on most of them. They are based on the S-10 chasis, and the first number of the truck is the year it was built...for example 7201620...that truck was built in 1987. The front wheels are narrower than the rear tires, thus the unstable at speed feeling...but, they turn very sharp. Old, Old trucks...should have been replaced 20 years ago.
The one i have is a final year model with the 2.2L, not an ironduke 4 banger. They really are the shittiest vehicles on the road, but when it comes to delivering mail, its the most ergonomic thing there is for the job. Also really fun in the snow too 😜
I never understood why the cars everyone else drives have the steering wheel on the left. The people who design mail trucks clearly have the right ideas. It makes so much sense. For the countries who drive on the left, I understand driving with the steering wheel on the left. When getting in and out of the car, that is a risk. Someone could get hit or rip the door off. Having the sliding doors is a big plus for that reason. Why make things harder for everyone?
They really ought to design a brand new one of these and keep the same layout and double sliding doors. Build it on one of the new small truck chassis's. Make it slightly more aerodynamic.
The sliding front doors and the roll up back door slap and bang at the slightest bump in the road. There's no attempt at sound insulation. Or heat insulation. Or general ventilation. These guys are driving on a dead smooth road. These things like to roll and also catch fire. The seven mirrors are also a clue as to it's safety. These were intended for city carriers to drive to their route and park and walk loops. That's why you'll find these at 20 yrs old and only a couple thousand miles on them. There's no comfort features on these.
We need to have Mr. Regular get his hands on every municipal vehicle.
Fire truck? Check.
School bus? Check.
Mail truck? Check.
Next achievment: garbage truck
GARBAGE DAY!
He also drove the Crown Victoria interceptor
@@Nubby007 and the Ford Explorer and Caprice PPV
The DOT roadkill truck. The nastiest 1994 Dodge Ram you'll ever smell.
John has be using this surplus garbage truck as his daily driver for the past seven years.
I’m an RCA and let me tell the craziest thing is when you’re done and you get back into your normal car at the end of the day. Your car will feel like a rocket ship, the steering wheel will feel so weighted and smooth haha.
Also an RCA, can confirm. I've gotten one to 70 though so🤷♀
Makes my old pontiac feel like a ferrari
As a mailman, I love watching people drive them for the first time. They really ARE super fun to drive.
"It drives like a vehicle in an early steam game."
Basically Lake (2021)
@@JK061996 oh my god yes!
@@JK061996 hmm yes, vehicle from lake drives like vehicle from lake
Those things are accidents going somewhere to happen, the hazards should be on constantly.
@@jamesirwin2215 Thats why we are TRAINED to SAFELY operate them
Couple fun things I learned over my time as a mail carrier: twisting the lights knob to the left activates the overhead light, pulling the turn signal activates the bright headlights, and the front wheels are on a smaller axis than the back wheels which gives it that increased turning radius.
This is random but would you say being a mail carrier is overall a good job in the aspects of work/life balance also pay I might apply to drive and I just wanted some feedback also I am aware it depends on how the local office is but any advice I would appreciate
This LLV is the complete opposite of a Miata for handling capabilities but yet both videos are highly enjoyable to watch. The creaking sounds remind me of a schoolbus.
Actually they handle very well and can make really tight turns.
The window rolling down at the beginning was so melodic and had excellent tonality
I have missed the POV vids so much
Gee Mr. Regular, two vids?? 😲
Glad to see the POV driving video release, I'm still smiling over how much fun it all was. It was the first time I've gotten to ride on the left hand side as well 😆
If you're training for USPS, it depends on your instructor.
Mines was strict & I had to drive damn near perfect in order to pass. Just listen to their instructions & you'll be fine. Drive close to the right! The LLV will pull you to the left!
The first time I trained on the llv my instructors were rude in Miami...I have a 2nd attempt at my local station with positive people I believe I will pass
I got lucky with my instructor yesterday, as I got certified. He was chill, but being ex military he was very exacting with his directions. Too much to be honest and I got overwhelmed. Guy could have failed me as I almost committed the cardinal sin of backing up during a parking procedure in a neighborhood. Don't get me wrong, I was checking everything as I didn't want to end up in those training videos of what not to do, and run over a kid. However, of course those weren't his directions. He just told me to initiate parking procedures on the left. I caught my self as I hit the hazards scanned the mirrors and was about to put it in reverse. Then realized what I was about to do. Good guy, just told me to pull over and take a minute. I was fine during the certification portion in the afternoon as I was just able to drive in silence with no explanations, just directions.
@@Doublebarreledsimian almost same situation as me yesterday. The llv have stickers that say AVOID BACKING UP. This one says LOOK BEFORE BACKING. That's strange. Absolutely avoid backing whenever possible.
What beautiful scenery!
The window has to go all the way down for low mailboxes. The door can be open while your delivering but suppose to close going thru intersections.
That's a negative door can only be open in neighborhoods not on main roads
@@franknapolitan260 ACCTTUUALLLY As a Driver Instructor....the video we have to show states it can be open for mail delivery, but MUST be closed when going into/through an intersection, going at speeds over 25MPH, or 500 feet between deliveries.
@@noidea1962 which is in neighborhood
@@noidea1962 have you door open in town and let a supervisor see you and tell me what happens
@@noidea1962 Over where I'm at, it's 15 mph, still 500 feet
The turning radius is tight because the front track is narrower than the rear.
theres a video of police pulling over a usps and asking for registration, insurance and i think she also asked for vin and the driver was like i dont got that and she was like you need to.... and he went explaining government vehicles
Yeah. USPS vehicles have none of that. I was a carrier for a couple years. If you get into an accident or pulled over your instructions are, call your supervisor and don't say anything. Accidents and traffic offenses just disappear when you're in a USPS truck.
Actually mail trucks got the right of way too ,it's even in several police training manuals as well as DMV law
@@daewooparts I saw your name and all I could think of was tank and his Daewoo from Mad TV
@@daewooparts No, no they aren't. Mail trucks do NOT have the 'right of way'. They have to follow the same rules of the road as everyone else. And in fact, in most cases, regardless of who is 'at fault' in an accident, the carrier will almost always get written up and disciplined. I've had 3 accidents in 28 years, all 3 times I was run into by the other driver and I told managment that if they write me up, I'll be sure to give a copy of the write up to their insurance company. Never got written up!
@@noidea1962 read your drivers manual, as well as most police training manuals, postal vehicles got the right of way .....& don't even require license plates either in all 50 states & territories
The sound of the window rolling down is like music from an 80's sci-fi movie
close encounters of the 3rd kind when they are signaling the aliens with the piano.
A year from now this will be the USPS training driving module lol
Fascinating video. I've always wondered what it's like to drive a USPS mail truck. It looks simple enough to drive. You just have to remember which side of the road you have to drive on, you still drive on the right side of the road. 🙂
Such beautiful scenery!!
Idk what to say I’m just commenting and liking for the algorithm
Thank you for this video, preparing to start working for USPS soon and been a little nervous about the drivers test. But seeing this video made me feel much better the truck doesn’t seem that hard to drive
I'm trying to get a job as a mail truck driver down in the Carolinas so thank you for the instructional video
It handles better if you just use one hand to steer. (;
(Although USPS technically doesn't allow that but everyone I know drives one-handed.)
The VIN is supposed to be on the street side door frame, behind where the 'passenger' is riding. Also, on the 'vent' window on the left side...you can actually see the little metal vin plate in some of these scenes.
There must be a random county/state maintenance horde with parts.
Nobody explained the most important thing before just jumped in inside LLV pre trip inspection
That "precived" steering delay would drive me nuts.
You can absolutely drive with your door open as a carrier, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. They are: traveling less than 15 mph, traveling less than 500 feet berween stops, not traveling through ANY intersections. If those 3 conditions are met, your door can be open.
Most mail trucks i see be riding the hell out them 3 gears on that mail truck though because they be hauling ass all the time everywhere they go like they're just so ready to be home already.😂😂😂
Working turn signals, working lights, able to get to freeway speeds ... Who's your mechanic, we need them at my office
Had my driving test wasn’t sure how to back up into a parking space
We work on USPS LLVs and most do have vins. (And we all hate working on them)
Man where do you work, man you have a beautiful view
I need to move there I’m in Florida
Well I am here because I am becoming a CCA for usps and worried about driving this pos on training day 😂😂😂
same! im becoming RCA
LLV giveaway when?
If you have any questions on these LLV trucks let me know. I’ve been driving these for 30 years and know a lot about them. Cool video!
I have a driving test in 2 weeks how do i train myself to drive one. I failed once already
how does one fail during driving academy?
So want to get one of these LLV's
If we got caught driving with the door open we would get in trouble
LLV is going to be retired soon. Cus, several letters carriers died of heat stroke in the summer, and also alot of mechanical problems with overheating engines, stalling, no A/C condenser, etc.
I want one so bad.
Those trucks are 30+ years old...you do know that, right? With hundreds of thousands of miles on most of them. They are based on the S-10 chasis, and the first number of the truck is the year it was built...for example 7201620...that truck was built in 1987. The front wheels are narrower than the rear tires, thus the unstable at speed feeling...but, they turn very sharp. Old, Old trucks...should have been replaced 20 years ago.
amazing find
It drives like something from Streets of Sim City
God bless you.
The one i have is a final year model with the 2.2L, not an ironduke 4 banger. They really are the shittiest vehicles on the road, but when it comes to delivering mail, its the most ergonomic thing there is for the job. Also really fun in the snow too 😜
Yours was built in 1994 then. The 2.5 is in all the prior years.
Yep....May 1994 on the vin plate
I never understood why the cars everyone else drives have the steering wheel on the left. The people who design mail trucks clearly have the right ideas. It makes so much sense. For the countries who drive on the left, I understand driving with the steering wheel on the left. When getting in and out of the car, that is a risk. Someone could get hit or rip the door off. Having the sliding doors is a big plus for that reason. Why make things harder for everyone?
I’m looking forward to the Electric mail trucks that USPS will begin rolling out in 2024.
It's christmas time to porch pirate in style, sad thing is it would probably work.
Why this truck and garbage truck the steering wheel in the right side not in the lift??
Sitting on the right, the mail carrier has arms--length access to curbside mailboxes.
They really ought to design a brand new one of these and keep the same layout and double sliding doors. Build it on one of the new small truck chassis's. Make it slightly more aerodynamic.
They did in 1998-2000 they're called FFV's
@@jamesdoe4515 They indeed did, but I said they should design a brand new one.
@MintyFreshTurds they have the brand new Mercedes vans called Metris
So uhh did the crank window just do the joker theme at 0:22?
Bruhhhhh 💀💀💀💀 it sounds exactly like it Wtf
A mail delivery vehicle that was never used to deliver mail?
It was sold to municipalities
where was this filmed? beautiful contry
Bulgaria
The chassis design is 40 years old
The sliding front doors and the roll up back door slap and bang at the slightest bump in the road. There's no attempt at sound insulation. Or heat insulation. Or general ventilation. These guys are driving on a dead smooth road. These things like to roll and also catch fire. The seven mirrors are also a clue as to it's safety. These were intended for city carriers to drive to their route and park and walk loops. That's why you'll find these at 20 yrs old and only a couple thousand miles on them. There's no comfort features on these.
Where did the Mail Truck review go?
On the main channel, unless its disappeared since Monday
Same engine as the 20 second Camaro
Does it has backup camera?
Nope. There is a mirror back there so you can see 2 feet behind rear bumper.
It’s like a WWII bomber thru Flak
Chevy s10 chassis
How about give the post office new trucks rather than 40 year old rust buckets.
You know what I like most about your camera? It’s not that noticeable on your face.
Angular lens is not cool..
Wow right hand drive this thing must be a JDM truck
lol
Sem-my
Uk
You need to do a retired firetruck now
He already has
@@Neptunine... damn
That's literally the top rated video on the main channel
He needs to do a garbage truck next.
@@cirrustate8674 all federal and local government vehicles