Sunday, February 23, 2025

I WONDER WHO WROTE THE BID SPECS ?

By Bob Walsh

 

Williamsport Sorting and Delivery ...


 
I happened to see one of the brand new postal delivery trucks this week.  All electric, courtesy of the Biden administration.  I asked the carrier how he liked them.  He didn't.

They have left hand drive and conventional doors.  So you have to remember to check your mirrors for traffic, maybe wait for traffic, then bail out and walk around the truck.  They do not have a front passenger seat, but also do not have a tray or rack there.  So the carrier must, after getting out of the front seat, walk around and open up either the back door or the side door to get the mail out to stuff into the boxes.  It is remarkable how much extra time this takes in the course of your day if you have to do it 300 times a day or more.  

I can't help but think that whoever wrote the bid was much more interested in getting whatever was available thru the pipeline as quickly as possible rather than actually acquiring vehicles that are suitable for the use for which they are intended.  

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