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.
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
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.
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.
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 😆
@@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.
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.
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. 🙂
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.
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.😂😂😂
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 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.
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 😜
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.
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.
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?