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Bulk shipment
The contract under consideration by the U.S. Postal Service may be a once-in-a-generation deal. The new fleet of 180,000 vehicles would be:
• Nearly double the size of America's No. 1 privately operated commercial fleet:
UPS: 92,614 vehicles in 2014
• Almost as large as the No. 2 through No. 6 fleets combined
AT&T: 73,330 vehicles
Comcast: 34,611
Verizon: 32,695
PepsiCo: 23,852
Time Warner Cable: 18,897
• Equivalent to several years' worth of U.S. sales for van makers:
Ford Transit Connect: 43,210 vehicles in 2014
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: 25,745
Ram ProMaster: 18,039
Nissan NV: 14,890
Source: Automotive Fleet magazine's 2014 fleet rankings; Automotive News Data Center
Mike JacksonIHS Automotive
"Anytime you can sell that many units at one time, it's a tremendous opportunity."
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