Harley-Davidson® Model J with Package Truck

At the beginning of the 20th century, the postal service still relied on old-fashioned horsepower, making mail carriers a desirable target market for Harley-Davidson. As the company's ads pointed out, motorcycles and Package Trucks were faster and easier to maintain than horses. By 1916, the U.S. Postal Service fleet included more than 4,700 Harley-Davidson® vehicles. This U.S. Mail Package Truck has its original lettering, an optional service offered by the factory.