What happened Shares of Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS), a designer and producer of high performance battery-electric vehicles including trucks and aircraft, traded as much as 18.6% higher Monday as speculation about a possible contract continues to lure investors. So what We'll get to the speculation in a moment, but first it's important to see and understand how high Workhorse's stock has soared in recent months. WKHS data by YCharts. Sometimes stocks go up, and sometimes they go down. But there's no denying that Workhorse stock has soared since General Motors announced it was in discussions with the company to sell its Lordstown, Ohio, complex. "The first vehicle we would plan to build if we were to purchase the Lordstown Complex would be a commercial electric pickup, blending Workhorse's technology with Lordstown's manufacturing expertise," said Workhorse founder Steve Burns in a press release. But this would be quite the transaction for a small company that has yet to turn a profit and warned regulators it was in danger of becoming insolvent before a private offering that generated $25 million. So what's going on? Now what Here comes the speculative part of the story. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been conducting road tests of new competing vehicles to replace the iconic and outdated Grumman LLV truck. The contract will call for 180,000 trucks to be delivered over five to seven years, generating roughly $6.3 billion in work for the winning bidder. Image source: Workhorse April 2019 Investor Presentation. One of the five finalists is a truck from a partnership between commercial truck specialist VT Hackney and Workhorse. There is reason for investors to be intrigued at the potential USPS contract, especially considering that shipping juggernaut United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) recently ordered 950 electric delivery trucks from Workhorse after a previous 50-truck test program, giving the young company credibility. Not only does Workhorse have the technology to develop trucks for the massive USPS contract, it also develops cloud-based, real-time telematics monitoring systems with the ability to give fleet operators a way to optimize energy and route efficiency -- which sounds like a marriage made in heaven for the Postal Service. To be clear, this is all speculation, and Workhorse's stock has already soared in the months since GM and the company entered into discussions about its Ohio plant, making the stock risky. Investors should be intrigued, and it's believed that the USPS will announce a decision this fall. Stay tuned. 10 stocks we like better than Workhorse GroupWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Workhorse Group wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 Daniel Miller owns shares of General Motors. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source