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icemeister
03-09-2006, 04:04 PM
Where do UPS trucks go when they die?
maxster
03-09-2006, 04:08 PM
my brother did 30 years in the PO tractor/truck repairs, and could never figure out who built them?
ralphtheplumber
03-09-2006, 04:14 PM
Grumman builds them, and when ups is done with them they're scrapped.. Never re-sold. The entire design of the truck is proprietary.
tinner73
03-09-2006, 04:38 PM
those are not trucks...they are called "pie wagons".
HeyBob
03-09-2006, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by tinner73
those are not trucks...they are called "pie wagons".

There are called Step Vans or Walk In Vans.

They are built HERE (http://morganolson.com/)
ralphtheplumber
03-09-2006, 05:14 PM
You had me a little worried there, Bob. I actually had to do some research.

Grumman became Grumman-Olson, went bankrupt, and ended up as Morgan-Olson.
HeyBob
03-09-2006, 05:25 PM
Originally posted by ralphtheplumber
You had me a little worried there, Bob. I actually had to do some research.

Grumman became Grumman-Olson, went bankrupt, and ended up as Morgan-Olson.

Good homework. I toured the plant in Sturgis Michigan, really cool how they build those trucks.
tinner73
03-09-2006, 05:30 PM
Originally posted by HeyBob

Originally posted by tinner73
those are not trucks...they are called "pie wagons".

There are called Step Vans or Walk In Vans.

They are built HERE (http://morganolson.com/)

.....UPS calls them "package cars". i had a brain fart...not "pie wagon". i used to work at UPS in the early 90's. they don't call them trucks. UPS doesn't allow it's employees to where any of there clothing outside of work. they are REALLY big on image. there trucks are washed EVERYDAY.
maxster
03-09-2006, 05:36 PM
as they trucked out of the garage i was told guys would be there with brown cans of spray paint hitting any scrapes on the bodies.
HeyBob
03-09-2006, 05:43 PM
I heard once that it's the best maintained truck fleet in the world......
James 3528
03-09-2006, 05:57 PM
They rebuild them forever.

http://ask.yahoo.com/20050913.html
Midwest
03-09-2006, 10:53 PM
An acquaintence of mine has the contract for local UPS mechanical repairs. He says the old brown units are well built and have to be to put up with the abuse they get. However, he also says the Sprinters are the biggest POS they ever came up with. He claims they might be OK for someone who owns and drives his own, but these babies get really abused and don't hold up at all compared to the older units.
mayguy
03-09-2006, 11:02 PM
One thing I noticed about these trucks, I never seen one runs on Diesel, They are all Gas.

Why is that??

Fed Ex... DHL has diesel.
oloenneker
03-09-2006, 11:32 PM
Originally posted by mayguy
One thing I noticed about these trucks, I never seen one runs on Diesel, They are all Gas.

Why is that??

Fed Ex... DHL has diesel.

Thats weird...All the ones I have seen are diesel...
Midwest
03-10-2006, 08:01 AM
Not only that- gas vs. diesel, but at every stop, UPS drivers are supposed to shut off engines. Talk about wear and tear on engines. Now, if the guy is at a major warehouse or office complex unloading for an extended time, I see nothing wrong with that. But, a quick stop at a residence for <1 minute
mayguy
03-10-2006, 08:38 AM
Originally posted by Midwest
Not only that- gas vs. diesel, but at every stop, UPS drivers are supposed to shut off engines. Talk about wear and tear on engines. Now, if the guy is at a major warehouse or office complex unloading for an extended time, I see nothing wrong with that. But, a quick stop at a residence for <1 minute

Come to think about that, you are right.. They do turn off the engines every stop they do, and even the USPS.

[Edited by mayguy on 03-10-2006 at 08:48 AM]
duct beater
03-10-2006, 08:39 AM
Thats so no ya hoo's jump in and take it for a ride.
HeyBob
03-10-2006, 08:54 AM
Think how many starter motors those guys go through........
grasshopper
03-10-2006, 08:45 PM
My old roomate works for a company that repairs and rebuilds the local UPS trucks. Their yard is right up the road from a shop where I worked for 4 years. UPS has a strict policy that any truck that is beyond repair or even not worth repairing be completely destroyed and scraped. This is because years ago they used to sell them off after so long or so many miles like many fleets, then one day someone got in an accident with an old UPS truck and killed one or more people. UPS got named in the legal action and it took years and tons of money for them to get clear. They swore never again.
klrogers
03-10-2006, 08:55 PM
UPS don't like to dispose of the old trucks because they follow the KISS policy, keep it simple the older trucks don't have many emisison control components, easy and cheap to repair.
maxster
03-10-2006, 09:00 PM
every year they average $4 million in tickets and tows in Manhattan...those guys bust their asses and you never see a junkie truck and all shapes and sizes.
jonm
03-11-2006, 05:55 PM
i heard they were Mercedes, could be wrong
HeyBob
03-11-2006, 07:26 PM
Originally posted by jonm
i heard they were Mercedes, could be wrong


The Sprinters are made by Mercedes Benz, sold in this country as Freightliner Sprinter and Dodge Sprinter. After this year they are dropping the Freightliner name and going with Dodge Sprinter only.

The reason they are not sold as a Mercedes Benz in this country is because the M-B brand is considered a luxury brand.

What would our customers think if we pulled up into their driveways to service their Goodman and we were driving a Mercedes branded vehicle, hence the Freightliner/Dodge moniker.
SeattlePioneer
03-16-2006, 03:03 AM
I always supposed that when UPS was done with a truck, they simply left it parked in the middle of the street and abandonned it. The usual method of parking, they just don't come back.



Seattle Pioneer
ct_hvac_tech
03-16-2006, 05:22 PM
UPS trucks are about the most basic trucks I have ever seen: None of them have A/C, they are all standard transmissions, and all they have for a heater is a tiny defroster outlet. I don't even think they have radios in them.
rookie 19
03-17-2006, 12:42 PM
Originally posted by mayguy
One thing I noticed about these trucks, I never seen one runs on Diesel, They are all Gas.

Why is that??

Fed Ex... DHL has diesel.


Ups trucks run on diesel they fill up at our station when there fueling system is being pm'ed
mayguy
03-17-2006, 12:49 PM
It must be an area thing?

I got gas last night, and the UPS pulls up to get gas, and i know the sound of gas and diesel.



Originally posted by rookie 19

Originally posted by mayguy
One thing I noticed about these trucks, I never seen one runs on Diesel, They are all Gas.

Why is that??

Fed Ex... DHL has diesel.


Ups trucks run on diesel they fill up at our station when there fueling system is being pm'ed
rookie 19
03-17-2006, 04:40 PM
I wonder who makes those semi's and airplanes. Wonder what they do when they get old
jayhawker
03-18-2006, 11:00 AM
I heard they get sent to a company in Atlanta to be destroyed and are never resold.