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<blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 863335" data-attributes="member: 249"><p>We used to have several commuter style vans in delivery like the dodge sprinters, caravans, and Ford econolines. I am not sure about the econolines, but I know the caravan and the sprinters both came with A/C standard from the factory and it was removed before the vehicles were put into service. The thing about A/C is that it needs time to cool the air down each time its turned on. By the time you get from one stop to the next the A/C may just begin to get cool, but you now have to open the doors and rush out to make that next delivery bringing the cab temperature equal to the outside air. The only guys that would be able to benefit from it would be the rural routes where they have 75 stops and drive 250+ miles. Otherwise its really a waste of a contractual demand. Also, if it were to be demanded it would probably only affect new package cars, not current ones, and considering there are still package cars in service that lack power steering it would be decades before the entire fleet would have it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brett636, post: 863335, member: 249"] We used to have several commuter style vans in delivery like the dodge sprinters, caravans, and Ford econolines. I am not sure about the econolines, but I know the caravan and the sprinters both came with A/C standard from the factory and it was removed before the vehicles were put into service. The thing about A/C is that it needs time to cool the air down each time its turned on. By the time you get from one stop to the next the A/C may just begin to get cool, but you now have to open the doors and rush out to make that next delivery bringing the cab temperature equal to the outside air. The only guys that would be able to benefit from it would be the rural routes where they have 75 stops and drive 250+ miles. Otherwise its really a waste of a contractual demand. Also, if it were to be demanded it would probably only affect new package cars, not current ones, and considering there are still package cars in service that lack power steering it would be decades before the entire fleet would have it. [/QUOTE]
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