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<blockquote data-quote="RUDoneYet" data-source="post: 4758206" data-attributes="member: 84766"><p>[USER=27167]@johnnyunion[/USER] UPS bought Overnite out of Richmond, VA in 2005, and it's no coincidence their vehicles were blue and gray, a nod to the Confederacy. As far as equipment, I feel UPS tarnished the brand by taking over 10 years to fully rebrand Overnite equipment to brown. As late as 2016, there were still Overnite vehicles in our area with a hand printed cardboard sign that said UPS duct taped to the tractor doors. This was a bad move from the get go. Also, if my memory serves me correctly, you may remember the Overnite CEO (?) drafted and mailed a nasty letter to the rank and file right after the sale. This was after a lengthy contract battle and strike by the Teamsters. He was immediately convinced he could go into retirement or get fired by the new boss, UPS. In general, UPS does not seem to do well with acquisitions in general. This was from an article ( <a href="https://www.fleetowner.com/news/article/21680033/teamsters-advance-on-ups-freight" target="_blank">StackPath</a> )just after the purchase:</p><p></p><p>"According to a Teamsters news release in May, UPS Freight employees received anti-union DVDs via mail sent by UPS Freight executives who formerly headed Overnite. According to the news release, UPS Corp. CEO Mike Eskew responded in a letter to Teamster president Jim Hoffa that the DVDs were sent without his authorization or knowledge."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RUDoneYet, post: 4758206, member: 84766"] [USER=27167]@johnnyunion[/USER] UPS bought Overnite out of Richmond, VA in 2005, and it's no coincidence their vehicles were blue and gray, a nod to the Confederacy. As far as equipment, I feel UPS tarnished the brand by taking over 10 years to fully rebrand Overnite equipment to brown. As late as 2016, there were still Overnite vehicles in our area with a hand printed cardboard sign that said UPS duct taped to the tractor doors. This was a bad move from the get go. Also, if my memory serves me correctly, you may remember the Overnite CEO (?) drafted and mailed a nasty letter to the rank and file right after the sale. This was after a lengthy contract battle and strike by the Teamsters. He was immediately convinced he could go into retirement or get fired by the new boss, UPS. In general, UPS does not seem to do well with acquisitions in general. This was from an article ( [URL="https://www.fleetowner.com/news/article/21680033/teamsters-advance-on-ups-freight"]StackPath[/URL] )just after the purchase: "According to a Teamsters news release in May, UPS Freight employees received anti-union DVDs via mail sent by UPS Freight executives who formerly headed Overnite. According to the news release, UPS Corp. CEO Mike Eskew responded in a letter to Teamster president Jim Hoffa that the DVDs were sent without his authorization or knowledge." [/QUOTE]
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