Lighter trucks? I see where UPS is now bringing in new, lighter composite trucks to save fuel. Drops the weight about 900 lbs they estimate. That means in winter, I have to add about 13 more sand tubes to the 10 I already put in the back every winter just to get the slightest grip in snowy travel. Soon, there won't be any room for packages!
They brought in new trucks with power steering 18 years ago and some don't have them yet. I wouldn't worry. By the time you get a plastic truck you will be retired.Originally Posted by Packmule
What are you gonna do? Type in all caps?
Plastic trucks are for the South. We don't get snow in these parts.
Right now, they might melt down here.
Vote "No", part timers deserve a better contract too.
What would be nice for those of us who deal with snow...would be if the voids around the wheel wells and under the body had plastic water tanks installed with an easy to reach drain valve. If it snowed, you fill the tanks up with a garden hose. 50 gallons of water equals over 400 lbs of weight over the rear drive wheels, which makes a HUGE difference as far as traction in the snow goes. Then when the snow was gone, you drain the water out and enjoy the fuel savings of a lighter vehicle. Win/win.
Our world would be a better place if everybody got to bring their dog to work with them.
I have had to drive one of the "skinny" lightweight p-7 s with single rear wheels and pocket doors. Pure junk. They have the turning radius of a 40' school bus and they wallow down the road like a drunken camel. No joke, I actually got stuck in one of these ON WET PAVEMENT in a customers driveway, and he wound up pulling me up around the hairpin turn with a riding mower!!!
Our world would be a better place if everybody got to bring their dog to work with them.
Ya, I like the older Automatic p-7s with the dually rears. They should have at least gave the new 7s limited slip.
Why not anywhere north of the mason Dixon line just use 4x4 package cars I can't believe a few thousand more per vehicle couldn't be made up pretty fast when a huge snow hit. Think no EC packages loading you up for 2 weeks after the snow and all the hours of OT the could save themselves.
That would be true if it was a safety improvement. The plastic trucks are a cost saving initiative; you will have one much sooner. You may have one before all the lap belt, no power steering, high step package cars are replaced.
I wonder if UPS crash tested these package cars. Have a Ford F250 or F350 going 60mph hit one in the back as if it were parked on the side of the road. It seems the truck hitting our package car would just drive right through it all the way up to the driver seat.
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