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Can you still remember the days?
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<blockquote data-quote="olroadbeech" data-source="post: 4141095" data-attributes="member: 52145"><p>What I remember most was how bad the feeder tractors were. I worked for non-union companies for almost 14 years before getting on with UPS in 1993. The tractors I usually drove were nice Peterbuilts or fairly new tractors but for half the pay and no benefits.</p><p></p><p>The old UPS tractors were old day cab cab overs with 5 speed trannies with holes in the floor. The low air indicator was the flag type that dropped down. Everything seemed like it was held together with duct tape and baling wire. Most of the tractors had 750-1 million miles on them or more.</p><p></p><p>My first thought was " these things pass inspection?"</p><p></p><p>plus we had to put our own radios in them. I couldn't believe that. A few years later the company started getting snub nose Internationals and tractors were upgraded every 3-4 years.</p><p></p><p>But at the beginning it was an eye opener.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="olroadbeech, post: 4141095, member: 52145"] What I remember most was how bad the feeder tractors were. I worked for non-union companies for almost 14 years before getting on with UPS in 1993. The tractors I usually drove were nice Peterbuilts or fairly new tractors but for half the pay and no benefits. The old UPS tractors were old day cab cab overs with 5 speed trannies with holes in the floor. The low air indicator was the flag type that dropped down. Everything seemed like it was held together with duct tape and baling wire. Most of the tractors had 750-1 million miles on them or more. My first thought was " these things pass inspection?" plus we had to put our own radios in them. I couldn't believe that. A few years later the company started getting snub nose Internationals and tractors were upgraded every 3-4 years. But at the beginning it was an eye opener. [/QUOTE]
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