UPS trucks face rough retirement

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UPS trucks face rough retirement - Charlotte Observer

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What happens to old UPS delivery trucks? You never see a used one on the road. --
 

rushfan

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Is she joking? A fair amount of technology? Aside from the old DVA equipment, what is there? A beat up v-6, or inline 4 cylinder engine. Steps that will blow out your knees?
 

toonertoo

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A potential party van with sleeping accommadations(sp) for 8, a Nascar party bus, almost indestructible.
 
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Donkeyboy

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UPS trucks face rough retirement - Charlotte Observer
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What happens to old UPS delivery trucks? You never see a used one on the road. --

They get crushed and sold for scrap.When I started,there were package cars in service several years older than I was.Wooden shelves,dashboard handbrakes and all!
 

scratch

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They get crushed and sold for scrap.When I started,there were package cars in service several years older than I was.Wooden shelves,dashboard handbrakes and all!

I would love to cut one up and sell the aluminum to a recycling place. I have heard that the drive-line parts, like transmission, rear end, etc., a worth a little bit too. I have had a lot of people over the years ask me if they could buy one to make a camper or car hauler out of one. I remember many years ago when RPS started up, somehow they got a hold of an old P600 and had it painted up in their colors.
 
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