But Benefits Are Great!
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Seriously.
Where do old UPS trucks go when they die?
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bellesotico
BOXstar
They get sent to our center. 
Dirty Savage
Paranoid Android
I'm sure they get stripped for parts first before being sent to the crusher. I can't see UPS not recycling their vehicles. They're too damned cheap!
But Benefits Are Great!
Just Words On A Screen
They get sent to our center.
LOL - How did I know someone would say that?
wornoutupser
Well-Known Member
I got a good laugh about stripping the parts!
My building finally got to crush a nasty P-5. I was driving another P-5 that needed a part that was " no longer available".
We had to wait until the night that it was towed off to strip the needed part off of it to put on my truck! Our mechanic was told not to strip anything off of it.
My building finally got to crush a nasty P-5. I was driving another P-5 that needed a part that was " no longer available".
We had to wait until the night that it was towed off to strip the needed part off of it to put on my truck! Our mechanic was told not to strip anything off of it.
rocket man
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They are suppose to junk them whole even if they put in a new engine a week ago,
upsgrunt
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atatbl
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You make a good point. Ironically, that is why they DO NOT strip them of parts.
I am sure exceptions occur when a center manager knows exactly what he/she needs to get a current vehicle in his/her fleet running again.
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JediSpork
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They use some of them as crew vans. They tear out the shelves and put bus seats in them.
We use them on our air ramp.
We use them on our air ramp.
upsgrunt
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Dirty Savage
Paranoid Android
Besides the aluminum, the heartache and self esteem must be worth a mint!
You forgot the blood, sweat and tears . . . lots and lots of tears.
trickpony1
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dannyboy
From the promised LAND
ACtually most get "disassembled". Cut up into chunks, with photos taken at each step of the way. They got rid of several junkers a few years back that way. I think 25 or so.
Some are dontated to charities like Volunteer fire departments, etc. But most are just a piece of crap.
That being said, there are better trucks scrapped than many of the ones they decide to keep around another 5 or more years.
I do have several customers that have the tops to several 250's out behind their house. Painted them light gray before they were allowed to sell them off.
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Some are dontated to charities like Volunteer fire departments, etc. But most are just a piece of crap.
That being said, there are better trucks scrapped than many of the ones they decide to keep around another 5 or more years.
I do have several customers that have the tops to several 250's out behind their house. Painted them light gray before they were allowed to sell them off.
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We have about 5 or 6 trucks sitting across from our mechanics bay that are all gutted. Most of them P500 's(AKA our air cars) At least 4 others that are about to suffer the same fate. Quite a few others are sitting out there also waiting to be fixed. There are also two new P1000's with Cali plates that have been sitting out there for a month now.
Hmmm, it's no wonder we don't have enough trucks to run EAM's efficiently.
My dream of the demise of some of the 800's I've driven? Push them all into a giant hole filled with a couple hundred THOUSAND pounds of TNT, and well you know what would happen next....
Hmmm, it's no wonder we don't have enough trucks to run EAM's efficiently.
My dream of the demise of some of the 800's I've driven? Push them all into a giant hole filled with a couple hundred THOUSAND pounds of TNT, and well you know what would happen next....
I think that we should be able to have a big after work cookout with beer like the old days. Then we could take turns shooting holes in them with high-powered rifles. Sell tickets, it could be a fund raiser!
