Why do the UPS delivery vans [brown colour with yellow UPS logo] do not have any doors on drivers' and passengers' sides??
It can't be typical to all courier vans as Royal Mail or TNT vans do have doors!
Edited by movilogo on 15/11/2009 at 18:58
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The one I saw Friday had doors both sides.
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New UPS vans are near Standard vans.
Old UPS vans were purpose built.
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They'll be sliding doors which were quite common here some years ago on panel vans...Commer walk thru etc.
I found them excellent for multi deliveries, leave the door open for some real fresh air, and no having to open the door to get out, just slide over to whichever side is safer, dive out and jobs a good 'un.
Passenger sliding door is also good for heaving odd parcels through without having to open the back, ideal for parcel vans.
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A proper UPS package car will have a door to the passenger side, and a door from the cabin into the rear of the vehicle, for access to the packages.
They will sometimes have drivers doors too, but the main idea is to stop, walk into the back of the van, pick up the package, get out at the front and do the drop.
It apparently makes the drop off ever so slightly quicker, and UPS have patented this system, hence why nobody else does it.
However, some branded UPS vehicles may be independently operated and run by 3rd parties, these will likely be normal transit or luton style vans.
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UPS in our town have all sizes of vans from small to pantechnicon.
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I am surprised at how many cargo planes these outfits use, I occasionally wait alongside the runway at our local airport when SWMBO is returning on her broomstick and requires a lift home, its cheaper than the car park and I can see her arrive.
The majority of the movements during the evening seem to be DHL/UPS/Post Office and similar companies.
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There was an excellent, informative even, programme on TV about UPS
Their own airport? plus their own met office & staff
A phenomonal operation
Even by Yankee standards
And yes I noticed the vans dedicated design
I believe that also mentioned that the del routes were planned to be all right turns
therefore a lower risk of accidents.
Perhaps we should let them run the purchasing & logistic elements of the Navy, Army & Air Force
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Perhaps we should let them run the purchasing & logistic elements of the Navy Army & Air Force
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That disaster is purely political, I was fortunate to be in the forces when they were properly funded, and unfortunately when they weren't.
Edited by Old Navy on 16/11/2009 at 14:35
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We used to have the Sherpa type vans in Royal Mail with sliding doors a few years ago. They where suppose to be better for stopping and getting out in heavy traffic, ie. you didn't have to open a door wide into overtaking traffic. It was, I think, stopped when a driver was killed going over a hump back bridge at speed, with the door open and no seatbelt on, and fell out and was killed.
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The German post office actually used RHD VW so that the driver got out onto the pavement to empty the postboxes-no seats at all other than for the driver.
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Sounds a bit like the RHD Jeeps the US Mail posties use for deliveries, or used to.
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If you look up UPS vans on Wiki - some interesting facts, otherwise it was discussed here some time ago when a poster wanted to source a second-hand one.
Edited by Pugugly on 16/11/2009 at 17:45
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