I don't know who makes them, but I saw a unique one, yesterday, on Interstate 65, in Indiana. It was the traditional Brown UPS truck, with a bright yellow hood, flames down the front side, and the rear wheel arch yellow, with flames. It was still badged as a UPS truck, and had a guy in UPS uniform driving it. The look was startling at first, but it grew on me - a totally desirable UPS truck.

 

Hawk did you work in Montgomery Pa.? Thats wherethey made them.

 

I also have seen a flamed UPS truck. It was a couple of summers ago at Lakeside Speedway here in KC (that's the local dirt oval). It was UPS night at the races. So I assume it's a promotional thing. I don't know if they actually use them for deliveries, but I'd like to see on pull up at my door. I think it all started with the "we want to race the truck" thing.

 

I wouldn't doubt this, I don't ever recall a logo on the old style when I worked in the hub. The new ugly ones are a freightliner make though, for sure. Most the trucks at our hub were diesel, some of the very long ones had turbo diesels in them. All of the UPS owned semis are freightliner also, and are powered by detroit's.
Scott

 

I had this on my computer, just thought I'd share

 

A slammed UPS truck is not a pleasing sight.

 

I park trucks at UPS - about 60 of 'em. We have mostly freightliner and some older IH's. A few Fords and GMC's too. Some of the new small Frieghtliners have the square front, but everything else has the old round style hood. One I know of has over 600,000 miles on it, and our highest millage routes are around 80-100 miles/60-80 stops a day. Nearly everything is diesel except all the IH's - can't get a replacement diesel, so they replaced 'em with gas engines, from what I understand.
Body is Grumman on everything I've ever noticed - of course they do all look alot a like anyhow. btw, the round front end is fiberglass.

The older ones don't have power steering -akkk! And if you ever wondered, none have air - except a small fan! LOL

As for semi's I think everything I see nowdays is FORD.

 

around here they are all standard transmission, and i think freightliners we looked at their maintainence shop when i was in high school, if one goes down they will have it back up by the next day for deliveries. they can change an engine in about an hour.

 

our shop just finished a diesel to gas conversion - took around 80-90 man hours. Of course that is alot more than simply swapping out.

 

The UPS truck that delivers where I work has a 460 in it. While the driver was in B.S.ing with our shipper, I took a peek.

 

I was kinda wrong about the Ford semi's - the straight trucks are Ford - the semi's are mostly MACK. (honestly I'm not a semi guy and just look at 'em enought to stay outta there way on the lot) Saw a Peterbuilt cabover on the lot yesterday though - thought they were all phased out finally.