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UPS trucks are custom-built for UPS, and they are destroyed at EOL, not sold off. So, safe to assume any UPS truck you see is owned and operated by UPS.
by SoftTalker 2mo ago
UPS trucks are custom-built for UPS, and they are destroyed at EOL, not sold off. So, safe to assume any UPS truck you see is owned and operated by UPS.
- WillAdams 2mo agoYes, but UPS is not the manufacturer, and the version of the story I was told noted that they specifically retained a lawyer to argue that the tickets need not be paid because the manufacturer field was not correctly filled out (why NYC city police weren't able to subpoena that and then inform all their officers of the the name of a manufacturer for a particular VIN was not a part of the story).
- SoftTalker 2mo agoJudges usually don't take kindly to arguments on technicalities when the facts of the matter are clear (UPS truck, licence # and VIN matching UPS registration and ownership). I'm surprised they prevailed.
- WillAdams 2mo agoMaybe they didn't --- it was presented to me as an urban myth, and I've never really liked the idea, and it seems that instead, there is a "Stipulated Fine program", which allows large companies like UPS to waive the right to contest tickets in exchange for agreeing to pay a preset, reduced amount per offense.