Re: [MBZ] Texas UPS driver surpasses 1 million miles

2008-09-04 Thread Peter Frederick
They do in the local trucks.  Great milage, according to my brother's  
neighbor how drives for them.

Quiet, too.

Peter


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[MBZ] Texas UPS driver surpasses 1 million miles

2008-09-04 Thread Rich Thomas

  If UPS used Mercedes diesels they could probably save an engine change
  or two.


--R


  Texas UPS driver surpasses 1 million miles in his delivery truck
  without accident

By Associated Press
6:07 PM EDT, September 4, 2008

PALESTINE, Texas (AP) _ A routine package delivery turned into a 
milestone for a UPS driver in East Texas. Brent Boyd, 51, on Thursday 
surpassed one million miles on his UPS delivery truck, the same vehicle 
he's driven for 22 years with the company.

The odometer on Boyd's 1987 GMC truck rolled over to all zeros as he 
began his delivery route near Palestine. He said he's never had an 
accident with his company vehicle.

Boyd told The Associated Press that his truck's gone through at least 
three engines and been repainted several times.

But he's resisted offers for a new van. Boyd says the truck is "like 
home" and feels like "sitting in the recliner in your house."

Palestine is 105 miles southwest of Dallas.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-odd-million-mile-driver,0,1285946.story
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