UPS Fined $1.3M by New York State

It seems that UPS has great procedures for inspecting vehicles but they fail to use them. The Investigation found that UPS was inspecting and passing their own vehicles even though they were in very poor condition. Becuase UPS has such a large fleet of vehicles they are licensed to condut their own inspections. They now must pay $1.3 million to New York State. As part of the agreement UPS now has an independent inspector who is approved by the attorney general's office to conduct vehicle inspection for five years.

One of their own mechanics blew the whistle on the company after he removed four truck from service in 2006 because they had cracked frames. UPS allowed the truck back on the road with out being repaired. It seems, throught the investigation, that this has been going on since 2004.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman stated "UPS knowingly endangered not only the lives of their own employees but the lives of the driving public by keeping these rotting and decaying trucks on the roadways, UPS was an accident waiting to happen."