UPS has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union on heat safety for drivers in its iconic brown delivery trucks.
A UPS driver collapsed on a porch during hot temperatures in Arizona. Credit: Brian Enriquez via Storyful
"We have agreed to equip all newly purchased U.S. small package delivery vehicles with air conditioning starting January 1, 2024,". "Where possible, new vehicles will be allocated to the hottest parts of the country first." The new contract language means UPS would equip in-cab air conditioning systems in all larger delivery vehicles, smaller sprinter vans, and all of UPS’ most recognizable brown package cars purchased after Jan. 1, 2024, according to the union. UPS will work to make sure all current package cars have a cab fan within 30 days of the new contract ratification date, and said it will install a second fan in vehicles without air conditioning by June 1, 2024.
Additionally, UPS has also agreed to install exhaust heat shields, which reduce temperatures on the truck floor, and air induction systems to increase airflow in the cargo areas, in new package cars and retrofitted into existing package cars. "Air conditioning is coming to UPS, and Teamster members in these vehicles will get the relief and protection they’ve been fighting for," Teamsters General President Sean M. O’BrienUPS’ ground fleet serves all business and residential zip codes in the contiguous United States. In 2022, itThis story was reported from Cincinnati.that I have read and agree
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