UPS has 93,637 vehicles (cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, and tractor-trailers) that drive over 2 billion miles a year, so they have had a lot of practice in finding ways to save gas, save money, and reduce air pollution. Here are three of Brown’s gas saving tips for any of y’all driving this holiday weekend.
- Avoid left turns – UPS plans its routes to minimize left turns. This reduces gas usage because left turns generally mean you car has to sit and idle while waiting to turn. This helped UPS save $12 million last year!
- Reduce idling – I did not know this, but UPS has a “no idling” policy, so no matter how short of a stop a UPS driver makes, they turn off their engine. This reduces idling time by 24 minutes per driver a day, which saves them $188 per driver per year!
- Plan your route – UPS plans out its routes to be as efficient and direct as possible. Remember, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail!
If you can’t read that good, here are some gas saving tips from UPS… IN VIDEO FORM.
July 7th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
okay. air lines have now tried to use the same technique.
cutting off the engine in mid air if there’s strong wind coming.
I have to save their butts many times.
July 7th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Man, next time you are saving planes, can you make mine take off on the day it’s supposed to? Just throw it in the air or something.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:11 am
FAH-Q
July 9th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
In case of a water landing, your seat can be used as a floatation device. yes. but what about a sudden drop onto concrete? will my floatation device help me then?
July 10th, 2008 at 8:42 am
No no, that’s what the air masks are for.