KGM Channel 9 in Hawaii had an interesting report today on UPS's use of bicycles to deliver parcels at three military bases on the big island of Hawaii. Said to be an experiment in "green" economics, the practice might expand to other sites.
In Europe, Latin America and in parts of Asia, seeing couriers on everything from gondolas to motorcycles to bikes is nothing new. Its interesting to see this being used more now in the US.
Now the big question... are the drivers Teamsters?
UPS Experiments With Bicycle DeliveriesWritten by Brooks Baehr - bbaehr@kgmb9.com December 24, 2008 06:05 PM The company famous for its brown color scheme is taking a new "green" approach to Christmas. For the first time UPS is using pedal power to deliver packages on Oahu. UPS "driver helpers" have gotten out of their trademark brown trucks and onto bicycles to make deliveries at three military installations (Hickam, Schofield, Helemano). "We're saving money. We're not putting another car on the road to make these deliveries," said UPS Human Services Manager Ben Dorado. "We're not consuming as much fuel. And also we're not having any C02 emissions." "We like to call it our green routes. It's helping the environment. And also it's helping us getting done what we need to get done," Dorado added. |
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