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United Parcel Service, Inc.

Unsafe Delivery Trucks (New York Investigation)

Date: 03/01/2011 (Date of Settlement Announcement)

Misconduct Type: Health

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $1,300,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: United Parcel Service paid $1.3 million to settle allegations that it knowingly used package delivery trucks in “serious disrepair.” An investigation by the New York Attorney General found that UPS allowed dozens of trucks with cracked or rotted frames to remain in service. The state alleged that during the time these trucks were kept in service, UPS mechanics conducted state and federal inspections falsely certifying the vehicles were safe.