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UPS endangers drivers, pays fine

March 6, 2011

As a truck accident attorney I have had the privilege to represent many UPS employees. Each has been incredibly dedicated, hard-working and conscientious. They should not be requires to drive trucks with cracked or rotted frames.

United Parcel Service agreed to pay New York State $1.3 million after investigators found dozens of trucks with cracked or rotted frames. Also, UPS agreed to use an independent inspector for 5 years.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said UPS “knowingly endangered” workers and the driving public.

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