Why are FedEx planes so dirty

[Non Union]

If you see FedEx planes vs UPS planes, the UPS planes seem much cleaner.

The FedEx planes always are covered with filth.

Both companies are making piles of money, but wondering if it is corporate culture thing why UPS has such clean planes vs FedEx.

 

[goodgig]

If it is already the color of dirt?........What can brown do for it's planes?

 

[dojetdriver]

If you see FedEx planes vs UPS planes, the UPS planes seem much cleaner.

The FedEx planes always are covered with filth.

Both companies are making piles of money, but wondering if it is corporate culture thing why UPS has such clean planes vs FedEx.

Why are you such a tool?

 

[sandman2122]

If you see FedEx planes vs UPS planes, the UPS planes seem much cleaner.

The FedEx planes always are covered with filth.

Both companies are making piles of money, but wondering if it is corporate culture thing why UPS has such clean planes vs FedEx.

Beats me. Why don't you ask the "non union" employees at FedEx why they can't keep the planes clean.

Don't you have paper to shuffle on your desk.....

 

[landlover]

If you see FedEx planes vs UPS planes, the UPS planes seem much cleaner.

The FedEx planes always are covered with filth.

Both companies are making piles of money, but wondering if it is corporate culture thing why UPS has such clean planes vs FedEx.

real freight dogs feel more at home in dirty airplanes.

 

[NJA bound]

That's one hot avatar Sand :beer:

 

[PreContact]

UPS washes and waxes their airplanes to save fuel...

 

[V-STALL]

It's an image thing with UPS. They are very concerned with the way they look to the public and the "Brand" name.

 

[L'il J.Seinfeld]

That was the first thing I noticed was how much cleaner the 727s were/are on the inside compared to the USAF.

 

[Browntothebone]

http://www.100ups.com/gallery/ups100.html?qtimeline=1&qstate=1&qthumb=1

Go to 1980s and slide number 9.

 

[capt. megadeth]

2000s and 12 and 27 are pretty cool.

 

[JimNtexas]

Didn't Lenard Nimoy narrative a UPS TV commerical a few years ago in which he explained the technical reasons why UPS frequently washes their planes, and then added "Besides, we like our planes to be clean".

 

[V-STALL]

Didn't Lenard Nimoy narrative a UPS TV commerical a few years ago in which he explained the technical reasons why UPS frequently washes their planes, and then added "Besides, we like our planes to be clean".

Yes go to-
http://www.100ups.com/gallery/ups100...ate=1&qthumb=1

Go to 1980s and slide number 9.

 

[Sporto]

I always thought the Fedex planes looked pretty good.

Try checking out an ABX/DHL aircraft. Now that's dirty.:beer:

 

[TheBaron]

Our planes are a freakin' mess no doubt. The reason is ours rarely sit for more than a few hours. The afternoon flights driven by the postal contract and a general lack of lift mean our planes are too busy for baths.

 

[AV80R]

Didn't Lenard Nimoy narrative a UPS TV commerical a few years ago in which he explained the technical reasons why UPS frequently washes their planes, and then added "Besides, we like our planes to be clean".

Uh? I think that's what Browntothebone just "said"? (2 posts ahead of yours)

Ps. CaptM, I agree, 12 in particular is pretty funny

 

[767pilot]

http://www.100ups.com/gallery/ups100.html?qtimeline=1&qstate=1&qthumb=1

Go to 1980s and slide number 9.

funny that they don't even use soap and water

 

[767pilot]

What's so funny? Nothing.

2000s and 12 and 27 are pretty cool.

I liked 12. I'd never seen that one before. For the most part, I never really like our commercials compared to brand x's but then again, I'm sure that they are very deliverate in the segment of the market that they are aimed at.....shippers with no sense of humor. They must have decided long ago to ced the market for people with a funny bone to FedEx

 

[capt. megadeth]

I liked 12. I'd never seen that one before. For the most part, I never really like our commercials compared to brand x's but then again, I'm sure that they are very deliverate in the segment of the market that they are aimed at.....shippers with no sense of humor. They must have decided long ago to ced the market for people with a funny bone to FedEx

I just like them because they have airplanes in them.

 

[PURPLEHAZE21]

To answer your original question..."Chicks Dig Dirt !!!"

 

[taloft]

...because their passengers don't care.

 

[Huck]

I preflight probably 12 MD10/11's a month. I have no idea what you're talking about. When I got hired here I was amazed at how clean the planes are.

They get deice fluid on them in the winter but other than that they're clean, at least the ones I fly.

 

[kilroy]

Is it that white shows dirt more then brown?????????????? Just a thought.

 

[DieselDragRacer]

Is it that white shows dirt more then brown?????????????? Just a thought.

Here in the coatings world we were told UPS spent big money to find/create that particular color because they specifically wanted a color that didn't show dirt.

Whether its true or not I don't know but it makes sense.

While I rarely ever see a dirty UPS truck on the road there are 12 'variances' (meaning the paint companies never matched the prime color correctly to begin with) of UPS Brown so its not real hard to find 2 UPS trucks that don't match each other which is sad when you consider how simple of a color it really is.

 

[AV80R]

Here in the coatings world we were told UPS spent big money to find/create that particular color because they specifically wanted a color that didn't show dirt.


Doubt it; the color you see on airplanes is the standard UPS brown they have on all trucks. I was told they did some research on fuel savings when it comes to cleaning/waxing airplanes and/or trucks (I mean package cars ). With the fuel prices this high I bet you the fuel burn savings are worth the extra hassle - so they wash and wax their equipment quite often…

 

[DieselDragRacer]

Out of curiosity, I'd be interested in a UPS employee researching how UPS Brown came to be.

 

[AV80R]

Diesel, maybe you were right re: the "less visible dirt" theory...Here’s what I found…

1919 – 1930: The Beginning of the Common Carrier Era
In 1919, the company made its first expansion beyond Seattle to Oakland, California, where the name United Parcel Service debuted. "United" reflected the company's consolidated shipments, while "Parcel" indicated the kinds of deliveries the company made, and "Service," noted Charlie Soderstrom, "is all we have to offer." During the same year, Charlie was credited with the idea of painting all the company's cars brown, chosen for its stately appearance.


http://www.100ups.com/history/1919-1930.html

The brown color that UPS uses on its vehicles and uniforms is called UPS brown, which was chosen because it is the same color that was used on Pullman railroad sleeper cars and was seen as professional and elegant. The brown color hides dirt well and was inconspicuous. UPS's department store customers did not want to call attention to the fact that UPS was delivering their furniture, rather than its own delivery men. UPS has trademarked the color brown, which prevents other delivery companies from using it as part of their brand. UPS also operates its own airline (IATA: 5X, ICAO: UPS, and Callsign: UPS ) based in Louisville, Kentucky.
In April 2003, UPS unveiled a new logo, replacing the iconic package and shield originally designed in 1961 by Paul Rand. The new logo features a capital "U" and a capital "S", with an ironically larger lower-case "p" in the middle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Parcel_Service

 

[spitfire1500]

I'll tell you why they are so dirty (and I don't even have to waste my time reading the rest of the thread)....theyr'e too dang busy making money....jackass!!

 

[AV80R]

....jackass!!

Why name calling? He/she just asked a silly question, that's all...

 

[PURPLEHAZE21]

A guy named "Jose" in Mexico City cleans our planes for half the price it cost in the U.S..