UPS to use Lego Trucks

Ok, not quite - but UPS is planning on building plastic trucks which snap together in innovative ways... so basically lego trucks.


Not sure why no one has done this before, but basically, this truck is built using ABS plastic instead of metal and paint, which reduces the cost of maintenance significantly (though somewhat increasing the build cost). What it means is that for small scrapes, nothing is needed, and for bigger accidents, body repairs can be done cheaply and easily, simply popping off one plastic panel and popping a new one on. Finally, and most importantly, it saves 1,000lbs off the usual 10,000lbs weight of these trucks, which also lets them use a smaller 150hp mill rather than their usual 200hp unit (and yeah... 150hp does seem mighty small for 9,000lbs, or about 3 normal small cars).