UPS Trucks Were Originally Going to Be Yellow

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James Casey, one of the founders of UPS, originally wanted the trucks to be yellow, instead of brown.  He was eventually convinced to make them brown by Charlie Soderstrom.  Soderstrom pointed out that yellow trucks would be impossible to keep clean.  Railroad cars are often brown for this same reason.

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