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<blockquote data-quote="browniehound" data-source="post: 271897" data-attributes="member: 4653"><p>When you say 'sprinters' are you talking about the vans we got back in 02 or 03? The sprinter I'm yalking about looks nothing like the pictures above. When I talk about the sprinter, I'm talking about a van, literally.</p><p> </p><p>These vehicles are totally useless except for a few applications. And if we used these vans striclty for these certain operations, it could save us $$$ in fuel.</p><p> </p><p>Let's just say they are less efficient than a p5 if we are doing an air run that involves docks and if we need to get to the back of the vehicle to grab packages or bulk.</p><p> </p><p>But, they come in real handy for airport runs. There are 2 major airports within an hour of my hub. These vans are ideal to make runs to grab EAMS or drop off PM airs. After making the EAM shuttle and the meet with the other drivers, these vans are perfect for doing an air-route that has mostly letters. If UPS can assign these vehicles to these types of operations than they can be a huge $$$ saver in fuel.</p><p> </p><p>BUT, does the center manager even think of these things? My guess is he doesen,t because there is no accounting for these vehicles where I'm from: its first come first serve.</p><p> </p><p>If I were the business manager and the fuel expense came from my budget (It does, correct?), I would have strict rules on which runs use these most fuel efficeint vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>It seems like a no-brainer to me, but my guess is that this is the last thing on my center manager mind. As a shareholder, I hope I'm very wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="browniehound, post: 271897, member: 4653"] When you say 'sprinters' are you talking about the vans we got back in 02 or 03? The sprinter I'm yalking about looks nothing like the pictures above. When I talk about the sprinter, I'm talking about a van, literally. These vehicles are totally useless except for a few applications. And if we used these vans striclty for these certain operations, it could save us $$$ in fuel. Let's just say they are less efficient than a p5 if we are doing an air run that involves docks and if we need to get to the back of the vehicle to grab packages or bulk. But, they come in real handy for airport runs. There are 2 major airports within an hour of my hub. These vans are ideal to make runs to grab EAMS or drop off PM airs. After making the EAM shuttle and the meet with the other drivers, these vans are perfect for doing an air-route that has mostly letters. If UPS can assign these vehicles to these types of operations than they can be a huge $$$ saver in fuel. BUT, does the center manager even think of these things? My guess is he doesen,t because there is no accounting for these vehicles where I'm from: its first come first serve. If I were the business manager and the fuel expense came from my budget (It does, correct?), I would have strict rules on which runs use these most fuel efficeint vehicles. It seems like a no-brainer to me, but my guess is that this is the last thing on my center manager mind. As a shareholder, I hope I'm very wrong. [/QUOTE]
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