This is where Google says UPS has hubs?

I'm not sure what you are referencing to constitute a hub, but I have always had a" visual" of what I have always heard, the "hub and spoke system".

But then again, I was never issued a secret decoder ring either?

Either way, this is just a clever diversion from the original topic, but I'll play.
So is it your contention, along the lines of the above illustration, that a hub only processes and forwards previously collected volume?
I honestly don't know, but would like to.