Hub Expansions & new Hubs.....

[clean hairy]

In Arlington tx, addition of a new 1.1 million sq foot Hub. The Mesquite hub is supposed to be expanded to double the current 400,000 Sq feet to 800,000 sq feet.
What is happening with new hubs or expansions in other parts of the country?

 

[Faceplanted]

Perfect timing for ups to get profits down thanks to new construction and then tell the union... "see, were not going as good as prior years so you guys gotta give us concessions this contract"

 

[Wally]

We got a new soda machine. That's about it.

 

[Over 70]

Our hub looks like crap and the package cars are falling apart

 

[UPS Preloader]

Our hub looks like crap and the package cars are falling apart

Building looks ok here, but we've outgrown it. Can't even come close to handling peak volume. Package cars look like crap and are falling apart here as well. At least the drivers are clean shaven.

 

[anHOURover]

PHL is expanding. Supposedly the air hub is getting up speed on technology. Automated

 

[dookie stain]

We got a new soda machine. That's about it.

Our coffee machine has been pouring out just hot water...that's why I have late air...

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Perfect timing for ups to get profits down thanks to new construction and then tell the union... "see, were not going as good as prior years so you guys gotta give us concessions this contract"

Then we don't invest and the same people complain that we don't invest in infrastructure.

 

[rod]

The UPS building here is pushing 50 years old-has had two major fires after which they patched it back together and now is the worst looking business in the whole industrial park (they even have a letter from city hall awarding them that honor). It has a couple of "temporary" add on loading docks that have been there for at least 10 years. I was told a couple of years ago they had actually thought about getting rid of the temporary docks and building a new addition but because the city insisted they would have to pave the area around the new addition UPS backed off. Didn't want to spend "That kind of money". Meanwhile FedEx just build a beautiful big new building just down the road.

 

[TearsInRain]

a lot of buildings are being doubled in size so they can build an automated half while the op still runs, then switch over to that side to gut and redo the original half

inside staffing should go to maybe 1/4 of what it is now

 

[scratch]

The original Atlanta Hub off Fulton Industrial will be replaced by a new one a few miles down the road that will be the third largest Hub in the country. I work out of the Forest Park Hub, they spent eight million bucks last year adding on to it. Still no car wash building since it was built in 1991.

 

[MyTripisCut]

Then we don't invest and the same people complain that we don't invest in infrastructure.

How about investing in a system that could help drivers more efficiently deliver their routes while reducing miles??? We could become a "green" company and try and dumb the job down so we could pay less. We could call it O'B R I E N. It will be fantastic..................

 

[clean hairy]

How about investing in a system that could help drivers more efficiently deliver their routes while reducing miles??? We could become a "green" company and try and dumb the job down so we could pay less. We could call it O'B R I E N. It will be fantastic..................

Or, we could just let drivers use common sense and area knowledge........

 

[Peppermint Patty]

With all these new "expansions" and an extra delivery day each week. What do you guys think as far as UPS getting back volume they lost? Are they setting up for this? Getting surepost back? Seems like they are really trying to amp up business.

 

[cosmo1]

inside staffing should go to maybe 1/4 of what it is now

Making America great again by eliminating more jobs.

 

[burrheadd]

With all these new "expansions" and an extra delivery day each week. What do you guys think as far as UPS getting back volume they lost? Are they setting up for this? Getting surepost back? Seems like they are really trying to amp up business.

So they can look broke at contract negotiation time

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Perfect timing for ups to get profits down thanks to new construction and then tell the union... "see, were not going as good as prior years so you guys gotta give us concessions this contract"

Don't forget about that 800 million dollar spanking they got from New York.

 

[TearsInRain]

With all these new "expansions" and an extra delivery day each week. What do you guys think as far as UPS getting back volume they lost? Are they setting up for this? Getting surepost back? Seems like they are really trying to amp up business.

amazon is desperate to shift volume back to us from fedex, among other things

 

[MyTripisCut]

amazon is desperate to shift volume back to us from fedex, among other things

Why is that?

 

[Peppermint Patty]

Ya why is that. Why would we get that volume back? I agree New york was a big hit