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<blockquote data-quote="mojobuc" data-source="post: 74776" data-attributes="member: 1232"><p><a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2005/12/19/Business/Package_precision.shtml" target="_blank"><strong>Package precision</strong></a></p><p></p><p><em>Millions of packages move seamlessly each night through the UPS Worldport hub to the rest of the world.</em></p><p></p><p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The airport here comes alive shortly before midnight.</p><p>UPS jets touch down on both of Louisville International's parallel runways about every 90 seconds. Tugs pull lines of cargo containers across the apron, dodging squat, yellow fuel trucks, belt loaders and other traffic.</p><p>One night last week, 1.1-million air express packages at the UPS Worldport hub zipped along the 122 miles of conveyors and were separated by destination, scanned and loaded back on planes for morning delivery - all in about four hours.</p><p> </p><p>Volume is building with the holidays and will peak here Wednesday at more than 2-million express air items during the hectic late-night and smaller afternoon "sort."</p><p> </p><p>...</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>UPS BY THE NUMBERS</strong></span></span> </p><p>Avg. Daily Deliveries: 14.1-million </p><p>Avg. Daily Air Shipments: 2.2-million </p><p>Est. Peak Daily Deliveries: 20-million (Dec. 20) </p><p>Est. Peak Daily Air Shipments: 5-million (Dec. 21)</p><p>Worldport Avg. Daily Package volume: 1.1-million</p><p>Est. Peak Worldport Package volume: 2-million (Dec. 21) </p><p>Worldport sort capacity: 304,000 packages per hour</p><p>Worldport miles of conveyers: 112</p><p>Source: UPS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mojobuc, post: 74776, member: 1232"] [URL="http://www.sptimes.com/2005/12/19/Business/Package_precision.shtml"][B]Package precision[/B][/URL] [I]Millions of packages move seamlessly each night through the UPS Worldport hub to the rest of the world.[/I] LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The airport here comes alive shortly before midnight. UPS jets touch down on both of Louisville International's parallel runways about every 90 seconds. Tugs pull lines of cargo containers across the apron, dodging squat, yellow fuel trucks, belt loaders and other traffic. One night last week, 1.1-million air express packages at the UPS Worldport hub zipped along the 122 miles of conveyors and were separated by destination, scanned and loaded back on planes for morning delivery - all in about four hours. Volume is building with the holidays and will peak here Wednesday at more than 2-million express air items during the hectic late-night and smaller afternoon "sort." ... [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][B]UPS BY THE NUMBERS[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] Avg. Daily Deliveries: 14.1-million Avg. Daily Air Shipments: 2.2-million Est. Peak Daily Deliveries: 20-million (Dec. 20) Est. Peak Daily Air Shipments: 5-million (Dec. 21) Worldport Avg. Daily Package volume: 1.1-million Est. Peak Worldport Package volume: 2-million (Dec. 21) Worldport sort capacity: 304,000 packages per hour Worldport miles of conveyers: 112 Source: UPS [/QUOTE]
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