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<blockquote data-quote="gman042" data-source="post: 1541685" data-attributes="member: 36560"><p>Back in '08, UPS tried to satellite a small valley about 50 miles from the servicing center. It contained 3 routes. In the three weeks that it operated as a satellite, the drivers did not get on road until nearly 1everday. Because they did not start sorting until noon, their 12 hours were not up until midnight.</p><p>Long story short. UPS was forced to pull the satellite back to servicing center but left 1 of the 3 as a satellite just to save face. 5 years later, that route was pulled back too.</p><p>Satellites are not cost effective. You have to figure the volume must be shuttled out. Miles are not saved. Just don't get the idea.</p><p>I just wonder whose brainchild satellite centers was. I know that guy that tried to install out local one was drummed out of IE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gman042, post: 1541685, member: 36560"] Back in '08, UPS tried to satellite a small valley about 50 miles from the servicing center. It contained 3 routes. In the three weeks that it operated as a satellite, the drivers did not get on road until nearly 1everday. Because they did not start sorting until noon, their 12 hours were not up until midnight. Long story short. UPS was forced to pull the satellite back to servicing center but left 1 of the 3 as a satellite just to save face. 5 years later, that route was pulled back too. Satellites are not cost effective. You have to figure the volume must be shuttled out. Miles are not saved. Just don't get the idea. I just wonder whose brainchild satellite centers was. I know that guy that tried to install out local one was drummed out of IE. [/QUOTE]
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