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<blockquote data-quote="newfie" data-source="post: 6111596" data-attributes="member: 58700">back to this topic and i know someone posted an article this is going to hurt UPS if the tariff war with china drags on[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.ttnews.com/articles/tariffs-hit-california-hubs[/URL]some thoughts on it a lot of inbound china moves through these ports and southern cal hubs. teamsters should probably be looking to get UPS to pull loads off the trains and fill the voids on sleeper teams teamsters ( Sean) should probably be looking hard to make sure nothing is moving by contractor.&nbsp; ups should be looking at options to take post office and 2day air off the planes and move it through available movements in the sleeper teams. its always cheaper to ground it then fly it. ups should be looking at training and placing less vacation coverage drivers in feeders.&nbsp; but then again if the tariffs get settled they&#039;ll need them at which point they&#039;ll probably get blown out as companies play catch up. this is going to be tricky for them because of the uncertainty as to how long this might drag out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="newfie, post: 6111596, member: 58700"] back to this topic and i know someone posted an article this is going to hurt UPS if the tariff war with china drags on [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ttnews.com/articles/tariffs-hit-california-hubs[/URL] some thoughts on it a lot of inbound china moves through these ports and southern cal hubs. teamsters should probably be looking to get UPS to pull loads off the trains and fill the voids on sleeper teams teamsters ( Sean) should probably be looking hard to make sure nothing is moving by contractor. ups should be looking at options to take post office and 2day air off the planes and move it through available movements in the sleeper teams. its always cheaper to ground it then fly it. ups should be looking at training and placing less vacation coverage drivers in feeders. but then again if the tariffs get settled they'll need them at which point they'll probably get blown out as companies play catch up. this is going to be tricky for them because of the uncertainty as to how long this might drag out. [/QUOTE]

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