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<blockquote data-quote="twoweeled" data-source="post: 3471242" data-attributes="member: 27108"><p>Interesting.&nbsp; I think I&#039;ve seen them stretch things close to 4%-5% in the past.&nbsp; Could be 150 cars in some hubs.&nbsp; The company really stretches things to the limit, before expansion.&nbsp; Just my guess/opinion, they&#039;d have to increase close to 40%, maybe 50% more cars.&nbsp; Maybe close to that number of preloaders.&nbsp; Sorters?&nbsp; And there would still be a crap load of missloads, missorts and those cars would return smoking like a smoker at the end of the day.&nbsp; Missed pickups?&nbsp; It would be a disaster, even if they could increase cars by 40%.&nbsp; Total disaster.&nbsp; The question is, how long before they started to catch on?&nbsp; Maybe 2-3 weeks?&nbsp; Big shippers will NOT wait that long.&nbsp; We know it, (more importantly) and the company knows it to!&nbsp; Things would get smoother in 2-3 weeks, but problems would continue for over a month.&nbsp; Package drivers really are exceptional.&nbsp; Question is, how long till UPS can make new drivers.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="twoweeled, post: 3471242, member: 27108"] Interesting. I think I've seen them stretch things close to 4%-5% in the past. Could be 150 cars in some hubs. The company really stretches things to the limit, before expansion. Just my guess/opinion, they'd have to increase close to 40%, maybe 50% more cars. Maybe close to that number of preloaders. Sorters? And there would still be a crap load of missloads, missorts and those cars would return smoking like a smoker at the end of the day. Missed pickups? It would be a disaster, even if they could increase cars by 40%. Total disaster. The question is, how long before they started to catch on? Maybe 2-3 weeks? Big shippers will NOT wait that long. We know it, (more importantly) and the company knows it to! Things would get smoother in 2-3 weeks, but problems would continue for over a month. Package drivers really are exceptional. Question is, how long till UPS can make new drivers. [/QUOTE]

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