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<blockquote data-quote="oldrps" data-source="post: 950857" data-attributes="member: 36765">One of two things may be happening, consolidating SmartPost into Ground or Express 2-Day and Express Saver to Ground.To consolidate SmartPost would require a massive smalls sort at the Hubs/OTP&#039;s and bigger local facilities.&nbsp; There is a good chance this may be what they are looking to do to speed up SmartPost to compete with UPS Surepost.&nbsp; This would allow them to shut down the SmartPost hubs and save money by eliminating another network.If the Express 2 and 3 day volume is moved to Ground, the Express packages will go to the Ground Hubs and OTPS&#039;s to be inducted in the Ground system after they have been sorted at Express by Ground Hub/OTP.&nbsp; It will then be loaded to the satellites on their inbound trailers from the Hubs/OTP&#039;s.&nbsp; There will not be any Express trailers going to the Ground terminals, only to the hubs and OTP&#039;s.&nbsp; The 2-Day and Express Savers will be mixed in with the Ground packages for the Ground preloads.&nbsp; Look to the past when RPS did 2 and 3 day air, this is how it was done before.&nbsp; One problem I see with this model is how will Ground deliver 2-Day AM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="oldrps, post: 950857, member: 36765"] One of two things may be happening, consolidating SmartPost into Ground or Express 2-Day and Express Saver to Ground. To consolidate SmartPost would require a massive smalls sort at the Hubs/OTP's and bigger local facilities. There is a good chance this may be what they are looking to do to speed up SmartPost to compete with UPS Surepost. This would allow them to shut down the SmartPost hubs and save money by eliminating another network. If the Express 2 and 3 day volume is moved to Ground, the Express packages will go to the Ground Hubs and OTPS's to be inducted in the Ground system after they have been sorted at Express by Ground Hub/OTP. It will then be loaded to the satellites on their inbound trailers from the Hubs/OTP's. There will not be any Express trailers going to the Ground terminals, only to the hubs and OTP's. The 2-Day and Express Savers will be mixed in with the Ground packages for the Ground preloads. Look to the past when RPS did 2 and 3 day air, this is how it was done before. One problem I see with this model is how will Ground deliver 2-Day AM. [/QUOTE]

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