New hub being built

[Mr.nobody]

I've currently been with ups for 6.5 years and working towards a combo bid. I recently found confirmation that we are in the process of building a new hub that will be completed by the end of 2018. It's also going to be very automated and twice the size of our current hub. My FT sup says there will be no sorters, no pick offs, and no smalls due to this automated system that they will install. My question is will this affect new combo bids or my wait time to win a bid. The current wait time for a combo bid at my hub is 9 years. So hopefully I can win one before all this confusion happens.


Also, what they will do to the old hub is make it only for the use of preload and service drivers. "Package drivers". they plan to transfer everyone else to this new hub.

New to this site** so any knowledge thrown to me will be greatly appreciated.

 

[scratch]

Where is this Hub being built?

 

[clean hairy]

Inquiring mimes want to know where??

 

[Box Ox]

Inquiring mimes want to know where??

"Well?"

 

[Big Arrow Down...D]

I've currently been with ups for 6.5 years and working towards a combo bid. I recently found confirmation that we are in the process of building a new hub that will be completed by the end of 2018. It's also going to be very automated and twice the size of our current hub. My FT sup says there will be no sorters, no pick offs, and no smalls due to this automated system that they will install. My question is will this affect new combo bids or my wait time to win a bid. The current wait time for a combo bid at my hub is 9 years. So hopefully I can win one before all this confusion happens.


Also, what they will do to the old hub is make it only for the use of preload and service drivers. "Package drivers". they plan to transfer everyone else to this new hub.

New to this site** so any knowledge thrown to me will be greatly appreciated.

You'll be almost retired before they work the bugs out of an automated anything...

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Nothing you can do about it.

 

[Mr.nobody]

Salt lake city utah. I'm just worried since ups is slowly trying to get rid of the Combo openings. As so I heard

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Salt lake city utah. I'm just worried since ups is slowly trying to get rid of the Combo openings. As so I heard

They want to get rid of anybody making over $10 an hour

 

[Wally]

Where is this Hub being built?

Clarksville?

 

[Catatonic]

You may very well be affected.
The elimination of jobs via automation reduces the need for jobs overall.
With 6.5 years in and a 9 year seniority expectation for the desired jobs, you may be waiting longer.

 

[Covemastah]

Clarksville?

Your showing your age Wally !!! Lol. Sadly most these kids probably never saw the old Clarkville books or movies !!!

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Your showing your age Wally !!! Lol. Sadly most these kids probably never saw the old Clarkville books or movies !!!

 

[TooTechie]

Your showing your age Wally !!! Lol. Sadly most these kids probably never saw the old Clarkville books or movies !!!

I think Clarksville is the BoG town they use in driver school.

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

Clarksville?

There are some Clarksville centers out there. I know of at least one.

 

[PT Car Washer]

I think there is a Clarksville in almost every state. I know my state has a small town named Clarksville.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

I've currently been with ups for 6.5 years and working towards a combo bid. I recently found confirmation that we are in the process of building a new hub that will be completed by the end of 2018. It's also going to be very automated and twice the size of our current hub. My FT sup says there will be no sorters, no pick offs, and no smalls due to this automated system that they will install. My question is will this affect new combo bids or my wait time to win a bid. The current wait time for a combo bid at my hub is 9 years. So hopefully I can win one before all this confusion happens.


Also, what they will do to the old hub is make it only for the use of preload and service drivers. "Package drivers". they plan to transfer everyone else to this new hub.

New to this site** so any knowledge thrown to me will be greatly appreciated.

Having a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of an automated smalls.

 

[Jackburton]

You may very well be affected.
The elimination of jobs via automation reduces the need for jobs overall.
With 6.5 years in and a 9 year seniority expectation for the desired jobs, you may be waiting longer.

I heard through the grapevine UPS bought a whole mess of land up off 575, some kind of superhub going in there as well in the near future to service around Cherokee County.

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

I think there is a Clarksville in almost every state. I know my state has a small town named Clarksville.

There is one in my state. 13 nationwide.

 

[Catatonic]

I heard through the grapevine UPS bought a whole mess of land up off 575, some kind of superhub going in there as well in the near future to service around Cherokee County.

If true, that will be interesting to see the changes in hub flows and feeder networking away from PLEGA and ATLGA.

 

[Mr.nobody]

Yeah, automated smalls is what they said. I don't think it will be 100% automated though. I'm hoping since the hub will be twice the size as our current, it will create new jobs while also eliminating others... that's looking at it in an optimistic stand point.