What's the difference

[ArcherUTR]

Hubs are the central point in state/area that packages for that state/area pass through and sorted to the different centers. Another way to think about it is like a bicycle wheel; hub is the axle, and the centers that hub services are the spokes.

On a bicycle wheel the hub would be the hub...

 

[brownsugar]

Hubs usually run more than two sorts per day (sunrise, preload, day, twi, nite). Most hubs have centers, but centers can stand alone.

 

[DougH]

What town in Iowa?

Dubuque

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[PT Car Washer]

Dubuque is a center. Davenport and Des Moines are hubs. Heard you had a fire there a couple years ago.

 

[DougH]

Dubuque is a center. Davenport and Des Moines are hubs. Heard you had a fire there a couple years ago.

Yeah I think back around 07 or 08. I remember hearing about it. Hopefully the center has a decent move up time. I run a route right now averaging 55 to 60 hrs a week so the part time gig will be rough for awhile. Ha

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[BigBeef42]

Where I work at the hub is the building itself. There are about 4 centers inside the hub.


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This is what I was referring to as well. In my hub we have 3 centers. It's a combo... drivers report to the center offices and the laborers report to the hub offices. We also run 24/7...

When I was in a different town doing my driver training I was shocked to see it was ONLY a center... with no load (day or twilight shift)...

It just matters how much money ups makes in a specific region. Is your building a cost or profit center... in my small town we load and unload volume around the clock.



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[CHALLY9TX]

Pretty sure 3 of the 4 centers in my hub are profit. Hub runs pretty much 24/7.


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