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UPS Drivers Save Gas By Turning Right
UPS Drivers Save Gas By Turning Right
6/10/08
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- UPS officials said they've found a way for their delivery trucks to save money on gas by avoiding left-hand turns.

Route planners for the postal service company claimed they do all they can to circumvent left-hand turns for their drivers. They said that idling and waiting in the turn left turn lane costs UPS a ton of money.
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you sure it's money or is it TIME...????
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Yeah. That's the biggest killer of companies these days. Left hand turns.
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BS, what next!
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you sure it's money or is it TIME...????
Both, I would think. How many truck's dose UPS have and how much time and fuel could be spent waiting at a light for a left turn?
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