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DifferenceMore5431 t1_isslixo wrote

Sorting packages at a central location is incredibly efficient. If they didn't do it this way they would have to drive trucks between every pair of towns.

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costabius t1_isspn98 wrote

when I worked there a couple decades ago Beans was actually a mini-sort facility for either UPS or FEDex. They would sort for and fill air freight containers that went straight to Portland and onto a plane. I don't know if they still do that for express shipping or not.

Chelmsford is the most convenient nearby spot to access rail freight so it is probably way more efficient from a resource perspective to sort and ship everything by rail from there.

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david_lo-pan t1_isvdtqi wrote

You worked their when they had a contract with FedEx. UPS does not have any air operations in Maine.

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