Posted by Stamper_WI on 7/20/11 8:29am
Msg #390296

UPS delivery disrupted

Got this bulletin
Severe Weather Impacting UPS Service

We would like to advise you that last night’s severe weather in Louisville, KY, caused significant disruption to operations at Worldport, our main operations center in the U.S. As a result, some shipments may experience unavoidable delays. Shipments impacted by this event will indicate a weather delay when tracking on ups.com.

The UPS Service Guarantee does not apply when transportation networks are disrupted due to conditions beyond our control. Please refer to the Service Update on ups.com for the latest information.

Reply by A S Johnson on 7/20/11 9:12am
Msg #390303

Yes, may have disrupted some. UPS operates a air center at Rockford Il thats is used when Louisville is having problems.
In case of storms, wher planes are delayed in landing or taking off, a Next Day Air should get to the destination but may be late.

Reply by HARRY_PA on 7/20/11 9:17am
Msg #390304

Re: Most international packages delayed n/m

Reply by A S Johnson on 7/20/11 9:29am
Msg #390308

Re: Most international packages delayed

With UPS, inernational is processed at Philly, thus they are routed through Philly from your regional center and do not go through Louisville.
Example: item for the Pacific rim leaves Philly with crew which flys to Anckerridge where a new crew flys that plane to it's desination. The first crew fly a short flight to a desination to Hi or a west coast city and returns to rest and get the next flight to the Pacific rim. The reverse is true. This keeps from having two crews on a single flight which would take over 10 hours plus most plans need to be refueled.

Reply by HARRY_PA on 7/20/11 12:40pm
Msg #390356

Re: Most international packages delayed - Sid

It must depend on your point of origination. Almost all of my international packages go through Louisville, including the one I sent to Mexico yesterday. We both operate shipping centers.

Harry

Reply by Lee/AR on 7/20/11 10:13am
Msg #390323

Better hope you weren't shipping an LSI

tThey'll ding ya' for that delay.

Reply by S Peterson on 7/20/11 6:58pm
Msg #390423

or waiting for an O/N package from SL. It is EOM time. n/m