Posted by M Fanoni on Thursday, April 03, 2008 at 17:34:56 :
In Reply to: ups uses a blended fleet posted by mannyc on Thursday, April 03, 2008 at 15:28:46 :
They also hired a computer programmer to write software that maximizes the number of right turns each delivery truck makes. By doing this, they were able to minimize wait times at lights and better the chance of a "roll through" stop. They saved hundreds of thousands in fuel.
Very smart company.