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UPS to Open High-Tech Package Center in California
UPS said Sept. 21 it will open a new package center in Compton, California, equipped with its latest automation technology and state-of-the-art sorting equipment.
The facility will be located in a former brick factory site and is being modified to dispatch more than 300 delivery vehicles and add 50 full-time positions when it鈥檚 expected to open in late 2017.
UPS ranks No. 1 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.
鈥淯PS continues to see commercial and residential growth in and around the greater Los Angeles area鈥 said Tom Cuce, president of the UPS Southern California District. 鈥淓xpanding in Compton puts the UPS delivery fleet closer to this growing demand, enhances our processing capability and drives improved efficiency and service for our customers throughout the area.鈥
The company said the new technology used at the facility will enable it to be more flexible and balance volume surges or other demand changes.
鈥淭he 521,000 square-foot building will serve UPS customers in Los Angeles and Orange counties. With proximity to multiple airports, port and rail connections, the location is well positioned to support the growing flow of e-commerce in Southern California,鈥 the company said in a statement.
