Why UPS Is So Efficient: "Our Trucks Never Turn Left"

I just thought this was interesting! I sure hope I never see a UPS truck in the left turn lane - it might cause me to loose faith in large corporations and mass media outlets!  Enough about me - check out the story below:

Bob Stoffel, Senior VP of UPS, revealed an unusual way to save time and money to Fortune:

Stop making left-hand turns.

Engineers map out every route, he says, and provide right-turn only directions to drivers.

This seemingly silly strategy has paid off: UPS's routing software shaved 20.4 million miles off their routes last year* while delivering 350,000 more packages.  It also diminished CO2 emissions by 20,000 metric tons.

Read more: http://pulsene.ws/16krD