The Richmond regional processing and distribution center gets packages from all over the country, and it can process more than half a million of them each day according to spokesman Philip Bogenberger.
“It’s running at full capacity, so the investments that we’ve made in that facility – you know we’re well prepared to handle the holidays,” he says.
The key is a conveyer belt that runs half the length of a massive warehouse. Each package begins its journey with a series of scans by cameras inside the sorting machine. As they travel, boxes and bags drop into bins alongside, depending on where they’re headed…