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Originally Posted by Fibber Mcgee
...More than likely the reason it went so far out of the way is due to the fact that most carriers use hubs an every thing goes there first...
...It seems strange but they make money doing it that way.
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Indeed. It's all about getting as full of a truck as possible. Cheaper to ship it West - East - West on a full truck than to send two partially full trucks in two different directions. Think carpooling, except for packages.
Similar deal as to why airlines fly through hub airports instead of having direct flights from Kalamazoo to Timbuktu.