I gotta give some pushback......
This must've been at shift change or during a all hands townhall style meeting......
P & DCs ( Plant and Distribution Centers)
DO NOT CLOSE. They are in operation 24/7 unless there is EXTREME weather, no power or no building.
The fact that no one was around on that side of the building/dock is a big red flag.
I can't speak for after midnight - 6am, but from 6am to 11:30 pm my P&DC is rocking. There are tow motors, forklifts, clerks and mail handlers walking around damn near everywhere. I couldn't record a video like that during my shift if I tried.
Now with all of that said, the earlier comment I posted is also mostly accurate. There are definite "overflow" or auxiliary units opened beginning in September/October and those usually will get shutdown by end of January (or very early February in very bad scenarios).
I'm not sure why so many trucks appear to be loaded but doors opened and no movement......
Truck drivers have little to do with plant staffing..... meaning there are times where our drivers here are chilling in their trucks waiting for their trailers to be filled, regardless of how long it takes. So maybe that's what happened here. This appears to be a NY/LI P&DC......
if I remember I'll ask one of our building managers if there's something happening there. But I don't think this is too out of the ordinary for some parts of the country. Especially wealthier parts.