purgoose10
Veteran Expediter
Well I have been going over the books for the last 5 yrs and its official. When the fuel prices hit $3.25 and up the freight gets slower and slower.
Plastics are the first thing to slow. I guess that's due to the fact that plastics are tied directly to fuel and chemical costs. Funny thing is most of what we use now have some sort of plastics in it.
Remember 10 years ago (maybe more) you were hard pressed to find plastics on the outside of a car or truck, now even engine components are made up of plastics.
They were talking yesterday (3/21) that if the unrest hits Saudi Arabia that fuel prices could go to $7.00 a gallon. If that were to happen??????
We are going into the start of the 2nd quarter when freight should start moving at a greater pace. Will it?? I don't know. Hopefully when April 1st comes next week it will be something more than April Fools day.
I think the world market is being hit by a Tsunami as we speak. We have a President who either doesn't care or can't figure it out that his time in the white house should be spent working for American interests not his own and the left wing. The only thing I've seen him do and do well is stick his chin out and get a smug look on his face. He thinks he can do no wrong. They have even changed the web site page for the US Justice Department from Red white and blue to Black and White. Tell me that isn't racial. The US Justice department took funds away from military attorneys investigating and bringing trials against 9-11 terrorists. Another words no trials just keep them at gitmo. I know this is America, I was shot down in VN yes rescued but wounded none the less fighting for my country, but as far as I'm concerned it's time to line them up against a wall give them what they deserve. I'm starting to vent so best get on with things.
Just a thought. Last year was a great year for Expediting. They say this year should be better. Freight indicators from January this year say it was stronger than last, is it? Well we'll see.
Good luck to all this year, hopefully when December rolls around we can all look back and say job well done. To me trucking is get the job done, run till your tongue hangs out and when its time to relax, relax take a load off and talk about that special load you had last month. Those were the good old days.
Plastics are the first thing to slow. I guess that's due to the fact that plastics are tied directly to fuel and chemical costs. Funny thing is most of what we use now have some sort of plastics in it.
Remember 10 years ago (maybe more) you were hard pressed to find plastics on the outside of a car or truck, now even engine components are made up of plastics.
They were talking yesterday (3/21) that if the unrest hits Saudi Arabia that fuel prices could go to $7.00 a gallon. If that were to happen??????
We are going into the start of the 2nd quarter when freight should start moving at a greater pace. Will it?? I don't know. Hopefully when April 1st comes next week it will be something more than April Fools day.
I think the world market is being hit by a Tsunami as we speak. We have a President who either doesn't care or can't figure it out that his time in the white house should be spent working for American interests not his own and the left wing. The only thing I've seen him do and do well is stick his chin out and get a smug look on his face. He thinks he can do no wrong. They have even changed the web site page for the US Justice Department from Red white and blue to Black and White. Tell me that isn't racial. The US Justice department took funds away from military attorneys investigating and bringing trials against 9-11 terrorists. Another words no trials just keep them at gitmo. I know this is America, I was shot down in VN yes rescued but wounded none the less fighting for my country, but as far as I'm concerned it's time to line them up against a wall give them what they deserve. I'm starting to vent so best get on with things.
Just a thought. Last year was a great year for Expediting. They say this year should be better. Freight indicators from January this year say it was stronger than last, is it? Well we'll see.
Good luck to all this year, hopefully when December rolls around we can all look back and say job well done. To me trucking is get the job done, run till your tongue hangs out and when its time to relax, relax take a load off and talk about that special load you had last month. Those were the good old days.
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