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The list of reasons for the current situation is long, and it's also a perfect storm: shortage of trucks, of containers, drivers, storage space, rules and regulations, incompetence, and basic laws of physics. We can alleviate a lot of the pressure, but it's going to take a concerted effort by about two dozen different major stakeholders who drop the bullshit and who put people with actual experience and grit into decision making positions.
Some of the rules need to be relaxed, there needs to be a state of emergency declared by the State of California, some big payouts need to be made to people to return to work in warehouses, docks, trucks; We need to use the defense authorization act to build enough carriers and containers, we need to spread out the logistical bottlenecks in California which are hamstrung by the physical limits of the road system and traffic. Some of this can be done within 14 days. Some of it will take several years. None of it will happen if we don't put tough, smart, driven individuals into decision making positions with authority to make things happen. None of this is impossible, we simply lack the will as a people to make it right. |
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Well... this just happened today. You know shit's bad when the furniture store is sending you chocolates.
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perfect assisted storm.. contributed by number of parties.. covid certainly created backlogs due to excessive demand but not something that could not have been addressed.. for starters carriers pulled major capacity to bring back losses from 2020 and perfect opportunity to reel in profits on reasoning of "demand".. demand is/was always there and globalization had been in full swing for last 3+ decades.. in case of CA, there are plenty of truckers out there and trucks but when you pass laws in place to put owner operators out of biz you are bound to end up with more problems. 90% of truckers traditionally doing FCL moves out of LA/LGB terminals were owner/operated.. excessive clean truck requirements are other things hurting these providers, not to say i'm against clean truck rules but some requirements put in place are far fetched ideas that put the small guy out of business instantly.. i.e. requirements for electric trucks by 2030 and there isnt even an electric truck anywhere in sight.. let alone a proven one to be equivalent or better than of current ICE models.
And then the biggest issue of it all, the long shortman's issue and the mafia, i mean union that runs the show.. they are working snail speed and will continue to do so as long as they can.. their contact is mid next year so i'm sure hopes are high to let this run out as long as possible to assist with negotiations.. Quote:
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I've been wanting to trade my F350 for the new F150 as we are not traveling much with the RV (probably sell it) so I have no use for such a large truck. I was finally seeing dealers posting F150 stock on their websites so I went to one nearby that said online they had like 5 or 6 trucks... nothing.... bs.... not one single truck. Guess I'm gonna have to buy tires for big bertha.
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I wonder how much of a role this actually plays with truck driver shortages?
https://www.businessinsider.com/truc...ortage-2021-11 With legalization of certain substances at the state level but not the federal level, failed DOT drug tests (federal) must apparently still be recorded on a driver's federal records. I know someone who gave up his security clearance and let his $200K+/year federal contractor career literally go to pot, because it was more important to him than money. He's currently homeless, and couch-surfing all over the east coast. Hence wondering if truck drivers are doing the same thing?????
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The way I see it, all current shortages are supply side. Demand didn't suddenly massively spike for all products. Covid didn't exactly slash production by multiple amounts of everything... By now, we should be easily getting caught up if that's all it was... so what is really happening?
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Combine that with a "great awakening" where people in the lower 1/3 of the income earning spectrum are throwing up their hands and saying "eff it", and you've got a perfect storm. Our supply chains are a modern marvel of efficiency. They are not, however, resilient. |
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How could demand for anything else spike? Food lol? No... people did not suddenly start to consume more. Just the trend shifted more towards grocery stores vs restaurants. The people that were forced to close? Restaurants sure... factories were back up and running within a month or 2. The math doesn't work and doesn't make sense... There are outer forces taking massive advantage of the situation. BMW being the perfect example. As long as suckers pay, they can do whatever they want. Hell, they can even reduce output if make the same amount of money.
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Review the following for another analysis of the increased consumption: https://mishtalk.com/economics/a-hug...in-bottlenecks |
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Perhaps the cause is increased online ordering, but FedEx can't seem to live up to their promised delivery dates these days. My last two FedEx deliveries not only posted repeated delays, FedEx even went so far as to post still another delay AFTER the package had been delivered!
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