Fuel Prices Down....Just a little Bit

[showman]

At the end of last week (3-28-0 Diesel prices in Georgia ran as high as $3.999/gallon (cash price). Yesterday I saw it as low as $3.879/gallon (cash price). How long will the prices keep coming down and how long will they stay down? Who knows, but I think that there are a lot of truckers still sitting at home (as I am) but the Company drivers are running hard (Fear of loosing jobs maybe?). We all stand to gain from this only if WE ALL stand together. If you can not afford to sit for a week, we understand (I hope all of us can understand). There are a lot of O/O's that have truck and mortgage payments and if you can just spare 3 days and then only take High Dollar loads after that, we will have made an impact. Demand a higher surcharge to offset the fuel cost (push elected officials to require $100 fuel surcharge to the truck). We are slowly getting somewhere with this, now we need to continue....Good Luck, Stay Safe, Be Smart....

[showman]

Brain said one thing, fingers, another. That should have read 100% Fuel Surcharge to Truck instead of $100.

[bullhaulerswife]

Originally Posted by showman

Brain said one thing, fingers, another. That should have read 100% Fuel Surcharge to Truck instead of $100.

LOL, I knew what you meant. Want me to fix that for you?

[Cybergal]

Originally Posted by showman

At the end of last week (3-28-0 Diesel prices in Georgia ran as high as $3.999/gallon (cash price). Yesterday I saw it as low as $3.879/gallon (cash price). How long will the prices keep coming down and how long will they stay down? Who knows, but I think that there are a lot of truckers still sitting at home (as I am) but the Company drivers are running hard (Fear of loosing jobs maybe?). We all stand to gain from this only if WE ALL stand together. If you can not afford to sit for a week, we understand (I hope all of us can understand). There are a lot of O/O's that have truck and mortgage payments and if you can just spare 3 days and then only take High Dollar loads after that, we will have made an impact. Demand a higher surcharge to offset the fuel cost (push elected officials to require $100 fuel surcharge to the truck). We are slowly getting somewhere with this, now we need to continue....Good Luck, Stay Safe, Be Smart....

It's not much, but I guess we have to be positive!($3.879/gallon)

[showman]

Looked at fuel prices in Georgia again this morning and by golly they are going back up-again!!! Wife and I are looking at selling our boat and getting a newer one more suited to how and where we fish (if we ever get to go again). Now we are thinking about buying a HIGH MPG Gasser just to be able to go to town shopping when we need to. Something has got to happen or else it will only be the subsidized Mexicans and large companies (JB/Schenieder/Warner/ETC) running freight in the U.S. of A. A couple O/O's that I know called to ask me if I would buy their trucks last night and all I could do is tell them I am no better off then they are and I am sorry they are giving up. So, what else can we do? We are barred by law from really doing anything other than a slowdown. What is plan "D"?

[t_wilson0321]

Well, it sounds like we need a plan D. We need to spend some time getting it organized. Not just a week or two, but a month or two. Not advocate a total shut down, but a slow down. Now the minimum speed on interstates is 45. Most drivers run at the speed limit or close, which averages around 63 mph. It seems a lot of trucks are governed at around 65 average. For the most part freight is getting there on time at the 63 mph average. So we need to spend some time and get EVERYONE on the band wagon to slow down and drive 50 or 55 tops. Cops cannot ticket you for running 50 on the interstate because the minimum speed is 45 so you are not doing anything wrong. Stay in the granny lane (right lane). If you absolutely have to pass someone, get it up to speed, kick it in the butt and get around, then drop back to 50.

I had posted another thread, It's the little things, about how here in our tiny little blink the eye town the fuel delivery truck slowed down to 50 all day and was three hours late. The gas station ran almost completely out of fuel. They had to have two trucks the next morning instead of one just to make up what they used.

It's the little things, like slowing down, that will over just a couple of days deplete the stocks of everything from food to fuel. People WILL take notice when they suddenly don't have food to buy or gas for their cars. Including the jokers in D.C. And just maybe the presidential candidates will take notice too and do something about it.

I'm saying spend a month or so getting it organized, getting the word out on the CB, with flyers, sitting at the local truck stops and passing the word around. And aim for doing it with enough time to make sure everyone knows. And spend at least a week driving slow. However, we'd want to try to keep it somewhat quiet so that shippers and receivers wouldn't get wind of it (we hope) and get things stocked up ahead of time. That would defeat our purpose.

Although they couldn't stock up too much at gas stations, could they? Limited by the size of their storage tanks. And perishable foods, like dairy products and meats would be hard pressed to have that much stocked up in a store I guess.

We can do it, we just need to get it much better organized, and have more of a time frame to get it together. And I'm sure that some o/o's might shut down, which would only help. But running it slow will do wonders for the supply and demand. Or lack of supply and big demand, which will get the trucking industry noticed, then maybe people would realize we're doing it for them too.

[Highballin]

Originally Posted by showman

At the end of last week (3-28-0 Diesel prices in Georgia ran as high as $3.999/gallon (cash price). Yesterday I saw it as low as $3.879/gallon (cash price). How long will the prices keep coming down and how long will they stay down? Who knows, but I think that there are a lot of truckers still sitting at home (as I am) but the Company drivers are running hard (Fear of loosing jobs maybe?). We all stand to gain from this only if WE ALL stand together. If you can not afford to sit for a week, we understand (I hope all of us can understand). There are a lot of O/O's that have truck and mortgage payments and if you can just spare 3 days and then only take High Dollar loads after that, we will have made an impact. Demand a higher surcharge to offset the fuel cost (push elected officials to require $100 fuel surcharge to the truck). We are slowly getting somewhere with this, now we need to continue....Good Luck, Stay Safe, Be Smart....

Fuel went up at Goodrich Tx T/S fueled Friday it was $3.91 Next door was $3.97 Place in Cleveland Tx.was $3.99

[Hilltop]

Diesel was at $4.22 a gallon here and now it is at $4.17 per Gallon.

[Brickman]

In CO and NM fuel is close to or over $4, jumps of .10 or more some places. In Cheyenne WY its in the $3.80 to $3.90 range.

About a week ago when this post was started there was a slight easing of prices but all that has been lost.