25% tariff on medium- and heavy-duty trucks entering US

When I first leased to TraLo back in the day it was pretty normal to put together some banger LTL shipments in a van. Even coming out of Denver you could find a partial or two and start working your way back. Then all the box truck guys showed up on social media and everyone went and got a box truck because they’re cheap and you don’t need a CDL. Next thing you know you couldn’t buy a partial to put in your trailer if it needed under 24ft of space.

 

Because it is called supply vs demand. He knows the demand is not good enough to raise the cost. That is the beauty of the free market. The supplier or sales people have to absorb the cost for it to stay. No passing all the cost to the consumer. That's why we dont see price increases much on consumer side. One or Both have to eat it or go out of business.

 

Actually he will save them with tariff dollars. If you don’t like him, you always can move to Canada.

Based on official estimates for fiscal year 2025, which ended September 30, the U.S. government collected approximately $195 billion in tariff revenue. This represents a significant increase over the $77 billion collected in the prior fiscal year.

 

I think we had a couple hundred years in this country where citizens could dislike the current president without constantly being reminded by idiots that you were welcome to move if you didn't like him. It's a shame how shallow people have become.

I guess we should all be happy little bots and think alike and vote alike?

 

Who do you think is paying all those billions of dollars? Americans - either consumers or businesses.

 

You are spot on. I feel very bad for farmers who are getting such an unfair shake after who they voted for not keeping his promises to them or even giving them a nod lately. Of course, I don't dive deep in to what's going on, it's too depressing, but he seems a lot more into vengeance than progress.

You are spot on about the spot market paying the same even though all costs go up. But I stand by my statement that it feeds on volatility and uncertainty. I had two bad weeks during covid then made bank the rest of that year.

And I don't make very much more than I did when I started years ago but the work is steady and it's still a lot more than I made before with a company job.

 

How about the billions in Covid and PPP money that falsely inflated most markets? Where did that money come from?

Very likely much money was made in the exotic pool tile business in that time.

 

Wtf does that have to do with tariffs? And why should I have to give up and additional 15% of my income.

 

And all of the foreign countries under tariffs too.
I personally haven't seen any price increases like it was predicted earlier by the american haters. And they've predicted the hell is coming. Lying as usual.

 

You really think foreign countries are paying the tariffs?