Fuel Prices Down....Just a little Bit

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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