All But The Most Critical

Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by Dave_in_AZ, Jan 24, 2018.

  1. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

    49,337
    310,879
    May 4, 2015
    0
    According to the WSJ all but the most critical shipments will soon be cut do to the truck driver shortage.
    But rates aren't sky rocketing yet. Could the WSJ be wrong? Say it isn't so.
     
    Blu_Ogre, IluvCATS, whoopNride and 2 others Thank this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

    4,663
    8,806
    Jan 27, 2013
    Phoenix, AZ
    0
    My shipments are critical to my customers, so yes, they are getting done.:)
     
  4. hammerstrap

    hammerstrap Bobtail Member

    48
    23
    Oct 23, 2012
    0
    So pay the trucking to a warehouse. Pay to warehouse it. Then pay to ship it to the end user. People like to pay the same or less but today you pay more. We can only kick the can down the road so far.
     
  5. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

    4,091
    8,972
    Dec 1, 2014
    Seattle, WA
    0
    Fake News strikes again!
     
  6. Freddy57

    Freddy57 Road Train Member

    1,730
    8,231
    Nov 29, 2013
    Mount Vernon, MO
    0
    Define critical...is toilet paper critical? If you're sitting in a warehouse full of it...probably not. If you're sitting on the toilet with none on the roller, it suddenly becomes quite critical. Everything is going to have to be delivered at some point, people will just have to pay more to get it there is all.
     
    InTooDeep, sergolet and Tug Toy Thank this.
  7. Freddy57

    Freddy57 Road Train Member

    1,730
    8,231
    Nov 29, 2013
    Mount Vernon, MO
    0
    Don't be too quick to write this off as fake news, but rather as the opening Salvo to lower our wages again. We saw this before. First the news stories about the "driver shortage" will start appearing in the media. Then the political arseholes will start crowing about transportation costs and how it is hurting the poor, the elderly and of course, the children. Then they will pass a law allowing temporarily permanent truck drivers to be imported from some other part of the world. Big carriers will be given big grants to train drivers, yet again, rates will fall, driver wages will stagnate, again, and all will be well until the next time we start making money. It's been the same old song and dance for as long as I can remember.
     
    Last edited: Jan 25, 2018
    Reason for edit: spelling
  8. Ristow

    Ristow Road Train Member

    1,314
    1,995
    Jun 28, 2014
    Fema Region 5
    0
    Yep. The propaganda arm of the ATA is back on.
     
  9. pearcetrucking

    pearcetrucking Light Load Member

    191
    218
    Aug 14, 2012
    Gainesville, FL 48states
    0
    I don't see that happening while Trump is president. Any other politician you can name will be happy to do whatever their lobbyist bids them to do.
     
    jbatmick Thanks this.
  10. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

    16,118
    90,131
    Dec 18, 2011
    South GA
    0
    Nope.....the ATA who are constantly crowing about their dedication to safety will push to lower the age of interstate CLD holders. Watch
     
  11. Streetroddreams

    Streetroddreams Medium Load Member

    424
    568
    Oct 19, 2017
    North Central Missouri
    0
    Anti truckers alliance ??
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.