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Anyone else seeing reefer loads drying up?

Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by Moneyhungrytrucker, Apr 8, 2020.

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  1. Apr 11, 2020 #31
    88 Alpha

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    We were delivering up to 14 loads per day to the local cold storage. We are down to 6 loads/day. That cold storage was receiving more loads than they could ship out, so the facility is full. I was told today, I would be going to a different cold storage next week, one that is further away (4 hours instead of 1 hour).
     
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  3. Apr 11, 2020 #32
    x1Heavy

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    I appreciate the birdie. That helps me a little bit. We used to have a wonderful independant cold storage in Searcy approximately a mile west of harding campus. But that one was torn down across from the old Eaton Facility that has been rusting these last 20 years after a Union closure due to low wages etc.
     
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  4. Apr 11, 2020 #33
    062

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    Local news did a story on the local chicken plant “ giving back”. They are selling out of the back of a trailer parked at a church,cash only.
     
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  5. Apr 11, 2020 #34
    88 Alpha

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    I can tell for sure that is happening. One of our divisions was suppose to take 3 trailers to a local spot to sell out of the back and when the driver got back with the 3rd trailer, the local police wouldn't let him deliver it and shut down the operation because of the amount of traffic trying to get in to the place.

    Also, a different chicken plant near me is doing the same thing in a few days.

    They are doing everything they can to create more room, even adding several (up to 15) trailers to be used as cold storage but the baby chicks keep on growing. The typical lifespan for a chicken is 7 weeks. That's from the time the baby chick hits the ground until it is harvested as a full grown chicken. If they go much more than 7, the birds start having heart attacks because of the steroids being given to them.
     
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  7. Apr 11, 2020 #35
    Western flyer

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    Never would have thought about the damage
    That far down the food chain.
    This could apply to more than just chickens.
     
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  8. Apr 11, 2020 #36
    tommymonza

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    Qqq

    So what about all those Chickens that are Never any Steroids or Hormone grown as Stated on Tyson's frozen chicken packages I have in my freezer. ?

    Time to get the other Chickens on a Beet Juice diet.
     
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  9. Apr 11, 2020 #37
    JonJon78

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    That must be Purdue chicken that claims no steroid or antibiotics? Thought it was Tyson?
     
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  10. Apr 11, 2020 #38
    Cat sdp

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    Organic/ no steroids.........
     
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  11. Apr 11, 2020 #39
    Cat sdp

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    I just saw a news story , some crops in FL (tomatoes) are being left to rot in the field...because they can’t sell them...??
     
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  12. Apr 11, 2020 #40
    scottied67

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    link?
     
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