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Food Grade Slowing Down ??

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by BlueThunderr, May 9, 2023.

  1. May 9, 2023 #1
    BlueThunderr

    BlueThunderr Medium Load Member

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    Any other food grade haulers noticed it's been really really slow the last few weeks ? Especially in the south east ? I've never had so many layovers in my trucking career until the last few weeks...I had one stretch where I laid over 6 out of 8 days.
     
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  3. May 9, 2023 #2
    lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    What product(s) do you haul?

    -- Lual
     
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  4. May 9, 2023 #3
    VIDEODROME

    VIDEODROME Road Train Member

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    Well, I was running to stores for ALDI in thee southeast. It was so insanely slow I quit.
     
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  5. May 9, 2023 #4
    Redtwin

    Redtwin Road Train Member

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    Things have slowed down at IRT, not to the point where I am dealing with layover, but certainly not as busy as it was a couple months ago.

    I was told it was due to kids being out of school and therefore not as much juice and milk being consumed. Not sure what their folks are giving them at home.
     
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  7. May 9, 2023 #5
    Burgermeister1836

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    There was a big farm explosion in the 2nd biggest dairy producing county in Texas around a month ago that killed about 18,000 head of dairy cattle. That would possibly explain things if you're a milk hauler.
     
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  8. May 11, 2023 #6
    BlueThunderr

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    I also should note that those 6 layovers out of 8 days were just before my hometime...I was supposed to return from my hometime last Friday but they didn't have a load until yesterday (Wed) so in all actuality 11 out of the last 13 days there have not been any loads for me.
     
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  9. May 11, 2023 #7
    BlueThunderr

    BlueThunderr Medium Load Member

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    juice, dairy, vinegar, wine among other stuff
     
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  10. May 13, 2023 #8
    jdimes

    jdimes Medium Load Member

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    Yeah it’s kinda of slowing down a bit was out for 10 days only had 3900 miles for my efforts did a lot of short clock killing milk runs.
     
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  11. May 16, 2023 #9
    mustang190

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    Chemical and hazmat slowing down too.
     
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