Trump Tariffs

snicrep · Feb 1, 2025

classicxl said: ↑

I’m very concerned as the trucking industry is slow right now , I was off last friday because of no work . I’m worried we will go into a deep recession and the problem is you can’t simply go work for another company because companies either are not hiring or cherry picking who they want . I’ve been applying to different trucking companies the last fews months with barely any calls . From roll off ,b train tanker , local fuel/ propane straight truck tanker jobs . you name it and no luck besides waste Management which has called me numerous times because they’re desperate have a $ 3000 sign on bonus . I found out is a bad company to work for
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What helps getting over stress is a big bowl of ice cream. ( I haul dairy)

snicrep · Feb 1, 2025

Ex-Trucker Alex said: ↑

Well, the ***** tariffs will most likely cause a steep decline in cross-border trucking, no question about it. The supposed reasons for those tariffs with Mexico and Canada are that BOTH countries are "doing nothing to stop illegal aliens and fentanyl from crossing the border", both of which seem to be more of a "Mexico problem", not so much a "Canada problem", so that's not the REAL reason for the Canada tariffs. Whether the Canada tariffs remain depends on on the outcome of an event which will happen in Canada sometime between now and October 25, maybe sooner.

In the long term, if stopping illegal immigration (what little there is) and fentanyl smuggling is strictly enforced, expect MASSIVE delays exiting Canada in the future. Whatever path ends up being taken, it looks like those who do cross-border transport will be severely affected.
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"What little there is"? What dimension do you reside in?

Ex-Trucker Alex said: ↑

Well, the ***** tariffs will most likely cause a steep decline in cross-border trucking, no question about it. The supposed reasons for those tariffs with Mexico and Canada are that BOTH countries are "doing nothing to stop illegal aliens and fentanyl from crossing the border", both of which seem to be more of a "Mexico problem", not so much a "Canada problem", so that's not the REAL reason for the Canada tariffs. Whether the Canada tariffs remain depends on on the outcome of an event which will happen in Canada sometime between now and October 25, maybe sooner.

In the long term, if stopping illegal immigration (what little there is) and fentanyl smuggling is strictly enforced, expect MASSIVE delays exiting Canada in the future. Whatever path ends up being taken, it looks like those who do cross-border transport will be severely affected.
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snicrep · Feb 1, 2025

NorthEastTrucker said: ↑

I always thought of this even went looking at it a few years ago when it touched the $30 Trillion mark ($30,000,000,000,000) whow, thats a lot of zeros lol.

Everyone knows in todays world the Usa is the elite number #1 country when it comes to economics regarding a GDP level. Everything is traded in American funds therefore by the U.s.calling the shots, technically and eventually its possibly can be wiped out espeically now with the tariffs but on a slow drip percentage of 1% to 3%. It will still take decades to eliminate it altogether because a deficit has occur while it runs. However, balancing things out without causing more inflation or hyperinflation becomes a financial balancing act. When looking at all the angles of the financial balancing act it becomes chaos. Tbh I truly believe the future will become a 'guarantee wage' similar to welfare for those under the $50k annual income range in order of wiping out a deficit for not just America but most Nations in the world.
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I don't even think that much money even exists physically that is.

intrepidor · Feb 1, 2025

bryan21384 said: ↑

Well......OTR companies are always hiring drivers with good records. Drivers can't afford to be picky right now. If they want a CDL job, they may have to just take what's available til things turn around. When freight gets slow, it's harder to get local or regional jobs than any other sector. They're the first to lay off. As far as a recession goes, when were we not in a recession? Just about everyone has to into debt for years to buy a car, house, or get an education. We won't even talk about credit card debt. If the everyone including the country is playing from behind, when was the economy ever truly good? Thr problem is, they use the wealthy as the measuring stick.
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Things are great now compared to when Carter was president and 15-18% interest rates

broke down plumber · Feb 1, 2025

Numb said: ↑

the orange buffoon has screwed us all
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You really think that after the last 4 yrs ?

AModelCat · Feb 1, 2025

bryan21384 said: ↑

Well......OTR companies are always hiring drivers with good records. Drivers can't afford to be picky right now. If they want a CDL job, they may have to just take what's available til things turn around. When freight gets slow, it's harder to get local or regional jobs than any other sector. They're the first to lay off. As far as a recession goes, when were we not in a recession? Just about everyone has to into debt for years to buy a car, house, or get an education. We won't even talk about credit card debt. If the everyone including the country is playing from behind, when was the economy ever truly good? Thr problem is, they use the wealthy as the measuring stick.
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From my own observations over the years most debt is because people have this inherent need to impress others with material things.

broke down plumber · Feb 1, 2025

idriveaholden said: ↑

there are almost no widgets produced in the USA though, tariffs won't work, what happens when these countries stop suppling?

we import - 90-95 % of consumer electronics, 70-80% of furniture, 95% of toys, 95% of clothing, 99% of shoes, 99% of bicycles, 70% of auto parts, 80-90% of sporting goods, 70-80% of pharmaceuticals, 70-80% of hand/power tools, 90% of luxury goods, 90% of batteries, 80% of office supplies, 65-75% of plastics, 80-90% of kitchenware, 80% of paper products, 85-90% of camping equipment, 70-80% of pet products, 60-70% of cosmetics, 85-90% of small automobiles, 60-70% of home improvement, 50-70% of building materials, 50-60% of home appliances, 70% of medical equipment, 100% of coffee, 85% of seafood, 50% of produce

we're all screwed....
good luck in trucking hope you're in the oil and gas sector.

suggest trying to make it through this video if you want to understand

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Thank nafta for alot of these things going bye bye .

bryan21384 · Feb 1, 2025

AModelCat said: ↑

From my own observations over the years most debt is because people have this inherent need to impress others with material things.
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I think definitely think it's fair to say that's a contributing factor. Unnecessry material gain is sometimes a hard concept for me to wrap my mind around.

AModelCat · Feb 1, 2025

bryan21384 said: ↑

I think definitely think it's fair to say that's a contributing factor. Unnecessry material gain is sometimes a hard concept for me to wrap my mind around.
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Yeah I'm the same way for the most part.

upnorthwpg · Feb 1, 2025

On a dedicated run for maple leaf. Hiring more drivers to keep up with increased production. In this particular business, they feel the tariffs are not going to be a major issue.

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