Will Corona Panic Stop Trucks From Rolling And Empty The Stores???

Norcal reefers going to northeast

 

I just got out of their with flatbed for a not great rate but better than i can find anywhere else

 

Well we’re supposed to be at the “peak” now if not real soon. The same people that made the pandemic about covid are starting to pandemic about economy. The tone of about 5 major news places I’ve studied through this thing are changing their tone. They’ve went from “there’s no end in sight” to “we will make it, and let’s blueprint getting back to work”. The president seems to be getting ticked off with Fauci and others, but has still been patient to not seem like he’s not taking “medical advice”. The president wants the reopen, the MSM talk has shifted to economy a lot more, & the fear and hype of coronavirus is slowing. This all points to me, that it will be late April - early June to see many parts of the country starting to lift its measures and resume life. On MSM they’re even talking about they will let the previously infected back to work, remember just 2 weeks ago the infected where treated like vampires with the garlic and holy cross. So, I think the fear is subsiding, the overall number projections are way lower.

why do I think it doesn’t quite “feel” this way? Well it depends on where you are out here. Different states started lockdowns at different times and to different severities. So if you were later in the list, it seems more real now, but if you stated lockdown early on and the restrictions were loose compared to the big cities, you’ll see the optimism and tone changing from the top down. Tesla is sending it’s guys back may 4, the sba loans have to have employees hired back by the end of June in order to have loan forgiveness. There’s a lot of indicators that the methods of this fight will be changing soon.

 

I hear those economic engines cranking, still couple weeks off but fix’n to be rolling hot so be ready!

 

how much was rate getting out?

 

Top 6 flatbed postings over 600 miles on DAT for Monday the 13th.

Sacramento, CA with a 200 mile search radius.

Per mile rate respectively:
$1.22
$1.91
$1.53
$1.43
$1.30

Of course, where these loads are going have to be taken into consideration as well. In addition, how much deadheading is required to go get the load. Add the 169 miles of deadheading from Sacramento to that $1.91 per mile load and the rate drops significantly. On the delivery side of that same load, there's only 1 load posted in Grand Junction (so far) 2 days from the pick-up date.

 

Everyone needs consumables. Food, water, beer and wine. Toilet paper and cigarettes! No politician or government is going to interrupt that supply chain.
None!

And they will make sure that you have it one way or the other.

Right now there are more trucks than loads. Supply and demand. So the rates are low.

Truckers that haul non essential products such as electronics, clothes and auto parts, or are not a part of the supply chain needed to fight or survive covid-19...will switch to hauling them or perish.

Now as some truckers decide the reward is not worth the risk to haul consumables at the current rate, or as they go out of business ( and they will), then shippers will pay more to capture the available capacity to haul their product to get it to the market place.

Let's say the current rate from Nogales to Hunts Point, for the sake of argument, is $4,500, because the load to truck ratio in that lane is 3 trucks to every load . But once the ratio flips...then you will see the rate go to $10,000 to $12,000 per load. Why? People need food! And trust me,there will be truckers who will haul it at that rate until the balance returns.

So no...covid - 19, will not stop the trucks from rolling.

 

Good luck finding any. There's been a rush on gold/silver/plat/palladium since this trouble began in March. Even with prices back up theres very little availability for physical metal. The mints can't keep up with production, people are hoarding, logistics are challenged...its a mess.

 

The price is high but its available to purchase..

 

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