Will gas prices kill jobs?

thats how the trucking industry rolls.

as the amount of freight dry's up, carriers will freeze hiring, drivers lower in seniority will see alot less miles. it will be extremely hard to find a driving job w/ tickets on your record, even moreso than now.. etc etc..

its HIS energy policy, "everything EXCEPT for oil and nuclear", there is virtually no new drilling on public land due to regulations, and theyre not allowing shale exploration, and they have only begun to replace production in the gulf which was BANNED for awhile. as well as the epa's new environmental standards shutting down alot of power plants, and the new environmental regulations that affect all new trucks sold for awhile now.

they are talking about that because they know they control the media, and the media is spinning that bag of bs for all its worth,trying to convince people that the republicans want to ban contraception and condoms rather than allowing the keystone pipeline to be built which would decrease the cost of bringing oil to market,increase the percentage of oil we get from friendly sources and create 10's of thousands of jobs.

 

short term..no it won't

Long term..yes and in a number of ways..worst off wlll be the owner operators who are still paying on their equipment..it will hit them hardest..lease to own offers will jump up all over your terminals so the company doesn't have to make the payments (this is why cr england pushes lease so hard..they hurting cashwise) and owner ops pay part of the fuel..its not a full reimbursement...independents may no get a fuel surcharge at all..owner ops leased on to a company may but doesn't cover full fuel price

you may end up seeing truks parked on the side of the roads in protest

Its happened before

Petey

 

Yes, it will kill jobs. If you are interested in a driving career, i would look into pulling a reefer and put up with all the bull that comes with that type of trucking. People still need to eat, it does not matter if it's high dollar food or cheap food, it still has to be frozen or refigerated and shipped. I think manufacturing will be hit the hardest, durable goods will do good in a bad economy.

 

Ditto..................

 

The trouble is the news needs to shut the He** up... This is all based on speculation
by some pencil pushers... Big Oil is a the biggest scam on the face of this planet,
they make up excuses like "Turmoil in Iran' and "Unrest in the middle east" Guess what kids, 60% of our oil comes from CANADA !!!!!!

Its a scam, and until the people of this country stand up, NOTHING will ever change .

But to answer the OP question,
NO, and the reason why is,
This isn't 2008 cars now have more MPG regulations put on them then they did, you see people going back to buying the more fuel efficient cars, there are a sh** load of SUV's and pickup trucks on the used car lots, but not many small fuel efficient cars...
Even some new tractors are getting like 7-9 MPG, didn't I read the Volvo's are getting something like that ??
Also if someone with 1/2 brain would think about it when gas goes up .30 a gallon filling a 20 gallon gas tank is only 6.00 dollars difference, people need to relax about it.... Instead of buying the 8.00 coffee at Starbucks maybe they should go back to making it at home one day a week to offset the difference...

Like the other guy said people have to eat, to get the food to market it takes trucks,
to get the products to make the food it takes trucks, there is always a need for trucks ...

 

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2012/3/9/Unemploymentrateunchangedtruckingadds10200jobs.aspx

 

its all a numbers game, seasonally adjusted blah blah blah, bottom line is that the "real" unemployment number is north of 16%. people that lost their job cant find new ones and go into retirement with reduced income or move in with relatives. people that are finding work are working part time for 8$ an hr delivering pizza's.

not to mention the 380k AVERAGE weve had as far as NEW applications for unemployment EVERY SINGLE month for years now.

the media is trying to say the economy is getting better,i havent seen it, fuel prices are higher and yes higher gas prices will kill ALOT of jobs because people wont be able to go out,let alone buy things,less business,less people working,less freight,less drivers,tighter hiring standards.

i like how they are at least truthful enough to mention that the numbers were REVISED, but they dont mention that the numbers are being revised DOWNWARD,and not in a small way...for almost every single report they put out. i dont like how the article puts a positive spin on the situation.

 

Record $6.00 gas reported in Cal today. $4.00 by Memorial day with a possible $5.00 by summer is predicted. ( US avg. )

28% of consumers will change their driving habbits at 4, 30% more at 5.

Consumer demand is at an all time low for gas yet prices keep rising. It's estimated some .50 per gallon is speculation.

YES rising gas prices will effect jobs, economy. NO , Keystone and more drilling will lower prices. There is such a glut of gas that Shell is exporting gasoline overseas, yes they are.

FYI / JMO the usual qualifiers ( ET- AL )

 

Our only full service station, is looking at closing the doors after 20 years in business.

My family has used this "family business" for those 20 years. They've always done great work on our cars, so we're perfectly happy paying the extra .08 a gallon for his gas that he or his wife pumps. They have 3 additional employees as well.

Talking with the owner this week. He stated the price of gas was rising so fast he was unable to cover the cost, and may have to close.

I'm hoping that he won't. But it's not looking good.

 

Once you are in the drivers seat you can always shift the type of freight you are hauling as a driver by who you work for..

Dry, reefer, flat bed when the economy is strong
Dry food, reefer when it isn't..

flatbed will take more of a hit..large purchases aren't made..construction slows so not as many big bits moving around

Reefer will stay put for the most part if the company is hauling produce and refrigerated food products

Dry freight will droop a bit because things like washing machines and tv/furniture purchases will slow butnot as much as flatbed, dry goods like flour, sugar etc will stay...some hazmat will droop a bit..other hazmat will stay put..people still got to clean and have meds

so company drivers may see a droop in miles and hiring freezes..dedicated routes might disappear depending on what it is..companies like maverick might lay off but those drivers will go to dry an or reefer where they can find a spot until things pick back up..

We'll think loads have disappeared on non dedicated but it will b beause the dedicateddrivers are now pulling non dedicated loads which means less loads for the rest..Got to suffer the lean times to get t the good times

Overall..we'll drive through it

Petey