| Re: Gas vs. milk?
Regarding trucking costs, I work in logistics. It is kind of a crazy time right now...the flatbed truckers don't have a lot of products to haul, because most of what flatbeds haul are building products, and building products are down due to a slowdown in the building industry. So, what you have is a lack of supply of freight for them to move, which drives the rates down, all while diesel prices are going up. Meanwhile, truckers are having to deadhead further to pick up a load due to the lack of available freight, while doing so for less money, and are paying more for fuel. Just about every other day, I hear of a flatbed carrier that has gone out of business. |