The current state of trucking. The 2008 Christmas Season.

Wow! We're almost to the end of the 2008 shipping season.

This has been the slowest I've ever seen it. Usually we're given orders not to plan vacation time after the end of September. Not this year.

Food shippers are usually running 24/7 this time of year. Atlas of Malvern, Pa did no shipping the end of last week. They were doing an inventory and not shipping out. That is almost never done this time of year. Most of these companies wait till middle of January to start inventory. Maybe Atlas Cold Storage is planning a sell off?

I'm seeing fewer trucks at the docks of major food warehouses. Even Walmart DC's were looking a bit empty just before Thanksgiving.

Just a final thought here....

Has there been a sudden decrease in the eating population of the country? Or, maybe we're seeing the end of JIT (Just In Time) delivery in the US?

My guess is JIT shipping is going to go away for awhile. More warehousing will be done. Longer shelf life items are going to start showing up. Makes you wonder about fresh foods.

Okay, I'm starting to post more I guess.

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If I don't get back on here before Christmas,

Merry Christmas from me and mine to you and yours.

God speed drivers!

Good morning. Palletized! From the yard.

good morning! taken friday evening. looking west from the MMBT in Suffolk Va

good morning from clifton nj

Good morning from the West End bridge. Pittsburgh PA

Good morning. Gothum on the horizon.

Good morning crossing the Big Sandy River. Ashland KY

Next to a marina. Hope I'm back in the fall whwn they pull the boats out.

Good morning from high above the Alleghany river. Railroad trussle.

my current location sucks!

This is the first time I'd seen one of these up close. Very cute.

One year later...almost

Okay, it's been almost a year since I've last posted here.

Not good for me.

So I've decided to try something new. Starting today I'm going to try to post something here and post at least one picture to the web every day. That's not going to be so easy.

I've been thinking of doing an audio podcast. But, I'm a bit nervous about that.
I'll try this out first. If I make it work for 6 weeks then I'll attempt an audio podcast.

So, subjects I'm thinking about.

1. The wonton issuance of licenses to drivers. cdl and non-cdl types.

2. How finding the one spouse who can deal with over night trucking is more of a god send then a science.


That's two for now.

Okay, enough for now....

I'll post tomorrow or later today.

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