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      10-20-2021, 02:04 PM   #155
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Bottom line, it blamed the Longshoremen's union for this shit show bottle neck. It seems they are behind not wanting to allow owner operators in the port. They feel they should be classified as employees and obviously forced to be union drivers. They are also refusing to allow the ports to use any kind of automated system to unload the container at the port.
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Whats a snow tire?
Snow is that crushed ice they sprinkle in the mountains during the holidays, right? Why would you make a tire out of that
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Me Florida boy. Are you one of those transplants that now cries how cold it is when the temps drop to 65 in the sunshine state?
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The list of reasons for the current situation is long, and it's also a perfect storm: shortage of trucks, of containers, drivers, storage space, rules and regulations, incompetence, and basic laws of physics. We can alleviate a lot of the pressure, but it's going to take a concerted effort by about two dozen different major stakeholders who drop the bullshit and who put people with actual experience and grit into decision making positions.

Some of the rules need to be relaxed, there needs to be a state of emergency declared by the State of California, some big payouts need to be made to people to return to work in warehouses, docks, trucks; We need to use the defense authorization act to build enough carriers and containers, we need to spread out the logistical bottlenecks in California which are hamstrung by the physical limits of the road system and traffic.

Some of this can be done within 14 days. Some of it will take several years. None of it will happen if we don't put tough, smart, driven individuals into decision making positions with authority to make things happen.

None of this is impossible, we simply lack the will as a people to make it right.
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Well... this just happened today. You know shit's bad when the furniture store is sending you chocolates.

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perfect assisted storm.. contributed by number of parties.. covid certainly created backlogs due to excessive demand but not something that could not have been addressed.. for starters carriers pulled major capacity to bring back losses from 2020 and perfect opportunity to reel in profits on reasoning of "demand".. demand is/was always there and globalization had been in full swing for last 3+ decades.. in case of CA, there are plenty of truckers out there and trucks but when you pass laws in place to put owner operators out of biz you are bound to end up with more problems. 90% of truckers traditionally doing FCL moves out of LA/LGB terminals were owner/operated.. excessive clean truck requirements are other things hurting these providers, not to say i'm against clean truck rules but some requirements put in place are far fetched ideas that put the small guy out of business instantly.. i.e. requirements for electric trucks by 2030 and there isnt even an electric truck anywhere in sight.. let alone a proven one to be equivalent or better than of current ICE models.

And then the biggest issue of it all, the long shortman's issue and the mafia, i mean union that runs the show.. they are working snail speed and will continue to do so as long as they can.. their contact is mid next year so i'm sure hopes are high to let this run out as long as possible to assist with negotiations..





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The list of reasons for the current situation is long, and it's also a perfect storm: shortage of trucks, of containers, drivers, storage space, rules and regulations, incompetence, and basic laws of physics. We can alleviate a lot of the pressure, but it's going to take a concerted effort by about two dozen different major stakeholders who drop the bullshit and who put people with actual experience and grit into decision making positions.

Some of the rules need to be relaxed, there needs to be a state of emergency declared by the State of California, some big payouts need to be made to people to return to work in warehouses, docks, trucks; We need to use the defense authorization act to build enough carriers and containers, we need to spread out the logistical bottlenecks in California which are hamstrung by the physical limits of the road system and traffic.

Some of this can be done within 14 days. Some of it will take several years. None of it will happen if we don't put tough, smart, driven individuals into decision making positions with authority to make things happen.

None of this is impossible, we simply lack the will as a people to make it right.
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And then the biggest issue of it all, the long shortman's issue and the mafia, i mean union that runs the show.. they are working snail speed and will continue to do so as long as they can.. their contact is mid next year so i'm sure hopes are high to let this run out as long as possible to assist with negotiations..
Based on what I have researched, this is going to be the next explosive issue come next spring: negotiations start. Let's just say that the expectation is that these will become "kinetic discussions"....

What we're going through right now is round one. Grandpa Joe and the merry gang have no idea what's about to hit them. Buckle up, folks.
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Based on what I have researched, this is going to be the next explosive issue come next spring: negotiations start. Let's just say that the expectation is that these will become "kinetic discussions"....

What we're going through right now is round one. Grandpa Joe and the merry gang have no idea what's about to hit them. Buckle up, folks.
That's what i suggested in my initial post.. shoreman's are gonna try to drag this "crisis" all the way into q1-2022 where they will have upper hand.. then as usual threaten to walk-out.. the whole union thing is a joke at port of LA.. this should have been privatized long time.. since it wasnt; local and state officials should be blamed and held accountable for, and if anything also be paying for the crisis they partially created which is and will continue sending shockwaves throughout the US economy.. instead the administration comes down to rally for Newsom when he is getting recalled..

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lazy-cran...200100567.html
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I've been wanting to trade my F350 for the new F150 as we are not traveling much with the RV (probably sell it) so I have no use for such a large truck. I was finally seeing dealers posting F150 stock on their websites so I went to one nearby that said online they had like 5 or 6 trucks... nothing.... bs.... not one single truck. Guess I'm gonna have to buy tires for big bertha.
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I wonder how much of a role this actually plays with truck driver shortages?

https://www.businessinsider.com/truc...ortage-2021-11

With legalization of certain substances at the state level but not the federal level, failed DOT drug tests (federal) must apparently still be recorded on a driver's federal records.

I know someone who gave up his security clearance and let his $200K+/year federal contractor career literally go to pot, because it was more important to him than money. He's currently homeless, and couch-surfing all over the east coast. Hence wondering if truck drivers are doing the same thing?????
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I wonder how much of a role this actually plays with truck driver shortages?

https://www.businessinsider.com/truc...ortage-2021-11

With legalization of certain substances at the state level but not the federal level, failed DOT drug tests (federal) must apparently still be recorded on a driver's federal records.

I know someone who gave up his security clearance and let his $200K+/year federal contractor career literally go to pot, because it was more important to him than money. He's currently homeless, and couch-surfing all over the east coast. Hence wondering if truck drivers are doing the same thing?????
It's definitely a part of it. I've been speaking to trucking companies all over the country regarding recruiting efforts and they all say the same thing; a large amount of the applicants fail the drug tests, or have prior positives. Others are just plain scary from their driving records. The same pool of qualified drivers are moving from company to company for sign on bonuses.
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Me Florida boy. Are you one of those transplants that now cries how cold it is when the temps drop to 65 in the sunshine state?
This was Saturday, you should have seen the people at the mall in Jeans, sweaters, scarfs....I kid you not. Disregard the non flattering food pics....at least it tasted real good

The upside was Yoga pants were in full effect
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Another opinion/perspective.....

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The way I see it, all current shortages are supply side. Demand didn't suddenly massively spike for all products. Covid didn't exactly slash production by multiple amounts of everything... By now, we should be easily getting caught up if that's all it was... so what is really happening?
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It's not just shortages. The cost of groceries and utilities is going to hurt a lot of people this winter.
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I've been wanting to trade my F350 for the new F150 as we are not traveling much with the RV (probably sell it) so I have no use for such a large truck. I was finally seeing dealers posting F150 stock on their websites so I went to one nearby that said online they had like 5 or 6 trucks... nothing.... bs.... not one single truck. Guess I'm gonna have to buy tires for big bertha.
I’m assuming this won’t work for you?
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I’m assuming this won’t work for you?
https://www.sunsetautogroup.com/used...991da6a99b.htm
I was looking at the new 2021 model. They added some stuff I really like and I was hoping to keep it for a while. I actually just talked to some dealer about ordering one… 4-6 months. Yeah... no. Big bertha is getting new shoes because I don’t want anything to do with this craziness.
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The way I see it, all current shortages are supply side. Demand didn't suddenly massively spike for all products. Covid didn't exactly slash production by multiple amounts of everything... By now, we should be easily getting caught up if that's all it was... so what is really happening?
Demand for goods spiked significantly in 2020 at the same time that people were forced *not* to work.

Combine that with a "great awakening" where people in the lower 1/3 of the income earning spectrum are throwing up their hands and saying "eff it", and you've got a perfect storm.

Our supply chains are a modern marvel of efficiency. They are not, however, resilient.
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Demand for goods spiked significantly in 2020 at the same time that people were forced *not* to work.

Combine that with a "great awakening" where people in the lower 1/3 of the income earning spectrum are throwing up their hands and saying "eff it", and you've got a perfect storm.

Our supply chains are a modern marvel of efficiency. They are not, however, resilient.
Demand spiked for what? I could only see demand for items that use computer chips... like laptops that people needed to work from home and tv's.

How could demand for anything else spike? Food lol? No... people did not suddenly start to consume more. Just the trend shifted more towards grocery stores vs restaurants.

The people that were forced to close? Restaurants sure... factories were back up and running within a month or 2. The math doesn't work and doesn't make sense... There are outer forces taking massive advantage of the situation. BMW being the perfect example. As long as suckers pay, they can do whatever they want. Hell, they can even reduce output if make the same amount of money.
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Demand spiked for what? I could only see demand for items that use computer chips... like laptops that people needed to work from home and tv's.

How could demand for anything else spike? Food lol? No... people did not suddenly start to consume more. Just the trend shifted more towards grocery stores vs restaurants.

The people that were forced to close? Restaurants sure... factories were back up and running within a month or 2. The math doesn't work and doesn't make sense... There are outer forces taking massive advantage of the situation. BMW being the perfect example. As long as suckers pay, they can do whatever they want. Hell, they can even reduce output if make the same amount of money.
The amount of hoarding that went on in the early months was dramatic and depleted inventories.

Review the following for another analysis of the increased consumption:

https://mishtalk.com/economics/a-hug...in-bottlenecks
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Perhaps the cause is increased online ordering, but FedEx can't seem to live up to their promised delivery dates these days. My last two FedEx deliveries not only posted repeated delays, FedEx even went so far as to post still another delay AFTER the package had been delivered!
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My daughter works at FedEx hub on the West coast. Her dept is supposed to have 47 employees, they currently have 14. And Christmas is coming!
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