Comments on: Have We Hit Bottom? http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/06/22/have-we-hit-bottom/735.html Discussion and opinions about the trucking industry Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:15:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sam http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/06/22/have-we-hit-bottom/735.html/comment-page-1/#comment-2055 Sam Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:37:45 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/?p=735#comment-2055 I wouldn't get too excited about any perceived freight recovery. We're going through a major adjustment. People have been shocked by inflation across the board, not to mention a real contraction in the economy. And, I don't much care what Larry Kudlow says. For the High, Wide and Heavy platform stuff, the market seems very confused. Carriers don't know what to charge, shippers feel they are being gouged, and 3pl players are often insulting with their "offered " rate. This is one driver that ain't making many new friends. I may have alienated some "friends", by requiring an extreme rate, to go to California. RGN Double Drop, 29' well, out riggers, to 70,000# I wouldn’t get too excited about any perceived freight recovery. We’re going through a major adjustment. People have been shocked by inflation across the board, not to mention a real contraction in the economy. And, I don’t much care what Larry Kudlow says.

For the High, Wide and Heavy platform stuff, the market seems very confused. Carriers don’t know what to charge, shippers feel they are being gouged, and 3pl players are often insulting with their “offered ” rate.

This is one driver that ain’t making many new friends. I may have alienated some “friends”, by requiring an extreme rate, to go to California.

RGN Double Drop, 29′ well, out riggers, to 70,000#

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