Trucking is a major reason shelves are not as stocked as before and also why prices are up. Carriers are currently expecting close to $4/mile and customers are willingly paying it to get a truck under their shipment. I’ve never seen things this crazy. Somebody has to pay the bill.
Add on top of $3/gal fuel, but the new tier4(?) engines are much less trouble free than the old engines, and when the DEF system goes bad the owner starts throwing $1800 to $3000 at it. I'm surprised they settle for $4/mile.Not dumb at all, I ask it multiple times per day. My honest answer would be because they know they can get it right now, and being to capitalist that I am I can’t argue with that position. Driver and equipment shortages, diesel prices well over $3/gallon, restrictive hours of service rules as well as increased insurance & maintenance costs have created an imbalance in the supply chain. It’s not just an Amazon home delivery issue but a nationwide wholesale and industrial issue.