Given the supply chain issues- and the imbalanced inventory for many of our retailers- it’s not surprising that small retailers are finding it almost impossible to rent warehouse space. The big box stores are demanding more and more space- and are willing to pay for it, squeezing out space availability for the smaller retail vendors.
Continue reading More Logistical Pains for Truckers
You do realize that we haven’t raised our gas taxes in forever, right? And, most (OK, 30+%) of the Highway Trust Fund comes from the fees truckers pay. If we add in all the fees truckers pay (state and federal), the total approaches the halfway point, for sure.
Continue reading A different kind of tax computation
Why have I been talking about truckers getting their own authority? (Parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series can be found by clicking on the numbers above..)
Continue reading Modern Day Slavery
There are some half million truck drivers in the US. It’s their job to move our products from factory to store, from train depots to local warehouse, from our ports to our doors. About ½ of them are independent drivers- which means they drive their own rigs (tractors and trailers) for whoever needs goods moved from point A to point B.
