please read this as information only. I am trying to not comment on government regulations , insurance company profits or other wood delivery guys and their methods. I am hoping to educate you and this information is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
it also is my educated guess or opinion on how this all works. I am good on some things, know I am more than likely off base on others but again. its my educated guess.
fuel is well over 4 bks a gallon. that is a buck a mile for just the fuel for a LOT of trucks.
Insurance has just taken a %25 jump on all our stuff. a major hit.
there is a NEW trucking set of rules hooked to every truck that MUST be inspected daily and logged. this can be a several hour process. This cost in terms of hours to do it. the liability that it is putting on anyone that signs the inspection report. ” know this. if there is an accident. they take the truck to the inspection yard. who ever signed the check sheet will be held accountable. ” if there is a fatality and it is hooked to mechanical malfunction. that person will pay dearly.
if you are reading this, I truly hope you factor in the realization that our actual costs are really not hooked to the wood but the liability for the truck and driver.
finding a driver is impossible. totally impossible to quire a driver that can do the work. understand the customers. back up in and around bird baths. septic tanks. junk. animals. deal with electric fences. buried pipes. guy wires. over head wires. ect ect ect.
we have movies on you tube. “alanjcox” one word. several of them of our truck unloading. please look at truck trick romence gardens. east grand rapids. I back into a green house and push off a load in less than 2 min. thank you for reading all this stuff. al cox