Where Are You Parked Tonight? Check-In Thread
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Johndeere4020
It must be killing you to just have to sit quietly
Our 4th dump truck is held up indefinitely waiting on chips
MJ1657
Misunderstood
Do you know what the shortage problem is?
Duck
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"A global shortage of semiconductors", compounded by delayed shipments caused by the Suez Canal
That's what I concluded by skimming through a bunch of "news" articles looking for one that doesn't try to blame it on Trump.
While the auto plants shut down, game console sales skyrocketed. The chip producers retooled to take advantage. Just another example of the law of unintended consequences.
Uncle Birchy
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I got because of the lockdowns and Stimulus consumer electronics sales surged last year.
Basically people were buying up new tablets and computers.
Automakers operate on Just In Time inventory and we're shutdown for awhile.
Chipmakers found other Customers in consumer electronics while automakers failed to secure long term supply contracts .
Now automakers are planning to eventually stockpile semiconductors if and when the shortages ease
Uncle Birchy
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Or basically what he said
Uncle Birchy
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Okay back on Subject.
Just woke up having my morning coffee.
Then I'm gonna get going head into Charlotte before Rush Hour traffic heats up.
Was told back into dock 3 and should have time for a nap before they open at 7.
Afterwards headed up to Winston-Salem to pick up my next load.
Another driver is a day behind me so he switched the backhauls Im going to Iowa now instead of Owatonna.
That's fine with me because Owatonna Costco has some real morons working the guardshack.
Was half an hour late last time and made me call Dispatch to reschedule.
I guess they didn't need those protein booster shakes all that bad or they would've found me a dock if they really needed em
Just woke up having my morning coffee.
Then I'm gonna get going head into Charlotte before Rush Hour traffic heats up.
Was told back into dock 3 and should have time for a nap before they open at 7.
Afterwards headed up to Winston-Salem to pick up my next load.
Another driver is a day behind me so he switched the backhauls Im going to Iowa now instead of Owatonna.
That's fine with me because Owatonna Costco has some real morons working the guardshack.
Was half an hour late last time and made me call Dispatch to reschedule.
I guess they didn't need those protein booster shakes all that bad or they would've found me a dock if they really needed em
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Johndeere4020
It must be killing you to just have to sit quietly
There was also a fire at a major producer and the pressure from competition from other industries like consumer electronics. There was a shortage before the canal incident.
Our dump truck uses keys, it’s not limited to ignitions. I think he said it has something to do with the power windows
Uncle Birchy
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In the dock at Tri Seal.
As soon as truck next to me is done they'll load me.
Light load only 4950 pounds bet some of the independents are salivating at that.
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4963 my mistake
As soon as truck next to me is done they'll load me.
Light load only 4950 pounds bet some of the independents are salivating at that.
.4963 my mistake
Duck
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How could they move it when it hadn't arrived yet? It was in your trailer.
Electric Chicken
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How could they move it when it hadn't arrived yet? It was in your trailer.
Duck
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No it's just office terminology.
They like to feel like they actually accomplish stuff.
Like when dispatchers say "we" meaning "you". Example "What time will we be arriving at the shipper?"
In Mike's case they said "oh we moved that to the other warehouse" when all they probably did was go clickety click on a computer and Mike actually moved it.
Or to be more specific, Mike's truck moved it.
The moved all of the same product to a different warehouseHow could they move it when it hadn't arrived yet? It was in your trailer.
Uncle Birchy
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Know how dispatch gives ya an address but sometimes they got another place afew miles down the road.How could they move it when it hadn't arrived yet? It was in your trailer.
Ocasionally it's in a completely different town but that's the address your dispatch or the broker had on file.
Recovered ok. Posted my truck once I got over here to the Pilot in Jackson, TN. Email and phone exploded with load offers. Ended up with a load back into Oklahoma to deliver Wednesday. Only have something like 10 hours on my 70 and pick nothing up tomorrow, so that works out well.
I had put in an offer for a load to Oklahoma with JB Hunt. Offered $1800, they countered with $1395. Ignored it and went to the load board offers, negotiated a rate, signed and done. Went to go remove my offer at JB Hunt, and they had a counter offer in at $1800, exactly what I had offered, and some other driver had a lower offer in than me, LOL. Withdrew that one.
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