Barge traffic

Oct 26, 2022 at 05:30 PM CST + 9
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. With Mississippi barge traffic slowing do y’all think it will cause increased truck traffic

Replied on Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 09:55 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. There is

Replied on Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 09:55 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. The guy I talked to at ADM about it said it was very unlikely unless the Railroad shuts down, and would mainly be northbound freight

Replied on Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 02:38 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "The guy I talked to at ADM about it said it was very unlikely unless the Railroad shuts down, and would mainly be northbound freight" What did you think about his response?

Replied on Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 03:33 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. I say CHA - CHING!!

Replied on Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 08:55 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. I think...He wishes, sounds like someone hoping he can keep the rates down.. I say NOPE..Don't they tell us supply and demand? If the rail strikes, they will be totally screwed, just like every other shipper.

Replied on Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 07:38 AM CST + 1
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "I think...He wishes, sounds like someone hoping he can keep the rates down.. I say NOPE..Don't they tell us supply and demand? If the rail strikes, they will be totally screwed, just like every other shipper. " That's what I thought too.....like how can they let everything sit on a barge while waiting for a empty rail car....but what do I know I'm just a dumb truck driver....guess I'll just have to go yank a tank while their $1.95 a mile fertilizer sits in Inola waiting for a train to deliver it.

Replied on Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 07:38 AM CST

+ 1

Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.

Quote: "I think...He wishes, sounds like someone hoping he can keep the rates down.. I say NOPE..Don't they tell us supply and demand? If the rail strikes, they will be totally screwed, just like every other shipper. "

That's what I thought too.....like how can they let everything sit on a barge while waiting for a empty rail car....but what do I know I'm just a dumb truck driver....guess I'll just have to go yank a tank while their $1.95 a mile fertilizer sits in Inola waiting for a train to deliver it.

Replied on Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 09:42 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "That's what I thought too.....like how can they let everything sit on a barge while waiting for a empty rail car....but what do I know I'm just a dumb truck driver....guess I'll just have to go yank a tank while their $1.95 a mile fertilizer sits in Inola waiting for a train to deliver it." They told us they would just put the product on a train. What happens when the rail unions strike on the 19th?

Replied on Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 09:42 AM CST

Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.

Quote: "That's what I thought too.....like how can they let everything sit on a barge while waiting for a empty rail car....but what do I know I'm just a dumb truck driver....guess I'll just have to go yank a tank while their $1.95 a mile fertilizer sits in Inola waiting for a train to deliver it."

They told us they would just put the product on a train. What happens when the rail unions strike on the 19th?

Replied on Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 02:00 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "They told us they would just put the product on a train. What happens when the rail unions strike on the 19th?" That's why I even asked in the first place, i asked way back after the first "railroad strike" was going to happen. ....my thinking was, even with the trains running theres no way the trains can catch up the backlogged barges......but again I'm just a dumb truck driver. I'm headed to Texas to yank a tank for the winter. Guess it's their problem now...

Replied on Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 02:00 PM CST

Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.

Quote: "They told us they would just put the product on a train. What happens when the rail unions strike on the 19th?"

That's why I even asked in the first place, i asked way back after the first "railroad strike" was going to happen. ....my thinking was, even with the trains running theres no way the trains can catch up the backlogged barges......but again I'm just a dumb truck driver. I'm headed to Texas to yank a tank for the winter. Guess it's their problem now...

Replied on Tue, Nov 08, 2022 at 08:15 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Don’t count on a railroad strike, congress will intervene because it’s owned by the rail road. Democrats in power more freight moved by rail. Republicans in Power more freight moved by truck.

Replied on Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 08:30 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "Don’t count on a railroad strike, congress will intervene because it’s owned by the rail road. Democrats in power more freight moved by rail. Republicans in Power more freight moved by truck." But trucker Joe Campaigned on rebuilding unions, he wouldn’t throw them under the bus.... Would he?

Replied on Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 01:24 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. yup

Replied on Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 01:25 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. moving a ton of DDG across midwest, call me if your looking for loads 847-609-9193