Our Ship Finally Came In
Just one, though. Evergreen Pulp will have two ships hauling pulp out of Humboldt Bay now, instead of just one. It seems this will benefit some but not others.
While the 20, or so, longshoreman that live in the area will have a little more work, no mention is made of what the truckers who've been previously hauling pulp will be left to do. I also wonder how many truckers it took to handle what a ship carries?
They say there's a shortage of truckers nationwide. Maybe it won't be too hard for them to find other loads to haul?
posted by Fred Mangels @ 8:41 AM
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I doubt if there is a shortage of thruck drivers nationwide. Its just that the corpos want to pay third-world wages . thats why they are pushing Congress to let Mexican trucks haul freight throuought. part of Bush's guest worker program. They love paying those third world wages and they don't mind that the results will be firey carnage on our freeways They can just point the finger at some poor dead Mexian truck driver while using the other hand to rake in the cash.
Hey Fred, maybe now you will be able to get a job.
Even if he were the last man on earth, Fred couldn't get a job that doesn't require putting salt on the fries.
Fred: FYI the truck drivers, who were mostly contracted, came up from the bay area with empty containers in the am, were loaded, and then drove to the Oakland Terminal. 30 out of town trucker jobs. The only ones who will miss them will probably be the China Buffett, where they "loaded em up." And of course the gas companies up here who will now have to gouge us a little more to cover the loss.
So Richard, if there was a train would we lose the ship because pulp would go to oakland (and beyond) that way?
I think the mill would still ship pulp as Oakland port is very busy and it is pretty direct from here by ship. We could be an overflow port for Oakland though to offload containers that need to be sent by rail to other rail areas with no ships involved. Transfer or distribution warehouse that unloads containers and repacks them for shipments across the U.S. by rail also. Containers come in with all shoes in one, all dresses in another, etc., but they need to be broken down for specific areas with shoes and dresses in one container for a Target store in Bay area another store in another area and so on.
Speaking of ships that come in, Fred - you have to check out the post in one of the blogs you are linked to: But make sure you have a few minutes, because it takes a couple of minutes (more than a few minutes - and drying the tears takes a few more) If you've ever gotten one of those Nigerian spam emails saying they just need you to help transfer their money - you have to read this:
I laughed until I cried
Then follow the link
Patrick bait
"We could be an overflow port for Oakland"
What shipper would want to have their product potentially stuck when the Eel River section blows out again and again? Also, unloading here adds significant time and length to the trip to market. In addition to that, you ship by several competing ports such as Oakland, Stockton, Sacramento, Richmond, and Redwood City. All of which are expanding service. Tough to compete under these conditions.
ALL of the major long haul carriers are begging for drivers and are paying up to $.45/mi. Looks like robash as usual is more interested in his leftist talking points than contacting Schneider, Hunt, England, Dart or the dozens of OTR carriers for employment opportunities. So what's new?
pogo, you are wrong about the .41 cents per mile, plus the large trucks can't come into Humboldt County. England pays .26 a mile, and is a pretty poor company to work for FYI.
Most OTR drivers make about .26-.30 a mile starting out, still better then the $16 an hour the locals pay, sometimes.
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