Cost Inflation in the Industry

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ageecee
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Postby ageecee » Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:25 am

Yes shipping has gotten ridiculous and i know the diesel has gone up. But a 600 mile trip might take about $125 in diesel to get there and he got charged $1400. It probably took them 8.5 hrs to get there. Hell i might get in the shipping business.
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Postby ageecee » Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:27 am

shipped a horse from Louisiana to Mountaineer and i think i payed $1150. Now thats a 18 hr trip.



$1400 for an 8 hr trip hell to the Nooooooooooooooooo
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Postby Sylvie Hebert » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:09 pm

$4 a gallon?? I would love those prices; here we are at $1.50 a liter my dodge dually tag is $945.16 a year with mandatory yearly inspection on both truck and trailer so another minimum $200. if they don't find any quirks to fix...Insurance at $235. a month. Mandatory winter tires every year ...And log book filled up like you are driving a tractor trailer!!!!
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Postby madelyn » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:19 pm

ageecee wrote:Yes shipping has gotten ridiculous and i know the diesel has gone up. But a 600 mile trip might take about $125 in diesel to get there and he got charged $1400. It probably took them 8.5 hrs to get there. Hell i might get in the shipping business.


Is your diesel a hybrid?

Most of those big rigs I have driven get about 10 mi to the gallon loaded, fuel would be at least $240. If it was a "special" and the driver could not hook a return, and came back empty, he might have charged the round trip. A 600 mile trip is more like 10 hours each way, allowing for refueling, meals, etc. Not everyone lives on air and has a helicopter to refuel their truck while it is moving. The price might have been on the high side but no one held a gun to the owner's head.
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Postby ageecee » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:47 pm

dont have a rig Madelyn-only a company truck 1-ton
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Postby wilf » Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:28 pm

Never had a farm call charge yet in Ocala. Even for emergencies, I have been lucky that way as nothing occurrs at night. Trims are $25 here and at any track I go to. Shoeing is $90 @ Mountaineer and $100 @ Thistle and Fort Erie,all top class tradesmen.
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Postby madelyn » Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:30 pm

So you really get 20 miles to the gallon hauling a trailer with horses in it?
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Postby griff » Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:26 am

the charges have nothing to do with what is fair and/or reasonable. It's about Supply and Demand; i.e., The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.

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