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Tensions rise in UK haulage as surcharges see drivers playing ‘musical chairs’

Posted on September 12, 2021 by | 2 comments

The UK, with Brexit, has been one of the hardest hit nations with driver shortages. Here is some talk on the situation.

Apparently driver shortage surcharges are being added by some carriers, claiming all the money goes to drivers. Who believes that? Some think other carriers are also doing it but not calling it specifically for drivers. Any carrier may or may not be keeping the surcharge themselves, as there is no documentation of where it is going.

By Alexander Whiteman 26/08/2021

Tensions rise in UK haulage as surcharges see drivers playing ‘musical chairs’ – The Loadstar

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There’s a ‘meltdown of container shipping market’ coming as cargo piles up

Posted on September 5, 2021 by | 1 comment

I think the key phrase in here is the suffering generated by cargo that is piling up, either not being moved, or stuck waiting for onshore capacity.

It’s an interesting piece and gets in some of each side. Shippers and Carriers (and to some extent ports) are a loggerheads.

By Sam Whelan 02/09/2021

There’s a ‘meltdown of container shipping market’ coming as cargo piles up – The Loadstar

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Grim outlook for intermodal as an alternative to ‘maxed-out’ US truck market

Posted on September 5, 2021 by | Leave a comment

This article outlines why intermodal is not such a good option for US distribution. Though the trucking market is ‘maxed-out’, meaning it is hard to get a trucking firm to move a container, rail is having its own congestion and shortage difficulties.

And chassis remain a problem area. Most leasing companies, who own the chassis, prefer large long-term deals with ocean carreirs rather than shorter term deals for local movements in the US. The article refers to the trucker-owned chassis pool in the Midwest, which seems to be shunned by the leasing companies, creating a shortage of chassis for containers.

Today, we can’t find any area of logistics that isn’t suffering over something. A far cry from a year or two ago.

By Ian Putzger, Americas correspondent 02/09/2021

Grim outlook for intermodal as an alternative to ‘maxed-out’ US truck market – The Loadstar

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