Post by pkd5757 on Feb 23, 2009 19:55:23 GMT -5
In todays Journal of Commerce there is an article by Bill Mongelluzo that talks about the letters being sent out by the container lines stating they want the trucking companies to accept a 10% rate cut. Peter Keller, president of NYK line North America says "Everybody's under pressure" Bill Rooney, managing director of Hanjin says" we are looking at our costs to see where we can trim". Here's an idea guys...Get the Hell out of the trucking before you screw it up anymore than you have. Cut that inland transportation charge right of the bill, OK! Of course some a$$hole from Roadlink Seattle(Dan Gatchet) thinks we should negotiate with the Ocean carriers. Yeah, Roadlink that's a company looking out for the trucking industry and it's O/O's. I don't know about you but my expenses will be the same or greater this year, which means that 10% will come off MY PROFIT. How can any of us replace that. If I gross $100,000 a year and lose $10,000 dollars, then I know I'm screwed. That's $10,000 off what you pay your mortgage, utilities and food bills. Are these executives going to take a cut like that. When you think about it, that $10,000 off your profit of say $35,000 is really almost a 33% cut. Trucking is already as low as it can go, cutting our rates is not the answer. Ocean Carriers and Brokers need to cut their profits 10% and put it into the Rates they pay the truckers. If you can't do that, then get out of the trucking business and let us quote some fair rates that we can survive on.