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2024-02-20 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
For what it's worth, my UPS guy came by with some things this evening and I chatted him up about this subject. He said that all of the “junior” drivers at our hub have been sent to the warehouse to work in package handling because the volume has dropped off so much. -D > On Feb 15, 2024, at

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2024-02-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
And just when everyone accepts this as the new reality, things get upended again. On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 11:50 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 14, 2024, at 16:12, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > > > Take from this what you will. > > > > My take? > >

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2024-02-14 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
On Wed, Feb 14, 2024, at 16:12, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > Take from this what you will. > > My take? > Save your money, get out of debt. > A recession is eminent. > We (as a country) will have a better view of what's happening by the > third quarter. I *think* interest rates are not

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2024-02-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:24:12 -0500 "Allan Streib" wrote: > Globally, we also have the situation in the Red Sea which is preventing > a lot of shipping from going through the Suez Canal. Cargo that must go > is going around Africa, other shipments are being delayed or canceled. Yes, that is

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2024-02-14 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Globally, we also have the situation in the Red Sea which is preventing a lot of shipping from going through the Suez Canal. Cargo that must go is going around Africa, other shipments are being delayed or canceled. Meaning a lot of cheap crap destined for Wal Mart or Amazon hubs might not be

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2024-02-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:06:58 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes" wrote: > Please do. I am curious as well. Check out: https://www.dat.com/blog/the-2023-freight-market-was-five-years-in-the-making There is a fellow from that organization who is on OOIDA's "Land Line Now" broadcast

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2024-02-14 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
ercedes on behalf of dan penoff.com > via Mercedes > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 12:12:51 PM > To: Okie Benz > Cc: dan penoff.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Back to 124 Daily Driver > > Rick, > > Do you think this is the case considering that I would expect ship

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2024-02-14 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
are not coming down soon, so . Rick Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> From: Mercedes on behalf of dan penoff.com via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 12:12:51 PM To: Okie Benz Cc: dan penoff.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Back to 124 Daily

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2024-02-14 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Please do. I am curious as well. -D > On Feb 14, 2024, at 11:29 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have an acquaintance who is the east coast shipping coordinator for one of > the big container operators. I’ll ask her. This is intriguing. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On

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2024-02-14 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I have an acquaintance who is the east coast shipping coordinator for one of the big container operators. I’ll ask her. This is intriguing. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Feb 14, 2024, at 1:13 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Rick, > > Do you think this is the case considering that

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2024-02-14 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Rick, Do you think this is the case considering that I would expect shipping volume in the first quarter to be the lowest on an annual basis? Just curious, and thanks so much for sharing! -D > On Feb 14, 2024, at 10:43 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > >> We are in a 123 bubble right

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2024-02-14 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Struts can be pricey if they’re leaking, but again, that’s uncommon. Or, re-seal them. I did one. Cost me $8.87 in parts, over the counter, in 2010. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

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2024-02-14 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> We are in a 123 bubble right now that I suspect will be bursting at any > moment. Several bubbles are getting ready to pop. I have not seen shipping volumes this low in twenty years. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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2024-02-14 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Don’t sweat the SLS (rear suspension.) It’s typically quite robust and rarely requires service. Struts can be pricey if they’re leaking, but again, that’s uncommon. More often than not, the only thing the system needs is the replacement of the accumulators (spheres) which are not expensive and

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2024-02-14 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
That price is insane for the wagon. There are much cheaper examples out there. We are in a 123 bubble right now that I suspect will be bursting at any moment. After the Dean 124 on BAT, the crack is even higher on them for the moment. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 14, 2024, at 11:22 AM, Donald

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2024-02-14 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
I inherited a car and had too many cars – 4 to be specific. I decided I needed to consolidate. I sold my 2022 F150 and I am taking my 81 Cadillac to a car show at the end of the month and a buyer is meeting me. He wanted the car earlier. The point I am getting to is that I will now be