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Rad-daddio: Apr 25, 2017

Klyith posted:

That's not really counter to a shortage though? The truck drivers are feeling great, but that's what it looks like when there's more demand for truckers than trucks on the road.

And while the shortage persists the guys in the industry will feel like "everyone wants to be a trucker" cause like duh, they're making bank. Eventually enough people will become truckers, or the demand for shipping volume will taper off, and it'll recede to normal.

There's effects like this in economics from things that are "price insensitive". It's like, if you can't move your product to where it's sold, you can't sell it. If I have a truckload of oranges in florida that I want to sell in NY for $100k, how much should I pay to truck them there? Well, if the alternative is the oranges rot and become worthless, I should pay anything up to like $99k because getting $1k is better than making nothing.

I will build an orange pipeline to NY and undercut all truckers.

There Will be Juice.

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The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

gas is about to hit a buck fifty a liter in toronto

THANKS BIDEN

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Chief McHeath: Apr 23, 2002

rad daddy o posted:

I will build an orange pipeline to NY and undercut all truckers.

There Will be Juice.

Hear me out. We can build an expansive and expensive underground series of tubes across the nation, centralized in citrus growing and citrus demanding areas. An Internet of Citrus, if you will. Through these tubes, we can send the citrus to where it is needed, faster :awesomelon:

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Rad-daddio: Apr 25, 2017

Chief McHeath posted:

Hear me out. We can build an expansive and expensive underground series of tubes across the nation, centralized in citrus growing and citrus demanding areas. An Internet of Citrus, if you will. Through these tubes, we can send the citrus to where it is needed, faster

Cornering the market of last mile citrus. I like it

Time to work up a pitch deck.

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Tarkus: Aug 27, 2000

Chief McHeath posted:

Hear me out. We can build an expansive and expensive underground series of tubes across the nation, centralized in citrus growing and citrus demanding areas. An Internet of Citrus, if you will. Through these tubes, we can send the citrus to where it is needed, faster

The taps in my kitchen will be Hot - Cold - OJ - Tomato

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ChunTheUnavoidable: Sep 27, 2021

I�m going to start my own store that has everything I want

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ChunTheUnavoidable posted:

I�m going to start my own store that has everything I want

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Szyznyk: Mar 4, 2008

Klyith posted:

That's not really counter to a shortage though? The truck drivers are feeling great, but that's what it looks like when there's more demand for truckers than trucks on the road.

And while the shortage persists the guys in the industry will feel like "everyone wants to be a trucker" cause like duh, they're making bank. Eventually enough people will become truckers, or the demand for shipping volume will taper off, and it'll recede to normal.

There's effects like this in economics from things that are "price insensitive". It's like, if you can't move your product to where it's sold, you can't sell it. If I have a truckload of oranges in florida that I want to sell in NY for $100k, how much should I pay to truck them there? Well, if the alternative is the oranges rot and become worthless, I should pay anything up to like $99k because getting $1k is better than making nothing.

Mulch the oranges and write them off on your taxes or mulch the oranges and accept a fat agricultural subsidy from Uncle Sugar.

# ? Oct 22, 2021 21:38

Philthy: Jan 28, 2003; Pillbug

Klyith posted:

That's not really counter to a shortage though? The truck drivers are feeling great, but that's what it looks like when there's more demand for truckers than trucks on the road.

Sure, I guess. What I mean to say is there are the same amount, if not more truckers today than there has been in the past five years. It's not a shortage most places are seeing like restaurants and retail where they can barely keep 2 people around when they need 10 or more minimum. It's a shortage because more poo poo needs to get moved today than ever before.

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ChunTheUnavoidable: Sep 27, 2021

hell, i�ll eat those oranges if you don�t want em

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