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Re: UP announces Phoenix terminal-Yeah well.... As the Zen Master say's: "We'll See???"
Author: vic
Date: 12-01-2023 - 08:04
George Andrews Wrote:
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> I drove Phoenix to Fullerton, CA., ( after flying
> Alaska Airlines from Seattle to Sky Harbor ) 5
> times in 12 weeks earlier this year, tending to my
> elderly father, and doing the driving so my sister
> wouldn't have to go it alone. LOTSA can haulers
> running lightweight 2 axle container chassis with
> a 40 foot dry box; Eastbound loaded & Westbound
> almost entirely empties. Phoenix is a 7 to 8 hour
> drive from POLA / POLB depending on departure time
> & traffic. Rail cannot hope to compete with that,
> unless Diesel Fuel prices spike dramatically.
> The Valley of The Sun is almost entirely a
> consuming area, with no real manufacturing (
> Boeing in Mesa not withstanding ) and little
> freight originating there and destined for SoCal.
> They even truck motor fuel there from El Segundo
> when the pipeline is down for repairs. When I
> drove for Conway Western Express many years ago,
> it was almost always Loads East / Empties West.
> CWX was lucky to land a W/B traffic lane hauling
> Copper Plates from Nogales, AZ., to Long Beach,
> CA. Interstate 10 is undergoing a major renewal
> across the desert, and should be Good to Go for 20
> more years to come. I agree with BOB2 in his "
> We'll See " assessment.
I know a few independent truckers who left California right after AB5 took effect
Even though they had temporary exemption
Many other issues were a contributing factor (the 2010 emissions rule, taxes, fuel, insurance)
They bring trailer and containers to terminals in Yuma and Las Vegas from the rest of the country
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> I drove Phoenix to Fullerton, CA., ( after flying
> Alaska Airlines from Seattle to Sky Harbor ) 5
> times in 12 weeks earlier this year, tending to my
> elderly father, and doing the driving so my sister
> wouldn't have to go it alone. LOTSA can haulers
> running lightweight 2 axle container chassis with
> a 40 foot dry box; Eastbound loaded & Westbound
> almost entirely empties. Phoenix is a 7 to 8 hour
> drive from POLA / POLB depending on departure time
> & traffic. Rail cannot hope to compete with that,
> unless Diesel Fuel prices spike dramatically.
> The Valley of The Sun is almost entirely a
> consuming area, with no real manufacturing (
> Boeing in Mesa not withstanding ) and little
> freight originating there and destined for SoCal.
> They even truck motor fuel there from El Segundo
> when the pipeline is down for repairs. When I
> drove for Conway Western Express many years ago,
> it was almost always Loads East / Empties West.
> CWX was lucky to land a W/B traffic lane hauling
> Copper Plates from Nogales, AZ., to Long Beach,
> CA. Interstate 10 is undergoing a major renewal
> across the desert, and should be Good to Go for 20
> more years to come. I agree with BOB2 in his "
> We'll See " assessment.
I know a few independent truckers who left California right after AB5 took effect
Even though they had temporary exemption
Many other issues were a contributing factor (the 2010 emissions rule, taxes, fuel, insurance)
They bring trailer and containers to terminals in Yuma and Las Vegas from the rest of the country
