This week I got a lot of drive time in, and it gave me time to reflect on things. I couldn’t help but notice how different things are.
There was a ton of construction which meant delays and detours. One was quite unexpected as a bridge I rely on regularly failed inspection and was closed. This closure meant the cattle I ship now have an additional $50 added on to a load for the detour miles. Couple that with the increased cost of fuel and my routine shipping cost have gone up 50% on this run in six months.
One part of the…
