Rates are up, Fuel is up and the freight seems to be hit and miss. What’s' up with that you ask? It's called supply and demand and each and every year we seem the same turn of events play out. This year may be a bit more noticeable than others as the economy is like try to throw up on a roller coaster. Pick the wrong moment and you're in trouble, pick the right moment and it's as if it didn't happen. Our economic strain is no different, fuel has yo-yoed for an entire year and rates and equipment availability have done the same. Suppliers are ordering smaller amounts and the manufacturers are feeling the strain. They're raising their rates to keep employees employed and passing this on to you and I. Have you seen the prices at the grocery store lately?? How do we fix this? No really, how do we fix this?

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