by admin | Feb 16, 2018 | Archive
Market Notes February 8, 2018 WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE HEART IS GOOD FOR THE HEART Something we have not done for a while is making a comeback. In honor of a troubled country and loving holiday we reach back into the archives to the Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs (1989...
by admin | Feb 9, 2018 | Archive
Market Notes February 1, 2018 MONGEE BANANA You can’t have any but at least you will know about them and that’s a start. Mongee stands for incredible and this banana probably is. Only available in Japan (where it is illegal to export bananas to the USA) and only...
by admin | Feb 2, 2018 | Archive
Market Notes January 25, 2018 CITRUS TIME WITH FLAVOUR SUBLIME February is often the best time for specialty citrus. First is simply sugar, the varieties that can stay on the trees longer without damage simply have a higher brix. But most compelling is the late...
by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | Archive
Market Notes January 18, 2018 ELD IS KILLING ME We are witnessing the dying of an industry at worst or a huge transition at best. It may not be the perfect storm but to date it is a least a double whammy. There are significantly less trucks available for hire. This...
by admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Archive
Market Notes January 11, 2018 KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ FOLLOW UP We really hope you read last week’s Market Notes. It was a primer on what is to come in the trucking industry. The reality of these changes are here. None are feeling it worse than LTL drivers. Once you are...
by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Archive
Market Notes January 4, 2018 KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ I do not think Jerry, Bob, Phil and Robert had any idea how difficult it would be to keep on trucking. If you have not heard there is a new regulation in town called ELD. As of December 18, 2017 The Electronic Logging...
