Store shelves empty in the UK because of truck driver shortages. Authorities say will be a tough winter

[Saltwater60]

This is a bit scary and I fully expect the same to happen here honestly. I have a feeling this will happen and the government will swoop in and fix it!!

Empty shelves, gasoline shortages and sky-high energy prices? Britain is facing a ‘difficult winter’

Britain has been plunged into uncertainty as issues over gasoline, electricity and food have prompted warnings of "a really difficult winter" for the country.

www.cnbc.com

 

[SonOfSun]

This is a bit scary and I fully expect the same to happen here honestly. I have a feeling this will happen and the government will swoop in and fix it!!

Empty shelves, gasoline shortages and sky-high energy prices? Britain is facing a ‘difficult winter’

Britain has been plunged into uncertainty as issues over gasoline, electricity and food have prompted warnings of "a really difficult winter" for the country.

www.cnbc.com

Why not?

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

It'll be a "dark winter" too.

 

[prambo]

This is a bit scary and I fully expect the same to happen here honestly. I have a feeling this will happen and the government will swoop in and fix it!!

Empty shelves, gasoline shortages and sky-high energy prices? Britain is facing a ‘difficult winter’

Britain has been plunged into uncertainty as issues over gasoline, electricity and food have prompted warnings of "a really difficult winter" for the country.

www.cnbc.com

Absolutely going to happen here. Dig under the veneer and the supply chain problems are monumental.

One domino falls, and the whole facade will crumble.

But I'm sure the "elites" and those in .GOV will feel no pain.

Just us proles.

 

[Blimey]

That single Dr. Pepper can

 

[Celt]

Why not?

Our current govt created this situation and they couldnt fix under cooked popcorn, nevermind the economy.

But, orange man bad so this is what we have to deal with.

 

[Deplorable Me]

And to think no zeppelins in the sky.

 

[libertysnake]

That single Dr. Pepper can

Trust me, my wife is a Dr.Pepper-aholic. That means she'll make it through this shortage just fine.

 

[libertysnake]

Absolutely going to happen here. Dig under the veneer and the supply chain problems are monumental.

One domino falls, and the whole facade will crumble.

But I'm sure the "elites" and those in .GOV will feel no pain.

Just us proles.

I disagree. If that happens here, the tensions that we have, which are likely cerebral / just political divides, will turn into things that have a big impact on daily lives of most people. When the American people are agitated, we tend to band together to get rid of the middle men.

 

[Saltwater60]

I disagree. If that happens here, the tensions that we have, which are likely cerebral / just political divides, will turn into things that have a big impact on daily lives of most people. When the American people are agitated, we tend to band together to get rid of the middle men.

We used to band together and do that. Now we just i -fight and blame each other. This has changed in the last 10 years or so. The people that pulled up their boot straps and fixed this stuff are dead or retired. These new kids are fucking useless.

 

[livingston]

Talked to a fellow in Rochester today he has a straight truck.... international.... Needs a sensor .. There are two in Rochester at dealerships... They will not sell one to him.. This truck has been parked for 3 weeks so far. Guy is pissed. Out side of these there are none to be found anywhere.

 

[Acer-m14]

Talked to a fellow in Rochester today he has a straight truck.... international.... Needs a sensor .. There are two in Rochester at dealerships... They will not sell one to him.. This truck has been parked for 3 weeks so far. Guy is pissed. Out side of these there are none to be found anywhere.

ummm wonder why they wouldn't sell the part to him .. doesn't sound like Regional Dealer up there to me ..

 

[Saltwater60]

Talked to a fellow in Rochester today he has a straight truck.... international.... Needs a sensor .. There are two in Rochester at dealerships... They will not sell one to him.. This truck has been parked for 3 weeks so far. Guy is pissed. Out side of these there are none to be found anywhere.

I have heard many stories of this. A fellow on here posted an entire video of a repair yard with 10 trucks or so waiting on parts. You can’t get them.
Just wait now the chip makers are saying they wont make chips for car markers Because they are the old style. They want them all to go to the new style. How long do you think it will be for all those parts to get redesigned and in 5 years will you be able to get just the part? I read an article that said no so you may have to get an entire axle assemble for a $150 computer chip part because the new designed part won’t fit where the old one did.

here’s the article.

Chip makers to carmakers: time to get out of the semiconductor Stone Age

Intel, Qualcomm try to wean auto companies from dependence on obsolete technology

www.google.com

 

[96coal449]

Talked to a fellow in Rochester today he has a straight truck.... international.... Needs a sensor .. There are two in Rochester at dealerships... They will not sell one to him.. This truck has been parked for 3 weeks so far. Guy is pissed. Out side of these there are none to be found anywhere.

Mines parked. If I have what he needs I'd be happy to donate to a patriotic cause.
PM me if need be.

 

[96coal449]

I have been saying for years the new technology in the auto industries will come back to haunt us.

Another grip on controlling the masses.

 

[IrishMick]

My F350 service truck has been sitting for almost 3 months waiting for a transmission shift module. Still no ETA on when it will be available due to chip shortage. It has crippled my business. The supply chain chaos will only get worse.

 

[96coal449]

Those older private auto salvage yards will become valuable resources.

 

[prambo]

I disagree. If that happens here, the tensions that we have, which are likely cerebral / just political divides, will turn into things that have a big impact on daily lives of most people. When the American people are agitated, we tend to band together to get rid of the middle men.

Hope you're correct, I really do.

From what I'm seeing from the sources I use, it goes well beyond a truck driver shortage.

Orders for new containers and container ships are high (and will takes years to fulfill), there are container ships stacking up at most West coast ports, competition for CDL holders is heating up and product isn't moving well within the US (you can see by empty spots in shelves).

China is closing ports and factories if just one COVID "case" is "found". Since China's rulers have never given a flying fuck about the common Chinese citizen and how this impacts them, and they certainly want to see the fUSA on it's knees, it occurs to me that some, or all, of these "closures" are intentional.

Today, I just had 2 common items we have bought frequently online from Walmart moved from "delayed" to outright "cancelled" - Febreeze Air 2X Pet spray and Greased Lightning cleaner. Don't know why, but it's never happened before.

Gas and diesel costs are way up, and aren't going down now that "the shale oil miracle" is crapping out, and Obola is hammering the energy sector via his puppet Zhou Bia-Den..

Will the citizens of the fUSA pull together regardless of the artificial differences (fabricated differences) between two 180 degree opposing sides?

I think not - can't see some moronic fool who still wears a mask in their car with the windows closed (they aren't exactly rare, even now) standing tall next to anyone who isn't carrying a "vaccine passport" or wearing a MAGA hat.

Although the split in this benighted country is mostly a creation of social media, the bullshit MSM and a completely corrupt and lying government doesn't make it any less real.

I've talked with some of these people - hell we even have and have had them on this site - and, frankly, they're certifiably insane with the mind of a child.

If you can't think critically, you can't "think" your way to freeing your mind.

 

[Saltwater60]

My F350 service truck has been sitting for almost 3 months waiting for a transmission shift module. Still no ETA on when it will be available due to chip shortage. It has crippled my business. The supply chain chaos will only get worse.

Truly oret to hear that but not prey jobiden is going to use the defense production act.

 

[Saltwater60]

Hope you're correct, I really do.

From what I'm seeing from the sources I use, it goes well beyond a truck driver shortage.

Orders for new containers and container ships are high (and will takes years to fulfill), there are container ships stacking up at most West coast ports, competition for CDL holders is heating up and product isn't moving well within the US (you can see by empty spots in shelves).

China is closing ports and factories if just one COVID "case" is "found". Since China's rulers have never given a flying fuck about the common Chinese citizen and how this impacts them, and they certainly want to see the fUSA on it's knees, it occurs to me that some, or all, of these "closures" are intentional.

Today, I just had 2 common items we have bought frequently online from Walmart moved from "delayed" to outright "cancelled" - Febreeze Air 2X Pet spray and Greased Lightning cleaner. Don't know why, but it's never happened before.

Gas and diesel costs are way up, and aren't going down now that "the shale oil miracle" is crapping out, and Obola is hammering the energy sector via his puppet Zhou Bia-Den..

Will the citizens of the fUSA pull together regardless of the artificial differences (fabricated differences) between two 180 degree opposing sides?

I think not - can't see some moronic fool who still wears a mask in their car with the windows closed (they aren't exactly rare, even now) standing tall next to anyone who isn't carrying a "vaccine passport" or wearing a MAGA hat.

Although the split in this benighted country is mostly a creation of social media, the bullshit MSM and a completely corrupt and lying government doesn't make it any less real.

I've talked with some of these people - hell we even haveand have had them on this site - and, frankly, they're certifiably insane with the mind of a child.

If you can't think critically, you can't "think" your way to freeing your mind.

Add bottled water. I haven’t seen bottled water on a store shelf in two months.

 

[prambo]

Add bottled water. I haven’t seen bottled water on a store shelf in two months.

Come to The 'Hood - we have lots of it - the stores have to have it, because the local water supply sucks big time. Many people buy it all the time.

So much for "G-d's country".

Boo-coo chlorinated hydrocarbons - always "flunks" the state test. Metric shit-tons of particilates, too.

We double filter the water in our kitchen - a big 3M in line (usually the "Advanced" cartridge) and a PuR faucet filter.

We use bottled water for coffee and the dog.

 

[Celt]

Ive been noticing certain products in my local supermarkets have been either low or out of stock for over a month now.

 

[SonOfSun]

Ive been noticing certain products in my local supermarkets have been either low or out of stock for over a month now.

Out of curiosity, which products?

 

[SonOfSun]

Add bottled water. I haven’t seen bottled water on a store shelf in two months.

I see lots of it every week.

 

[VietnamEraVet]

I am seeing how supply chain shortages are affecting many areas. The equipment I sell is badly hurting all of us. We used to be able to routinely ship equipment in 2-3 weeks after an order. Now, we are at 16 weeks and climbing. We are experiencing shortages of steel, bearings, - even paint! Some of our competitors are over 22 weeks.

This is hurting our pay,- can’t deliver it, and pay lags too.

I am seeing stores here locally having shortages of all kinds of different items: toilet paper; frozen foods; water; juices. In fact, spot shortages seem to pop up on shelves weekly. I went clothes shopping last weekend, and every store I went in said they were having problems getting stock. One store salesman showed me his shoe area that had only about 50% on hand. He said nothing is coming in.

I also talked to a grocery store manager I met, and she showed me a lot of empty or thinly stocked shelves. She complained that she can barely get any employees to work, and of those “younger” ones she hires, she ends up firing most of them because they just want to stand around and get paid for doing very little. She actually offered me a job on the spot. She also said she is getting a lot of flack from customers when shortages of their favorite items crop up.

I also see car dealers with largely empty lots, - more so lately. We have also seen that it is nearly impossible to rent cars. Our local Enterprise simply has no cars to rent.

This shit is crazy and getting worse…

 

[Acer-m14]

i think some one mentioned cutting out the middle man .. say like buying the chip the manufacture .. good luck if this hit the auto industry ..

a guy in NYC fixes Apple products .. Apple will not allow some chips to be sold to anyone .. .. only apple can buy them from the manufacture..

 

[Paperpunch]

My wife's favorite Vermont English Muffins have disappeared from the store shelves. After some Google research I found their parent company, Koffee Kup Bakers simply could not turn a profit after years of trying. Some good news is on the horizon, as a large family bakery is considering a buyout. My wife doesn't dig the Thomas' "nooks & cranies".

 

[spat]

I am seeing how supply chain shortages are affecting many areas. The equipment I sell is badly hurting all of us. We used to be able to routinely ship equipment in 2-3 weeks after an order. Now, we are at 16 weeks and climbing. We are experiencing shortages of steel, bearings, - even paint! Some of our competitors are over 22 weeks.

This is hurting our pay,- can’t deliver it, and pay lags too.

I am seeing stores here locally having shortages of all kinds of different items: toilet paper; frozen foods; water; juices. In fact, spot shortages seem to pop up on shelves weekly. I went clothes shopping last weekend, and every store I went in said they were having problems getting stock. One store salesman showed me his shoe area that had only about 50% on hand. He said nothing is coming in.

I also talked to a grocery store manager I met, and she showed me a lot of empty or thinly stocked shelves. She complained that she can barely get any employees to work, and of those “younger” ones she hires, she ends up firing most of them because they just want to stand around and get paid for doing very little. She actually offered me a job on the spot. She also said she is getting a lot of flack from customers when shortages of their favorite items crop up.

I also see car dealers with largely empty lots, - more so lately. We have also seen that it is nearly impossible to rent cars. Our local Enterprise simply has no cars to rent.

This shit is crazy and getting worse…

And imagine your customers not being able to deliver to their customers because they can't get your product.

We are watching the slow motion collapse of our economy. 600k dead from covid is going to look like a walk in the park compared to what's coming.


My tinfoil hat says this isn't incompetence, it's intentional murder of the global economy so that they can declare "capitalism has failed" and replace it with a system where they control everything.

 

[Celt]

Out of curiosity, which products?

Juicy juice juice boxes, ragu spaghetti sauce, the protein pasta noodles we eat have had very slim choices for a while now where there used to be a wide selection.

Yesterday the tp shelves were basically sold out.

As for the juicy juice, in 3 supermarkets near me there is virtually none to be had and the main one (Stop and shop) had nothing and they filled the shelves with Sunny D bottles.

 

[1075tech]

On my weekend job.... Trailers were sitting in the yard for 2 weeks before they could get unloaded. I guess we're fairly caught up with that now.

How long they sit until they go out though, I have no idea.

Local delivery freight is where they are having major issues. Some of that stuff will sit on the dock or in a trailer for a month. Or longer. They've started putting all the local stuff in trailers and putting them in the yard until they can get unloaded later and distributed to the local trucks. At one point, I was told they had over a dozen trailers full of local freight waiting to be loaded on local trucks.