All over Georgia they’re building ‘distribution centers’, formerly known as warehouses. Many of them are sitting empty.
Taking to someone I know well, who’s high up in the logistics world, said that they’re being built because of what California is doing with forcing electric trucks. The “brain trusts”(sarc) feel that will result in the cargo ships diverting to the Gulf of Mexico and east coast.
Can’t imagine what the increase shipping costs would be. It takes 8-10hours for a ship to go through Panama Canal. And if not mistaken, the water between South America and Antarctica can be very treacherous depending on the season.
And then there’s this go:
The reality of battery-electric trucks. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6VlYYM_KtFA&pp=ygUTZWxlY3RyaWMgc2VtaSB0cnVjaw%3D%3D
Trucker DESTROYS Electric Vehicle Narrative in Under 2 Minutes
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SrDF-CQlzh8&pp=ygUkUHJvYmxlbSB3aXRoIGVsZWN0cmljIGxvZ2dpbmcgdHJ1Y2tz
Facts…….they are a bitch sometimes
For a forty foot container it costs about a third more to get to Houston vs Los Angeles. ($4300 vs $3200). Given how much a forty foot container holds that is a pittance. I’m shocked that they still send anything with a destination east of the continental divide through California.