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You have idle trucks unable to increase the truck-loadings-per-hour because they can't complete a single job due to the lack of storage space for their empty co
by notwedtm 5y ago
You have idle trucks unable to increase the truck-loadings-per-hour because they can't complete a single job due to the lack of storage space for their empty containers.
Providing that storage space will allow the trucks to complete their circuit.
- tuatoru 5y agoThe increased wait time also degrades capacity permanently. There was an essay by a truck driver posted here yesterday[1]. MMy understanding: many truck drivers are owner-operators, operating on extremely slim margins at the best of times (say 5 pickups per day). With long waits and maybe one or two pickups per day, they go out of business. 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29022124 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29022124