Comments on: How to handle increased transportation costs? http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/ A totalfood.com blog about pressures and changes in the foodservice industry. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:41:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: William http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-49 William Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:11:13 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-49 Businesses certainly need to tighten their belts and cost cut where they can if they can to stay in business profitably. I am looking for special deals promos where customers can bundle merchandise for larger shipments to A get better freight rates or B pre paid freight. Offer product ideas to generate more excitement and profit for their business. Businesses certainly need to tighten their belts and cost cut where they can if they can to stay in business profitably. I am looking for special deals promos where customers can bundle merchandise for larger shipments to A get better freight rates or B pre paid freight.
Offer product ideas to generate more excitement and profit for their business.

]]> By: Alfred http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-47 Alfred Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:00:19 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-47 Be a better businessman and stop wasting money! Be a better businessman and stop wasting money!

]]> By: Mike http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-42 Mike Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:52:12 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-42 First you need to understand that in the egg business diesel is important but not as much as feed since about 70% of our cost of eggs is feed. On top of that cartons that we put the eggs into have gone up do to cost of energy and labor in California is higher than most states. Needless to say it has been a really tough year and a half. Feed costs have doubled and tripled especially the organics. We have moved prices up but nothing like what our costs have done. Where we go from here is anyone's guess! It doesn't look like it is going down anytime soon. First you need to understand that in the egg business diesel is important but not as much as feed since about 70% of our cost of eggs is feed. On top of that cartons that we put the eggs into have gone up do to cost of energy and labor in California is higher than most states. Needless to say it has been a really tough year and a half. Feed costs have doubled and tripled especially the organics. We have moved prices up but nothing like what our costs have done. Where we go from here is anyone’s guess! It doesn’t look like it is going down anytime soon.

]]> By: Paul http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-41 Paul Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:46:40 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-41 We have always passed along our negotiated discounts on shipping to our customers and we continue to do so. We negotiate the best rates we can and always do three quotes to be sure we have the best possible offer for our clients. We note that some of the more astute dealers try to group smaller orders to economize that way. We have always passed along our negotiated discounts on shipping to our customers and we continue to do so. We negotiate the best rates we can and always do three quotes to be sure we have the best possible offer for our clients. We note that some of the more astute dealers try to group smaller orders to economize that way.

]]> By: William http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-38 William Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:27:41 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-38 Businesses certainly need to tighten their belts and cost cut where they can if they can to stay in business profitably. I am looking for special deals promos where customers can bundle merchandise for larger shipments to A get better freight rates or B pre paid freight. Offer product ideas to generate more excitement and profit for their business. Businesses certainly need to tighten their belts and cost cut where they can if they can to stay in business profitably.

I am looking for special deals promos where customers can bundle merchandise for larger shipments to A get better freight rates or B pre paid freight.

Offer product ideas to generate more excitement and profit for their business.

]]> By: Jerry Smith http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-37 Jerry Smith Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:04:30 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-37 Bio diesel. Things are looking bleak. Bio diesel. Things are looking bleak.

]]> By: Ann http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-36 Ann Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:03:21 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-36 Since we sell and deliver patio furniture as a business to restaurants and private clubs our delivery and freight costs have skyrocked. The freight costs we have absorbed to date and we have not increassed our delivery fee. Next year we will have to do both. Ann Since we sell and deliver patio furniture as a business to restaurants and private clubs our delivery and freight costs have skyrocked. The freight costs we have absorbed to date and we have not increassed our delivery fee. Next year we will have to do both. Ann

]]> By: Carl Boutilier http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-35 Carl Boutilier Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:57:30 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-35 My response is to buy a bigger truck that gets lower gas mileage, so as not to be like the media lemmings that are clueless. Also, it would make two other things easier: 1. I will look even better and bigger against the crappy little Japanese Prius cars, they will move out of my way quicker. 2. It will be easier to run over pandering politicians that refuse to allow us to drill for oil and refine it here. A smaller car would dent easier when I run over them. What kind of a silly question is that? If you are interested in being a journalist have a backbone. Why not ask how we are going to “approach” increased taxes once Messiah Obama becomes president? Why do you ask a leading question like that? Why not ask what our “approach” will be to the refusal of politicians to let us reduce gas prices by increasing supply? Factual bottom line 1: For the average American driving 10,000 miles per year in an average sedan, the annual cost difference between gas at $4.15 per gallon and $2.99 per gallon is $464. That is insignificant in the big picture. A few dinners. Have you seen the cars in parking garages? How much does it cost to go to the ballpark for a family? How does that compare to increased taxes? Factual bottom line 2: For the average American, drivel like your question adds to the hype and does a disservice to our country My response is to buy a bigger truck that gets lower gas mileage, so as not to be like the media lemmings that are clueless. Also, it would make two other things easier:

1. I will look even better and bigger against the crappy little Japanese Prius cars, they will move out of my way quicker.

2. It will be easier to run over pandering politicians that refuse to allow us to drill for oil and refine it here. A smaller car would dent easier when I run over them.

What kind of a silly question is that? If you are interested in being a journalist have a backbone. Why not ask how we are going to “approach” increased taxes once Messiah Obama becomes president? Why do you ask a leading question like that? Why not ask what our “approach” will be to the refusal of politicians to let us reduce gas prices by increasing supply?

Factual bottom line 1: For the average American driving 10,000 miles per year in an average sedan, the annual cost difference between gas at $4.15 per gallon and $2.99 per gallon is $464.

That is insignificant in the big picture. A few dinners. Have you seen the cars in parking garages? How much does it cost to go to the ballpark for a family?

How does that compare to increased taxes?

Factual bottom line 2: For the average American, drivel like your question adds to the hype and does a disservice to our country

]]> By: Dan http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-32 Dan Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:32:55 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-32 we don't use gas. we don’t use gas.

]]> By: Ken Hacker http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-to-handle-increased-transportation-costs/#comment-30 Ken Hacker Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:30:14 +0000 http://totalfooddirtydishes.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-30 As with most companies we have raised our prices to help compensate not only the gas but other charges to us. We may have to add a travel / trip charge in the future but at this time I am waiting to see where the gas price goes from here. As with most companies we have raised our prices to help compensate not only the gas but other charges to us. We may have to add a travel / trip charge in the future but at this time I am waiting to see where the gas price goes from here.

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