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Asian Trucker has Interesting Theory on High Diesel Prices

submitted by patchCodeUnsuccessful to whatever 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 11:51:02 ago (+15/-0)     (www.youtube.com)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsUkFUU2BA

Basically, Pilot & Flying J CEO told to cut shipments through Union Pacific by 20%

He then talks about blackrock & vanguard holding the largest shares of UP
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/UNP/holders

This then leads into a question of if they're trying to push truckers out for auto trucking to take over.

I personally doubt this. It seems like the railways are being downgraded in capacity so they can charge more.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RAILFRTCARLOADSD11/

This is a better economic model for the railways sadly. And, it's been going on long enough that they've probably scrapped much of their freight cars and engines.

Edit 3 hours later: https://youtu.be/Q0rk5tnrFqA?t=3132 <- timestamp for an interesting testimony on the subject. Chem cars have hit capacity, although the whole talk is showing that the railways for everything is at max capacity at this time.


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[ - ] Reawakened 5 points 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 12:52:20 ago (+5/-0)

(((Hedge Funds)))

[ - ] deleted 3 points 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 14:33:20 ago (+3/-0)

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[ - ] patchCodeUnsuccessful [op] 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 14:45:25 ago (+1/-0)

cleaned, appreciated

[ - ] allahead 3 points 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 13:07:13 ago (+3/-0)

Union Pacific (presumably by order or BlackRock) also told domestic fertilizer manufacturers to reduce their shipments to farmers by 20%.

[ - ] patchCodeUnsuccessful [op] 2 points 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 13:29:49 ago (+2/-0)

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4503257-union-pacific-using-weakness-to-our-advantage

Took a look into that. Seems like they had higher then expected freight and selectively told people to fuck off. I'm assuming they did this in ways that the hedge fund told them to, and then placed their chips. Rather interesting to see what a modern monopoly looks like.

[ - ] allahead 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 15:34:11 ago (+1/-0)

Rail freight has dropped by almost 1/3 since peak levels in 2008. Who is causing the carrying capacity to diminish to the point that we can't feed ourselves and facilitate industry even as our population increases to unmanageable levels?
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RAILFRTCARLOADSD11/

[ - ] patchCodeUnsuccessful [op] 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 15:53:21 ago (+1/-0)

Rail freight dropped because it became cheaper/faster/more reliable to move with trucking.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TRUCKD11
I'm assuming this is because train service sucked.

[ - ] patchCodeUnsuccessful [op] 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 16:46:38 ago (+0/-0)

I was wrong kind of. Turns out to be metrics killed everything.
https://youtu.be/Q0rk5tnrFqA?t=9787

[ - ] PostWallHelena 2 points 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 14:52:08 ago (+2/-0)

Good post thx.

[ - ] 9000timesempty 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 18:01:22 ago (+1/-0)

It is good to see that they are at least investigating on why and they find the corruptness the evil.

[ - ] GhostCow 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 23, 2022 18:01:24 ago (+0/-0)

I tried to watch but this guy is just way too ugly to look at. He looks like the amerimutt meme