BP Oil Spill

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has turned into an ecological disaster in which very few people have seen the direct results of its damage.  Views of the loss of wildlife, for example, have been carefully protected from media release.  Although British Petroleum have shelled out billions of dollars toward stopping the flow of oil, the beautiful shores of the Gulf are seeing tarballs wash ashore.  What is more disappointing, is what you are not seeing.

This photo was sent to me from a friend showing a fish covered in oil.  Mother Nature has a way of cleaning up such disasters, but the effects of the BP spill could last for years.   Several years ago, an oil spill, five times larger than the BP flow, was completely cleaned up when one hurricane swept through the region.  It is what Mother Nature does.

Although it could take one act of nature to do the job, there is no way to bring back the loss of wildlife that is taking place due to the spill.  Drilling for oil is vital for our way of life.  However, offshore drilling becomes much more complicated, the further out into the Gulf that the platforms are placed.  BP would have had no problem stopping the flow of oil if they had been in a few thousand feet of water, instead of drilling in five thousand feet.

This disaster has now set the stage for the Obama administration to forge ahead with their cap and trade program.  With oil companies holding billions of dollars of carbon credits and ready to trade,  they are now behind the push for the cap and trade, which will only be another financial disaster for America.

The recession that we have just gone through, and that we are still going through, is not over.  If cap and trade is enacted, we can all expect another swarm of recession to hit again, sometime in 2011.  However, this time around, the recession will be even worse than before.

Instead of using the BP oil spill disaster to create another disaster, the main focus should be made to stop and clean up the environmental spill first.  There will be plenty of time for blame later.

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As summer gets closer, the Federal Energy Information Administration is forecasting that price of gasoline and diesel fuel will increase slightly, but still remain much lower than seen in the previous year.

Nationwide, gasoline this summer is predicted to average $2.23 a gallon compared to $3.81 last summer.  Diesel fuel is expected to average $2.27 a gallon compared to $4.37 a gallon last summer, nationally.  According to authorities, there has been less demand for all refined products, due to the recession.  They also noted that they are seeing a slight increase in demand for gasoline, indicating consumers are driving more as prices have moved lower.

In other recession news, trucking firm, USA Truck Inc., have reduced employment and other operating expenses. USA Truck showed a first-quarter net income loss of $1.88 million, according to their statement released on April 16th, 2009.

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Jack Martin of A1 Freight Broker Training was our special guest last night on trucking talk radio: Truth About Trucking “LIVE.”   Pointing out the downturn in the economy and the effects the recession has had on the trucking industry, Mr. Martin continues to assist owner operators and new trucking company owners in knowing how to succeed in the business, even during a recession.

Offering a special promotion through the end of May, 2009 – you can receive an online consultation course with Jack Martin, normally valued at $375 …. now, for only $200.   As one of the top freight broker trainers in the country, give Jack a call or email to find out how you can increase your profits through building your own customer base and running your own broker business.

Allen

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by Allen Smith

Truck driving jobs are a good way to make a decent income and provide for your family, if you can find the right trucking company to work for among the thousands of companies available. But, what about during a poor economy?  Recent news is now declaring what many of us have already known…a recession is here.  Actually, it’s been here since December of 2007. Thousands of loss jobs occur every week, with unemployment sitting at its highest level since 1993, currently setting at 6.7% – so what about trucking jobs now?

The truth is, trucking will always be a neccesity in our market and society.  It will also feel the recession crunch, but truck driving jobs are still available and always will be.  The trucking industry could see an enormous downturn if Congress does not assist the hurting auto makers, but another bail out will probably come into play.  Personally, I feel the auto makers did it to themselves and our Government cannot continue to bail out every single industry, but our Government is so out of control anyway, they will more than likely continue to do so.

On the other hand, if nothing is done to help the auto makers, the massive viral effect will spiral down through out the entire country and abroad. Millions and millions of jobs would be lost, even effecting the trucking industry.  Just consider how many millions of tons of freight is hauled every day within the auto industry.  If all of that goes up in smoke, alot of trucking companies and drivers would be without a job.  The transportation industry is so vital to our economy, Congress has no choice but to bail out another industry…even though it was Congress which created the problem in the first place.  So as sad as it may be that the Government is now grabbing control of our mortgages, it appears they will attain control over the auto industry as well…their plan for socialism is finally coming to pass…but, that’s another story.

The importance of the U.S. transportation industry is too vital for our economy.  Truck driving jobs will always be around, even as the rest of the economy falls.  Will truck driver jobs stumble also? I’m sure it will, but as other sectors of the market place stumbles, trucking will have to continue. Everything we receive, eventually comes by truck.  There is no way around it.  The most truthfull statement is that “Without trucks, America stops.”

Just last month, November ‘08, over 500,000 jobs were lost. With that scenario playing out every day across America, truck driving jobs still continue to provide decent, secured employment.  We could see driver jobs become a little tougher to acheive as millions of jobs are lost during this poor economy, and those people search for new vocations, but the need for our transportation system to continue is vital.  This vitality assures that truck driving jobs will continue to be an excellent vocation for security…as long as you know the good trucking companies from the bad.

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