Page 15 - Mid America Boating - August 2021 issue

Trail(er)ing Thoughts

By Megan Straw-Meisler A local breakfast 15
Loadmaster Trailer Co., Ltd. chain restaurant
Patience has not been able
No matter what industry you are in, the to sell food from
daily grind takes endless patience. No their menu the last
matter what you are looking to purchase is a virtue few times we have
as a consumer, the process takes endless tried because they [ MID-AMERICA BOATING
patience. No matter the product you are do not have
trying to sell, dealing with the supply enough staff.
chain involved takes endless patience. They are only
Right now, no matter where we are in this able to offer
crazy world, everything takes patience, and donuts and cof-
I mean E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G! fee. Similarly, one
As a custom trailer manufac- of our drivers was on his way back from
turing company in the delivering a trailer and stopped at a local
marine industry, the last 18 fast-food restaurant to grab a quick dinner
months has turned our and when he got to the screen to order a
world upside down. The voice came over that said “I am sorry, I am ] AUGUST 2021
boating and marine the only person who showed up to work
industry took off for rea- today. We are closed.” My husband’s fam-
sons we have discussed ily has a large company in the dairy indus-
before. Couple a boom- try. The number of hardships they face in
ing marine industry with workforce, transportation, and escalating
an insanely challenging prices (as in every industry right now) has
supply chain and the result made every facet of running their business
is a stressful environment for an enormous challenge.
both seller and consumer. A Every consumer is learning they have to
simple example; pre-COVID crazi- accept inflated pricing, long lead times and
ness our standard lead time for a normal axle limited choices due to a lack of supply, and
was about a week to 10 days at most. semi load of material being held at a port in Florida because they could not find a freight com- an immense demand (which totally stinks).
Currently we have been waiting over 3 pany to deliver it. The shortages all over the United States are not just from a low supply of The tides are shifting and the outcome can
months for certain axles. product, it’s also due to a dwindling pool of truck drivers and a slim work force. Furthermore, be scary, so while we all wait it out to see
Sadly, so much of what everyone is dealing any US companies importing products from overseas are dealing with an insane increase in what evolves on the other side, the only
with is out of our control. The company who transport fees. One of our suppliers said a year ago, the cost to bring a container from over- way to get through it are with numerous
supplies the brake lines for our disc brakes seas to the US was $3,200, and now they are paying $17,000!!! The entire environment of our deep breaths, a little yoga and a heart full
was explaining to us that he had an entire economy and work force is shifting, and the end result is incredibly scary. of patience. MAB

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