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Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
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Originally Posted by Windwalker
Chizek has shut down all operations...
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:shock:
When did this happen?
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I don't know when, but I was just told today. I called my brother and asked him if he'd heard about WH, and Jevic, and he informed me that Chizek is also shut down. Now, on occasion, I have been known to get the two mixed up, but not in the same sentence. He and I both pulled flatbed for WH 15 years ago, and better. From there, he went to J & R Schugel, and I went to ITC (sold to M. S. Carriers back in '98) I don't think either one of us ever believed that WH would park any of their trucks. Earl Schuette would never allow it, but I don't know if he's still alive. At any rate, he is the one that informed me that Chizek is out of the game too.
Trucking companies shutting down due to fuel costs does concern me, but I'm even more concerned about the "NEXT PHASE". Farmers will not be able to afford to work their fields because of the cost of fuel, and they DO NOT GET A FUEL SURCHARGE. As they go bankrupt, and farms go idle, we're going to see even more problems.