From a trucker to the public...A question.

Ok. Been out to restock and buy a pizza.

Got pizza, groceries will have to wait till I am state side.

Now my question:
How much food are you people eating? :confused:

The truckers are hauling like violated apes, even running with nearly empty tanks just to squeeze a few extra skids in the load.
Now with all the food we are moving into Toronto warehouses ( at least our customers) they are stuffed to the ceiling, but stores and restaurants are running out of stuff. :sad:

What the heck is going on? The warehouse are full of food, paper products etc. :thumbup:

Take out places that can't sell drinks because they have not had lids or cups for a week? Making only a couple of types sandwiches, because they are out of meats or ingredients.

What gives? :whacked:

Due to my work cafeteria meals being shutdown and no options for takeout within a reasonable amount of time or distance, I have to buy 3 times the amount of groceries to make meals. Not to mention people being home and not wanting to leave and endure the stress of public interaction means far more people consuming groceries at home rather than restaurants buying bulk to serve these meals.

Not to mention, if I was home all day with not much to do I'd look like a stuffed sausage.:silly:

Everyone is definitely eating more at home lol.

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Originally Posted by dean.f

Due to my work cafeteria meals being shutdown and no options for takeout within a reasonable amount of time or distance, I have to buy 3 times the amount of groceries to make meals. Not to mention people being home and not wanting to leave and endure the stress of public interaction means far more people consuming groceries at home rather than restaurants buying bulk to serve these meals.

Not to mention, if I was home all day with not much to do I'd look like a stuffed sausage.:silly:

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Originally Posted by fishfood

Everyone is definitely eating more at home lol.

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Yes I think people are going to be plus sized, but the thing I am getting at is there seems to not be enough local delivery trucks( day cabs down to vans.)

Is that where the bottle neck is in the supply chain?

Lol to many people can’t get res cigarettes now can’t afford legal cigarettes food is the replacement obesity caused by a virus

I've noticed that every interaction with suppliers at work takes 3 times as long. Maybe the extra protocol is having that much influence on supply chain?

I also know many businesses have cut employees for various reasons as well as employees refusing to work. Could also delay a lot of things.

Looks to me more like a supply chain problem.
Personal increased appetites wouldn't make such a difference especially if warehouses are full.

Dude I am getting a sun burn from my fridge light - make it STOP

It's a ploy to drive the prices up. Med ground beef up my way is just under $ 9.00 a lb. Never seen prices so high on just about everything in the stores now a days...

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Originally Posted by Bo D

It's a ploy to drive the prices up. Med ground beef up my way is just under $ 9.00 a lb. Never seen prices so high on just about everything in the stores now a days...

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I've been buying cheap roasts and grinding my own lately, seems easier to find large roasts for a decent price. Only takes me 10 minutes or so to grind up a few pounds for the freezer.

I think part of the problem with local delivery is that with so many places reducing hours there’s less time in the day for the deliveries to happen and each delivery takes longer because of precautions

Different product streams for different customers, ie the packaging stream for restaurants is different than for retail. That’s the explanation I read somewhere, seems to make sense.

OR, are we making sure that we are stocked to the brim here in Canada because some are still concerned the Americans are going to fall apart ? That was my worry a month ago.

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Originally Posted by MoiraView

I think part of the problem with local delivery is that with so many places reducing hours there’s less time in the day for the deliveries to happen and each delivery takes longer because of precautions

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Store/restaurant Delivery is mostly a day time thing. Lots of the small independent places are closed. The chain places( popeyes, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Super Markets) have dedicated companies that service them. The few staff I have been able to talk to, just say the delivery trucks just does not come at times. I may be wrong in thinking the small truck( Non-CDL) Drivers are essential workers.

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Different product streams for different customers, ie the packaging stream for restaurants is different than for retail. That’s the explanation I read somewhere, seems to make sense.

OR, are we making sure that we are stocked to the brim here in Canada because some are still concerned the Americans are going to fall apart ? That was my worry a month ago.

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Most of the supplies all come in thru the same large warehouses, going out to the stores is different. Large supermarket are supplied by large trucks, small corner stores are supplied with smaller trucks. Many of the small trucks you can drive with your average G license.

If the states fall apart, it's going to be over unconstitutional restrictions being placed on people by Democrat Governors.

I did hear on the radio they were talking about a massive surge in online shopping also tying up the smaller delivery services. I know I've made quite a few online purchases I would normally buy in person.

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Originally Posted by dean.f

I did hear on the radio they were talking about a massive surge in online shopping also tying up the smaller delivery services. I know I've made quite a few online purchases I would normally buy in person.

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The parcel delivery companies are doing lots of business, but they are separate from the food logistics part. I have had to order ALL my work clothes from the states, as I can not buy them in Ontario. I have them shipped to my yard/office in mississauga, and pick the parcels up there.

There are issues with almost all meats.

Cattle farmers in western Canada are having problems. A lot of larger, major meat processing plants are down. And restaurants are maybe, maybe doing 10%-20% of their normal volumes. Chicken is almost always on sale. It’s rarely on sale from what we’ve seen lately.

Our grocery bill is up a little. But not much. We’re home 24/7 now. So for us, I suspect it’s more about that.

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I did hear on the radio they were talking about a massive surge in online shopping also tying up the smaller delivery services. I know I've made quite a few online purchases I would normally buy in person.

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Apparently the post offices are full up like Christmas time. We are there every few days picking up supplies even the prime orders are almost a week for shipping not the day or 2 it was not long ago.

We made another order last night for a 100 ft internet cable to hard wire our internet booster out back. Non essential items are about a 2 week delivery time. The cable should arrive on the 15th of may lol.

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Originally Posted by JBen

There are issues with almost all meats.

Cattle farmers in western Canada are having problems. A lot of larger, major meat processing plants are down. And restaurants are maybe, maybe doing 10%-20% of their normal volumes. Chicken is almost always on sale. It’s rarely on sale from what we’ve seen lately.

Our grocery bill is up a little. But not much. We’re home 24/7 now. So for us, I suspect it’s more about that.

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Cattle will keep yes they still have to feed them they’ll just get bigger

Pork will out grow their space must move on

Poultry same bigger and bigger

The public's buying pattern has changed drastically. Less meals outside the home + less regular trips to stores = a different load on the system. Throw in the huge meat packaging plant out west that had to shut down due to high covid infection rate of its staff. (As I was typing this the news just mentioned that the plant reopened today. The plant had 921 cases.)

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The public's buying pattern has changed drastically. Less meals outside the home + less regular trips to stores = a different load on the system. Throw in the huge meat packaging plant out west that had to shut down due to high covid infection rate of its staff. (As I was typing this the news just mentioned that the plant reopened today. The plant had 921 cases.)

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We do not carry much meat.
For our reefer division:
It is all frozen foods, fresh produce, temperature sensitive medication and stuff you keep on the shelf ( at least till you open it) .

The Dry Van Division:
It carries all the stuff to put you food in.
Cans, bottles, cartons, non temperature sensitive foods and medications.