| SteveB 2008-04-03, 1:26 pm |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message
news:RRWIj.11668$qS5.11488@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...
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> <zacks@construction-imaging.com> wrote in message
> news:6e86aba4-f03c-4d7e-b296-f2221b155006@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Apr 1, 10:12 pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote:
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> Yeah, you are missing something. Can you say "indepenent truckers"???
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> I certainly can, and I certainly see a lot of freight bills from the
> independent truckers with the fuel surcharge. I'm paying it so they
> should have the money to buy fuel. Sure, there may be some lag from pump
> increase to actual surcharge change, but change they do.
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> Our local carrier does the same thing. He buys fuel in bulk (usually once
> a month) and applies the surcharge accordingly. He does it to cover costs
> and he is not hurting from the fuel cost for that reason.
WHAT! THE IDEA OF IT ALL. CHARGING A SURCHARGE FOR FUEL! AREN'T THESE
PEOPLE IN BUSINESS OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEARTS TO HELP PEOPLE?
Steve ;-)
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