Taats ADCOHaving worked in major transport companies who did distribution, I can tell you one thing. Someone always pays the cost of distribution. Not just the freight rates, but the gasoline costs too. They either have their own trucks, or they contract out. Either way, when gas costs go up, so does the freight costs.
It goes against the bottom line, just as inflation does and energy costs.
Here is what I just saw...
Trucking companies are facing a surge in gas costs, with unleaded gas prices jumping 30 cents to $3.99 and diesel fuel surpassing the $5-per-gallon mark.0 On average, a commercial truck will burn through at at least $70,000 worth of diesel fuel per year.2 Tim A. Smith Trucking LLC has been in business for 12 years due to the high price of diesel fuel.1