Utility Trailer in UT has 800(Yes Eight HUNDRED) new trailers sitting with no marker lamps or wiring harness for them,  Carrier Transicold Refrigerated units for trailers, ALL inventory oil filters are on Back Order where a friend in WA State now has fifteen of 200 reefers sitting awaiting service and unusable(Number will grow), same shop ordered 240 name brand 11R22.5 Trailer tires for inventory, received mixed bag mfr. of 120 remainder are NA for now where they can only replace on a as needed basis no full sets on trailers and must deadline those that cannot meet DOT requirements.  Baldwin has informed sales reps they are unable to produce certain engine series filters as ISX Cummins and DD13-15 Detroit Engines(More Common today).  Cat near to another friend in OK sent out email notices are unable to ship certain auto ship or restock loads of Heavy Equipment filtration materials.

Wife was told by a WM Associate they were having issues with lack of drivers for inventory restocks, seems not true, the truck fleet is seeing these same inventory of service components problems and cannot continue to run machines until they disintegrate as well they are not receiving warehouse supply restocks as just not getting there.

I was contacted to see if I had installed the eight air bags I purchased for my own project truck, the dealer is on seemingly Permanent BO on those and wished to buy at least five back for clients that have machines sitting.  Are several trucking companies around here now cannibalizing broken machines for parts that are needed for other machines.

And was educated by a warranty rep at work that DEF systems need to run as low as reasonably achievable on DEF in the tanks before refill as the dilute solution volatizes off over a period time when subjected to heat(Are heated tanks by engine coolant supply, PLUS ambient heat) where the solution degrades over time and must be replenished with fresh to keep the SCR Converters functioning and Particulate Filters cleaned off, keeping tanks filled at all times allows dilution to occur and systems to rapidly degrade.  This applies to ALL diesels with SCR DPF DEF systems on them, Farm tractors, HE, Trucks, School Buses, standby engines as Hospital/Emergency Response Generators.

and, it'll only get worse....

waaay too much 'stuff' come from 'one country shopping', aka CHINA.

Not saying all in the the above post does but it show how DEPENDENT we've become on ONE country.

there oher problem is the guv restrictions, making 'Made in USA' not economical, though that will change. people will HAVE to pay $20 for a $2 air filter if they want to keep driving...

At this point, it doesn't matter where it was made.  With a huge shortage of warehouse workers, truckers, stockers, etc., it ain't that much easier to get an item from Tennessee to Michigan than it is from  a China boat parks off the coast of Long Beach.  This is a huge, huge mess from political to cultural.  Glad I'm a farmer. 

 

 I for one was praying that burger-boy bill clinton would NOT sign the treaties that were placed in front of him.  But he did back there in 1999 (or there about time frame).  And later, right here on this forum, I had discussions with some bloviated fools that were expelling the virtues of the global market and having all the industries off shore in foreign countries and they would have the pollution and the problems of the pollution and we would have none...

 I asked them what will the American people do for jobs? and the answer was for them to go to collage and learn mechanical drafting and designs and take jobs in business designing stuff in high rises in their cubicles that would be made over seas. 

 Not everyone can go to collage.. what will those do?  answer was they can take the low pay jobs and if they can't do that, they can be on welfare. 

- So where will the welfare dollars come from? Oh, tax the profitable industries... well that means that for the industries to still be profitable, they will have to pass that onto the consumer so he is actually paying for all the welfare and the whatevers that cost... delusional at the finest.

 ASked them what if this country finds itself in another war?  what will happen then? Specially when all the industries are over seas and we can't even make a tank much less thousands in a short time , specially when the steel ore isn't being mined and no furnaces to smelt it... or big establishment able to turn their factories to making military goods.  yea, those liberals think we will forever have abundance in this nation, and all the food we can eat and buy all the stuff we need from foreign shores.  

  There is a day coming when the seasons change... EVERYTHING HAS A SEASON TO IT.

It is born, it grows, it matures (becomes complacent or did not keep up with technologies etc.), and then it dies, or is consumed by another...

  Only hope is that there were new seed planted before the old dies to have a continued 'fruit' supply.  But some can't figure simple concepts out to know what will come down the road until it is here, and then it usually is too late.

  and our government is not helping this nation to grow and prosper. It is busy ruling and regulating and passing more laws to do the same and tax you to death. 

What is happening right now is what the 45th president was trying to avoid, bring the jobs back to America, and become independent from foreign countries for what we need... and make it here at home.  

Transport and such, the gov. is driving the drivers out of business in so many different ways. Without the supply chain, this country will degrade and one day there might not be a usa, specially when you can't get materials or goods.

  Congratulations to the lefties, you got what you wanted.  Specially with 20- 25 TRILLION DOLLARS of debt and more coming. 

 Can you say you have enslaved your children and grand children and your great grandchildren to servitude of the government to pay their debts off?  or be slaves to other countries that we owe a debt to?  

Yes, for years, but what I'm talking about was the massive/ sudden UPTICK last year, across all things, not the general trend of things so to speak.

I have filters for all my machines ON HAND and in a atmospherically controlled realm(the House).  I have bulk oils in my shop.  Grease tubes were slim on the shelves at local parts house and the Orschelns stores.

Your "ONE COUNTRY" doesn't hold water anymore  !! There's a TON of manufacturing suppliers from Indonesia, Japan, India, Taiwan, ETC. 

The Global Economy is NOT for the betterment of ALL people, ONLY the elites.  CANNOT continue down this road of NO Manufacturing HERE and production everywhere Else as the Money does dry up.  Cannot continue to PAY FOR Foreign Products with debt load HERE and expect it to continue unabated Forever, there is a bottom to that monetary pit.

The fact of so many NOT actively seeking employ HERE, is testament to what will come down as the supply chains continue to erode, they will seek to increase the public dole of cash from support structures that cannot survive without a working class.

yes, I'm well aware not 'everything' comes from China. The ringgear for my D-14 come from India,battery for tractor from Korea or Vietnam.

maybe I should have said 'being nearly ,totally dependent on outsourced goods is BAD'

However you word it, you can't deny you're far better off if YOU make/grow what you need. When the 3 gorges dam breaks, it'll get real interestin, real fast.

There's going to be a HUGE demand for furnaces,water heaters, drywall,fans,screws,wood,wire,cars,trucks,pumps, etc. in the next few weeks. HVAC neighbour says parts are STILL scarce to come by,only going to get worse.

Oh, that's a LOT better!

Wow.  

Sadly, I'm not sure how respond . There's better/higher quality products/parts available from overseas that  can be available/produced from "here" JMO  ??

Get to the Casey's and no chocolate donuts, chocolate frosted but not chocolate donuts. Lady cashier sees us looking and ask what we need. My wife says "I was hoping to get some chocolate donuts". The cashier says they haven't had any chocolate donuts for a week or so. My wife says we will check the Casey's on the other side of town and the cashier says "They are out also, in fact no Casey's around here probably has chocolate donuts, supply issues in getting the mix".  

What is this world coming to?