Freight Futures contracts to watch today: Spot East Regional and Lane Contracts
Trucking Freight Futures opened the week on a mixed note. The spot National contract (FUT.VNU202001) finished the session unchanged at $1.455/mile. Regionally, strength in the East was offset by declines in both the West and the South. The West regional contract (FUT.VWU202001) fell 0.13% to $1.494 and the South regional contract (FUT.VSU202001) was off by 0.64%, to settle at $1.246.
As has been the case recently, the three lane contracts in the East each posted gains. The ATL to PHL contract (FUT.VAP202001) added $0.014 or 0.8% to close at $1.759. The PHL to CHI contract (FUT.VPC202001) posted a 0.6% gain to $1.087 and the CHI to ATL contract (FUT.VCA202001) added nearly $0.01 to settle at $2.028. The lane contracts in the West and South were mixed. In the West, the LAX to SEA contract (FUT.VLS202001) ended the session where it began at $2.000, while the SEA to LAX contract (FUT.VSL202001) closed lower by 0.3% to $0.989. In the South, a $0.01 (0.7%) rise in the LAX to DAL contract (FUT.VLD202001) to $1.465 was more than wiped out by a $0.025 (2.4%) tumble in the DAL to LAX contract (FUT.VDL202001) to $1.028.
SONAR Tickers: FUT.VEU202001, FUT.VCA202001, FUT.VAP202001, FUT.VPC202001
Noble1
Remove the ” S ” !!!
Make it “FREIGHT FUTURE” .
Why ? Cause that’s what you are ! Drivers YOU are the future of freight ! That doesn’t mean in 5,10,20, or 30 years from now .
It’s means you’re the future such as in the next minute , hour , day ,week , month , year , and all depending on what you choose to do “will shape it” .
Trucking has unfortunately became a mirage , an illusion . It’s not what it once was and certainly not what it could be . It has changed for the worst .
Some of you refer to yesteryear when one upon a time there was camaraderie among drivers . That brings us back into the 70’s !
While looking back in the 70’s , in 1978 there was a song that was released that became a worldwide hit and success . It’s a bit tacky but the “words” have meaning .
Perhaps you should listen to it and focus on what the message is . You can perhaps change the title and that one word throughout the song to ” UNITING ” !
I found an interesting video on youtube where the singer is singing it on July 4th , America’s birthday ! Incredible that he still has the same voice and sound from his youth despite his age .
This is the title of the youtube video . I’m referring to the first song :
Frankie Valli July 4th – Grease, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Let’s Hang On
Replace “Grease” with UNITE / UNITING . Think about the industry , how you’re being treated , what you’re being lead to believe , and what became of it since yesteryear , the lying , deception , exploitation etc . Think about how YOU can change it for the better rather than allow the powers that be continuously destroy this industry of yours at your expense .
YOU ARE AMERICA ! YOU’RE SUPPOSE TO BE NUMBER 1 ! How can you allow the powers that be do this to YOUR INDUSTRY ?
I’ll copy and paste the lyrics , however I took the liberty of changing that one word to “UNITING”
Grease(UNITING)
Frankie Valli
I solve my problems and I see the light
We got a lovin’ thing, we gotta feed it right
There ain’t no danger we can go too far
We start believing now that we can be what we are
UNITING is the word
They think our love is just a growing pain
Why don’t they understand, it’s just a crying shame
Their lips are lying only real is real
We stop the fight right now, we got to be what we feel
UNITING is the word
It’s got groove it’s got meaning
UNITING is the time, is the place, is the motion
Now, UNITING is the way we are feeling
We take the pressure and we throw away
Conventionality belongs to yesterday
There is a chance that we can make it so far
We start believing now but we can be who we are
UNITING is the word
It’s got groove it’s got meaning
UNITING is the time, is the place, is the motion
Now, UNITING is the way we are feeling
This is the life of illusion
Wrapped up in trouble, laced with confusion
What are we doing here?
We take the pressure and we throw away
Conventionality belongs to yesterday
There is a chance that we can make it so far
We start believing now that we can be who we are
UNITING is the word
It’s got groove it’s got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion
Now, UNITING is the way we are feeling
UNITING is the word, it’s the word
That you heard
It’s got groove it’s got meaning
UNITING is the time, is the place, is the motion
Now, UNITING is the way we are feeling
UNITING is the word
In my humble opinion ………..