Strange Coincidence...... or...... ?

Mark Yacavone · 09-28-2021, 03:24 PM

I had a couple of street /strip converters send to me from another builder, via FedEx.Both made it to the freight terminal in Phx. At that point, one of them disappeared!! The shipper had them insured so he sent me another one.
My point is, I believe the riff- raff in the loading zone see torque converter on a box and they can't keep their grimy, would be racer's hands off it. I realize most of the big builders have advertising all over their shipping boxes. I don't know the solution here.
I had daily UPS at one time, and never lost a thing.
Just remembered..I had a display converter stolen at Edgewater. It was a bunch of mis-matched parts, and not welded together. It was useless to the thief. Again , I think torque converters are vulnerable , and a magnet to low life gear heads.

Frank Castros · 09-30-2021, 10:47 AM

FYI

The United Nations was presented with a warning signed by the International Air Transport Association, International Road Transport Union, International Transport Workers Federation, and International Chamber of Shipping explaining an imminent collapse of the global supply chain due to Covid-19 restrictions, labor shortages, and overworked employees leaving.

Snarled shipping lines are disrupting the movement of natural rubber, a key material used in tires as well as components under the hood. With the global supply already running short following stockpiling by China and a devastating leaf disease, rubber prices are on the rise and some U.S. auto suppliers are rushing to secure shipments before the market gets squeezed further.

Chip shortages are estimated to cost the car industry $210 billion in lost revenue this year and will cause ordering and manufacturing delays to all parts with microprocessors in them from window switches on up to DME’s and much more.

1matcoman · 09-30-2021, 12:27 PM

There's an article in the Business Section of today's Houston Chronicle that FedEx is about to start testing driver-less trucks between Dallas and Houston.

09-28-2021, 03:24 PM	#1
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,818 Likes: 2,909 Liked 5,126 Times in 1,954 Posts	Re: Strange Coincidence...... or...... ? I had a couple of street /strip converters send to me from another builder, via FedEx.Both made it to the freight terminal in Phx. At that point, one of them disappeared!! The shipper had them insured so he sent me another one. My point is, I believe the riff- raff in the loading zone see torque converter on a box and they can't keep their grimy, would be racer's hands off it. I realize most of the big builders have advertising all over their shipping boxes. I don't know the solution here. I had daily UPS at one time, and never lost a thing. Just remembered..I had a display converter stolen at Edgewater. It was a bunch of mis-matched parts, and not welded together. It was useless to the thief. Again , I think torque converters are vulnerable , and a magnet to low life gear heads. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

09-30-2021, 10:47 AM	#2
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,980 Likes: 2,605 Liked 2,731 Times in 964 Posts	Re: Strange Coincidence...... or...... ? FYI The United Nations was presented with a warning signed by the International Air Transport Association, International Road Transport Union, International Transport Workers Federation, and International Chamber of Shipping explaining an imminent collapse of the global supply chain due to Covid-19 restrictions, labor shortages, and overworked employees leaving. Snarled shipping lines are disrupting the movement of natural rubber, a key material used in tires as well as components under the hood. With the global supply already running short following stockpiling by China and a devastating leaf disease, rubber prices are on the rise and some U.S. auto suppliers are rushing to secure shipments before the market gets squeezed further. Chip shortages are estimated to cost the car industry $210 billion in lost revenue this year and will cause ordering and manufacturing delays to all parts with microprocessors in them from window switches on up to DME’s and much more.

09-30-2021, 12:27 PM	#3
1matcoman Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 342 Likes: 839 Liked 355 Times in 136 Posts	Re: Strange Coincidence...... or...... ? There's an article in the Business Section of today's Houston Chronicle that FedEx is about to start testing driver-less trucks between Dallas and Houston.