BIG TRUCKS COST LOTS OF MONEY!
By Jerome Skinly · 7/22/2025
Big Trucks and Big Problems! Shipping is Hard Right Now! - By Jerome Skinly, Jape News!
Hi everybody! It’s Jerome Skinly here, and I learned about something really, REALLY big today! It’s about how all our toys and candy and stuff gets to the stores! It’s called… shipping! And logistics! It sounds grown-up, but it’s kinda like a giant game of follow-the-box.
This grown-up report – it’s called the "State of Logistics" – says things are a bit tricky right now. It’s like when you’re trying to build a tower with blocks and the table is wobbly!
First, the grown-up numbers! They said last year, moving all the stuff cost the whole country $2.3 TRILLION dollars! That’s a lot of money! It's like, if everyone in America gave a dollar, we'd still need more! And that's like 8.7% of EVERYTHING the whole country makes!
Why is it so expensive? Well, lots of things are making it hard. There are fights in other countries, and the weather is acting up! Sometimes storms block the boats, and that makes everything slow. Also, things cost more now – like gas for the trucks! And grown-ups are worried about the economy and how much money they have.
Lots of places that move stuff – like the people who find trucks for people – are closing down! Over a thousand! That’s a LOT of businesses!
But the good news is, the grown-ups are trying to make it better! Some companies, like Amazon (they have lots of stuff!), are trying to do everything – from getting the stuff to sending it to your house. It’s like they’re playing the whole game themselves! That's called a 4PL. It’s hard to do!
They are also trying to get the small packages to you faster and cheaper. They’re like building a superhighway for boxes! And they’re trying to figure out what to do when you want to send something back – that’s called reverse logistics. It’s like cleaning up your toys after you’re done playing!
Shipping is a big job, and it’s not always easy. But the grown-ups are trying their best to get all our stuff to us, so we can have fun!
That’s all for today! Bye!