Re: Recycled Glass Update / Freight Costs

[Ken Medlin <dev-plan@moscow.com>]

>freight costs are based
>on weight and distance hauled. 
   That's what we are led to believe,but there must be an exception 
w/regard to certain "hi-demand" products such as fuels, because we see 
such a diversity of prices thruout the NW and the country, for that 
matter, when it comes to gasoline and oil (not natural gas, however). In 
Missoula and Kalispel in late Aug., gasoline was $l.27 - l.32. Last 
weekend in Tri-Cities (Kennewick et al.) it was $l.26 - l.3l.  For us, 
now incl. Lewiston (but not Clrakston, where it's 4-6 cents less), it's 
l5 - l9 cents higher. That means that freight costs to NW Montana are the 
same as they are to tri-cities; but to Lewiston and Moscow-Pullman, it's 
around 15% more??  Just looking at a simple map has to raise some hard 
questions about such a big disparity for 150 miles -- but NO disparity 
for NW Montana??  Of course, the state taxes vary 2-3% betw. states, 
which will modify these figures a bit. Do you have any information on 
these differing freight rates, if in fact they are the cause of our 
eternally higher gasoline prices? Thanks!

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William K. Medlin
Dev-plan associates
930 Kenneth Street
Moscow ID 83843
208/892-0148
dev-plan@moscow.com