Welcome to The Midway Minute!

In this issue, we take a deeper look at what Midway is all about, that's right, customer service! And then there's the ever rising cost of fuel across the country today, will the price hikes ever peak? Don't miss the introductions of the South Carolina team of rockstars, we want you to get to know them a little better. If you need anything, we're a phone call away! 

Unsurpassable Customer Service

Here at Midway, we’re a team of hard-working, dedicated, transportation specialists, but we do like to have a little fun too! We take pride in the fact that our customers keep our phones ringing, we love hearing that we’re meeting our most important goal, first-rate customer service.

Everyone in our office, from the sales team to the operations specialists to our branch managers, we take pride in every order placed. Our dispatch departments track each shipment from pick up to delivery and make sure check points are reached. You can always rest assured that with Midway on the job your product is in safe hands.  Since you received this newsletter, you’re already in contact with a member of our expert sales team. Remember, we provide shipping in all 48 mainland states and in Canada. Truckload and LTL services are our specialties. Please let us know if there’s anything that we can do to serve you better.

Fuel Prices–Is the End in Sight?

We’ve all heard about it enough, but it doesn’t look like there’s an end in site. Rising prices are everywhere, restaurants, grocery stores, utility and heating bills, and especially at the fuel pump. 

We all know that the price of diesel is tied closely to heating oil, which has risen this year, more than usual, because of the colder than normal winter temperatures, notably in the Midwest and Northeast. But we still haven’t quite grasped just how much these fuel prices are affecting our businesses and our lives. 

"Big trucking companies and small independent drivers are taking huge hits because fuel has become the biggest expense, over maintenance, labor and insurance," said Tifanny Wlazlowski, a spokesperson of the American Trucking Association. Even at $3/gallon, with a truck getting five miles to the gallon, it costs over 60 cents in fuel to run one mile. That means at $4 a gallon, which is a listed price today, it costs 80 cents to run just one mile.  With the national average fuel price this week climbing to $4.02, today it costs a trucker $804 to purchase 200 gallons, $238 more than this week last year when price for diesel was $2.83/gallon!

At Midway, we’re doing our very best to handle the crunch that fuel prices put on our carriers and customers. Most importantly, we’re ensuring the utmost care is taken with your shipment from pickup to delivery point.

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