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    1. Eddie, Son of Richard‏ @random_eddie 21 May 2019
      Replying to @ElamBend @MorlockP

      I find this fascinating. What happened to the morons a few years ago? (dropping Byrne because I can't read his side of the conversation)

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    2. Elam Bend‏ @ElamBend 21 May 2019
      Replying to @random_eddie @MorlockP

      The begining of start-up logistics companies, people started using better tracking systems. BUT there are still morons and shady dudes in there. A lot of this stuff is contracted out and then sub-contracted out.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    3. Elam Bend‏ @ElamBend 21 May 2019
      Replying to @ElamBend @random_eddie @MorlockP

      I had a young Russian Uber driver tell me about all the BS they'd tell their contractors in order to hold a short-term shipment in order to get another load in it. They'd make up breakdowns, storms, etc. He'd used multiple names/numbers on the phone.

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    4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 May 2019
      Replying to @ElamBend @random_eddie

      I've heard that car shipping is similar. Tagging @byrneseyeview back in, bc he might have insights. Why is trucking full of so many independent contractors / 1 man firms? Big firms w reputations don't do shady crap nearly as often, bc brand is asset that is devalued. >>

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    5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 May 2019
      Replying to @MorlockP @ElamBend @random_eddie

      e.g. UPS and FedEx don't lie to you. Jim's shipping does. So why isn't it consolidated? Would consolidation raise prices, and thus customers implicitly prefer small-and-flaky? Do very low capital costs mean that indies are always springing up? What?

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    6. Elam Bend‏ @ElamBend 21 May 2019
      Replying to @MorlockP @random_eddie

      I think both of those are the main drivers, both feeding each other. And small-and-flaky sometimes becomes medium and reliable. Plus the big boys can use them and avoid capital expansion (either seasonally or if they foresee recession or plain old balance sheet magic)

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    7. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 May 2019
      Replying to @ElamBend @random_eddie

      AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I think you just put your finger on part of it but, also, I do want to double down on "very low capital costs". There are far more electricians working for themselves than for big firms. A van is $250/moth, and tools are < $2k.

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    8. Elam Bend‏ @ElamBend 21 May 2019
      Replying to @MorlockP @random_eddie

      there's something else in your analogy also. Big electrical firms do big jobs. A ton of small jobs is too much a headache when they can do a few big jobs. Shipping works the same way & thanks to JIT manufacture AND the interweb (Amazon) there are a ton more small jobs

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    9. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 May 2019
      Replying to @ElamBend @random_eddie

      @asymmetricinfo said something once: small firms are NOT a big source of jobs, and are NOT very profitable (on average) [ I agree w both after running one for 14 years], but DO provide "liquidity" at the margin Need 20 copies of XYZ done, to your specs? Call a small firm.

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    10. Elam Bend‏ @ElamBend 21 May 2019
      Replying to @MorlockP @random_eddie @asymmetricinfo

      "liquidity at the margin" Exactly. Some graduate to medium size and beyond, I lot blow up thanks to ineptitude, bad luck and Russianess

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      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 21 May 2019
      Replying to @ElamBend @random_eddie @asymmetricinfo

      "Russianess" is definitely why Smartflix / Heavyink collapsed #ThanksPutin

      12:02 PM - 21 May 2019
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        2. silicon age tulpa‏ @mr_archenemy 21 May 2019
          Replying to @MorlockP @ElamBend and

          germanness, iirc

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        3. Elam Bend‏ @ElamBend 21 May 2019
          Replying to @mr_archenemy @MorlockP and

          When I said Russianess; I was referring to the shipping firm lying to clients in order to pack their trucks.

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