7-15-2024
To the Loyal Customers of Kimmel Scrap,
I believe that we all have situations that are similar. I heard from many of you that finding employees who want to work is difficult. We are struggling to find qualified truck drivers that can pass all our requirements to work here. As a result of the shortage, we seem to run 1-2 days behind. Our current staff of drivers are working hard and trying to help. Holly Sievert who handles our dispatch, can prioritize pickups and see that you will be serviced as quickly, safely and efficiently as possible. We all appreciate your working with us as we correct our driver shortage.
We have been seeing from many of you a slowdown in production and from our view a reduction in scrap metal generation. Many of our customers who have been with us for over 50 years and as such have experienced the slowdown and are able to react during the slowdown. We are seeing customers who would normally have 5 pick-ups per week are now doing 2-3. Many of you have mentioned that they believe that after the election things should improve, we all hope you are correct.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding any aspect of what we do here, please do not hesitate to contact us. We all enjoy hearing from you.
Have a safe and pleasant summer.
Robert
