Humpf. What the hell do they know?
to New York City Transit officials that the cleaner-burning low-sulfur fuel it used in its bus fleet might become difficult to get, the transit agency never switched to a cheaper and more readily available fuel.
And we're surprised because....?
As a result, the agency found itself caught off guard last month when there were no bidders for a new fuel contract, so it rushed through a stopgap agreement with its previous supplier at a much higher price.
Bet the "previous supplier" saw that one coming a mile off.
| Wonder how they knew. Mebbe someone a good friend in the Transit Authority ... |
That figures. It's for NooYawk, dontchaknow.
ultra-low sulfur kerosene costs about 20 cents more per gallon than common ultra-low sulfur diesel that suppliers recommended to the agency. It also requires special handling that adds about 45 cents per gallon
Good grief. Oh, well, it's not like it's the procurement officer's money or anything....
to delivery charges in the new contract. The extra costs add up to an additional expense of more than $30 million for the 50 million gallons of fuel to be delivered in the next year.
Chump change. Get Bloomberg - or AlBore - to cover it out of petty cash.
| Al's worried about the carbon sequestration for that burned kerosene ... |
See, it's all the Feds' fault! Yeah, that's the ticket!
The kerosene that the transit agency uses is produced only at a Pennsylvania refinery owned by Sunoco, and the agency is the only large purchaser.
And Sunoco thanks you very much. As they bitterly cling to their Pennsylvania guns.
Stanley Grill, the agency's head of procurement, said the agency was hesitant to switch to more commonly available diesel fuel because officials
Bend over, New Yorkers. Again.