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The news that RockyMounts is moving its warehouse and distribution operation to Salt Lake City is disappointing on its face, but it points to bigger, more troubling problem — one ....
RockyMounts, the bike rack manufacturer that built a facility in Las Colonias Business Park, is moving its warehouse and distribution operation to Salt Lake City. RockyMounts owner Bobby Noyes said the difficulty of getting products from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction for distribution is the reason behind the move. The company will still be headquartered in Grand Junction. âWeâve been bringing in containers from Salt Lake and it has gotten increasingly difficult,â Noyes said. âSo whatâs happened is, weâll probably do 50 or 60 containers this year and the drivers donât want to come here anymore.â RockyMounts, whose racks are manufactured overseas, has its products shipped in rail containers, which then have to be loaded onto trucks and driven from Salt Lake City to Grand Junction, Noyes said. The length of the trip and delays from weather and problems like flat tires have made drivers unwilling to make the trip, he said. ....