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TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 399781
 United States
3/26/2008 4:03 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
Most truckers couldn't find their own ass with both hands. Hardly a generalization. |
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I Can See Clearly Now
User ID: 399811
United States
3/26/2008 4:07 AM
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i may be a fucking idiot, but at least i am true to myself you slimmy fucker and yes, my original statement still stands and is true!
i am tired of trying to be nice! i am back and pissed. the only one truce i will hold to is my truce with ewo! Quoting: LS
Maybe your cat is glad he is gone to Rainbow Bridge, if he had to listen to you rah-rah all the friggin time.
Lighten up, your due for a heart attack, dude, unless that's what your shooting for! |
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I Can See Clearly Now
User ID: 399811
United States
3/26/2008 4:12 AM
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I recall the truckers strike in the early 70's. Teamsters shot up trucks that didn't play ball.
Those boys play rough. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 399553
Yup, that was in 1974 I think! They did it right that time, shut their trucks right down in the middle of the interstates and turnpikes and walked away from them. Left their fuel turned up, left the trucks in gear, when the National Guard went to hook onto them to tow them away, they started up and ran into the towing trucks.
Glad to see they are finally on the ball, been waiting for a YEAR for them to figure out they were going bust if they didn't do something. Ain't gonna be a whole lot of stores with anything on the shelves if the truckers go down, sure you can haul by rail, but the trucks still gotta get it to the stores!
YAY for TRUCKERS! Show 'em who controls what!
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 399823
 New Zealand
3/26/2008 5:06 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
rubber duck we gotta ourselves a convoy!! |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 399849
United States
3/26/2008 6:25 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
The Wobblies have 16,000 trucks? When did this happen? Or are they providing strike support for 16,000? |
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Creative Chaos
User ID: 398014
United States
3/26/2008 6:47 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
It's not gonna work. It would take a week of it at least.
To cause more problems, they should just drive until they run out of fuel, no matter where they are. That would tie up a bigger variety of roads. "Sorry officer, I ran out of fuel. Guess my gauge must be broken." They can't arrest you for an honest mistake like that. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 367687
United States
3/26/2008 7:36 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
why is everyone all of a sudden a trucker, or a wife of a trucker rofl
glp cracks me up |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 259174
United States
3/26/2008 8:04 AM | |
Mama
User ID: 160058
United States
3/26/2008 8:50 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
why is everyone all of a sudden a trucker, or a wife of a trucker rofl
glp cracks me up Quoting: Anonymous Coward 367687
"glp cracks me up"...yes it's a good diversion from the everyday life...
I'm the wife of a trucker, true. I also am part owner of our company, and do all the dispatching of our trucks, the paperwork, blah blah. You'd be surprised how many here know each other from trucking first...lol. GLP is VERY popular. |
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Chesire
User ID: 394698
United States
3/26/2008 9:12 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
Strike away ,
it won't change the property value deflation and the resulting revenue loss for state and local Fedstapo's. Which will get a good 25% of the local/state brownshirts thrown under the bus. So 9 million people losing half their pay for a year on unenjoyment checks. Means about 6 million more people losing their jobs. Result a 10 % jump in unenjoyment just from property deflation.
Strike away
It won't change the fact that oil is typically bought a year out on futures contracts. So 65 a barrel oil = 4.00 diesel , 100 a barrel = roughly 6.00 and change . 110 will = 6.60 and its only months away from being run through the refinery .
Strike away
It will not change the fact that there will be a greatly reduced need for transport . By the en of 2009 at the latest.
I am sure a lot of you will still be trucking though. Trucking supplies to the forward operating bases that is. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 356061
United States
3/26/2008 9:17 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
this is from a truckers web site:
tndriver
Member Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 62
Romur has it
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I heard from a semi reliable source (unable to verify), that Swift has lost its authority for 30 days.
They are being hit with a 1 million dollar fine as well.
Its also been found that they have 1400 illegal drivers on the road that aren't properly qualified. They have 30 days to either properly qualify these drivers or dismiss them.
From what I hear, only the O/O div are allowed to operate.
Like I said, I haven't been able to verify this, but this was told to me by someone within Swift system.
Personally I am glad to see swift get knocked to their knees, but I feel for the drivers that will be effected by this.
So I suspect that there might just be an increase in freight for the next month if this is indeed a fact...
[link to www.layover.com] |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 356061
United States
3/26/2008 9:20 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
and another truckers web site:
Customers Taking April Trucker Threat Serious!!
Some in the maritime community met last Thursday to discuss options in rerouting cargo to terminals that may not be in the direct fire of angry drivers who are planning to mount, what the industry is concerned could become massive protest. Many truckers at several major ports are leafleting about a planned work action/protest beginning on April 3rd which may last several days. Several of the big box retailers are becoming alarmed at all the activity.
Drivers are angry over many unresolved issues that continue to be ignored by the industry.
Most who pull intermodal freight say they want to the expose steamship lines, brokers, freight agencies, and motor carriers who are collecting fuel surcharges from customers and not passing the money down to the one who actually pays for the diesel at the pump. They feel a massive national action is the only way to draw the news media to report on these issues.
The American public is paying millions in surcharges that never make it to truckers for the purpose in which it was intended for when tacked on to products purchased.
more at link
[link to roundtable.truck.net] |
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NuckinFutz!
User ID: 92580
United States
3/26/2008 9:37 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
it will definitely make the big oil guys feel some pain~~~ Quoting: Got Gas???? 399568
Nah, the day after the strike what's the first thing the truckers will do? Yep, fill up their tanks and drive down the road.
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LS
User ID: 368724
United States
3/26/2008 9:51 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
i may be a fucking idiot, but at least i am true to myself you slimmy fucker and yes, my original statement still stands and is true!
i am tired of trying to be nice! i am back and pissed. the only one truce i will hold to is my truce with ewo!
Maybe your cat is glad he is gone to Rainbow Bridge, if he had to listen to you rah-rah all the friggin time.
Lighten up, your due for a heart attack, dude, unless that's what your shooting for! Quoting: I Can See Clearly Now
fuck you and the horse you rode in on! |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 400047
United States
3/26/2008 9:52 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
this is awesome. of course supplies might run low but i dont care i will just buy local stuff!! hell yeah!
and if you people have such problems with truckers and think they are scum for doing this..at least you wont see many of them on april 1st! lol. i think you are the ones who will be sad about dorito and pepsi prices :(:(:( |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 400047
United States
3/26/2008 10:01 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
i hope this turns into a big flippin mess quite honestly. all the more reason for people to stop buying useless shit if prices go through the roof. and maybe diesel will go down.
i know the only problem isnt diesel prices...i know truckers have a lot of issues about insurance and fines that i know nothing about.. but people all over the US have tried to get everyone to not buy gas for a day hoping to drive down costs. now, i think the fact that truckers are the leading diesel consumers and are shutting down is wonderful! diesel prices are ridculous and the oil is refined less. it is almost pure profit for the oil companies and i dont think its fair that truckers have to suffer because they are the ones who "drive" our economy. |
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Hanged Man
User ID: 151462
United States
3/26/2008 10:03 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
and another truckers web site:
Customers Taking April Trucker Threat Serious!!
Some in the maritime community met last Thursday to discuss options in rerouting cargo to terminals that may not be in the direct fire of angry drivers who are planning to mount, what the industry is concerned could become massive protest. Many truckers at several major ports are leafleting about a planned work action/protest beginning on April 3rd which may last several days. Several of the big box retailers are becoming alarmed at all the activity.
Drivers are angry over many unresolved issues that continue to be ignored by the industry.
Most who pull intermodal freight say they want to the expose steamship lines, brokers, freight agencies, and motor carriers who are collecting fuel surcharges from customers and not passing the money down to the one who actually pays for the diesel at the pump. They feel a massive national action is the only way to draw the news media to report on these issues.
The American public is paying millions in surcharges that never make it to truckers for the purpose in which it was intended for when tacked on to products purchased.
more at link
[ link to roundtable.truck.net]
Now we're getting to where the rubber hits the road.
hangedman123@gmail.com |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 371987
United States
3/26/2008 10:23 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
this is awesome. of course supplies might run low but i dont care i will just buy local stuff!! hell yeah! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 400047
There is no such thing as local anymore. Where do you think the local shop gets their tools, machinery, cash register, paper, pens, tables, etc. This list could go on forever. It likely wouldn't take much longer for them to be inoperable than the big boys.
By the way, does anyone realize how the US postal service works? Every piece of mail hits a truck at one point in time. Not a government truck, but a contracted company truck.
Every bit of gas and fuel that you pump from the gas station arrived there by truck, and it wasn't a government truck either.
Need a radiator hose or brakes for your car or truck? What happens when you go the auto parts store and they don't have them?
What happens when you go to the hospital or pharmacy and they don't have the medication that you need to stay healthy, or alive?
EVERYTHING rides on a truck. It goes beyond your doritos and little debbies.
It's too bad this strike, yes strike, not shutdown, won't work. Everyone works for someone else. Otherwise you wouldn't be needed. I know it doesn't apply to all trucking companies, but if you are contracted to haul a certain amount of freight on certain dates for certain rates and you fail to honor that contract, it goes a little further than a "shutdown". |
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Chesire
User ID: 394698
United States
3/26/2008 10:42 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
Go right ahead and strike it will be a non event . I doubt truckers are any smarter than the average Mclemmings. Some delusional bullshit about being being free and independent businesspeople and kings/queens of the road. I bet most of you 18 wheeler lemmings don't have more than 3-7 days worth of food in the house either. Go ahead and strike and the only things that will happen will be bad things. After a spontaneous circle jerk in the Oval Office Dick Cheney will Dick you by declaring martial law via sock puppet Bush.
They will declare enough of you dingalings to make an impression as economic terrorists . Then give you a fair and impartial military tribunal hearing in about 8 years .
KBR will put anyone with a pulse on the road , in trucks that haul 10 to 20 k pounds as govt employees. Making triple what you assclowns get now and everyone will cheer for cheesedoodles. The Mclemmings will not give two fucks about a couple thousand truckers in detention facilities.
Hey maybe the Red Cross will bring you pictures your kids drew for you at Christmas time . With crayons they got from charities that make sure even the kids in homeless shelters get something.
You will be used as scapegoats for the economy crashing by the parasites that be. Quit being retards and just get out of trucking totally. You won't win they fucked the commercial fishing industry and the farming industry and its just your turn at the whipping post. Don't make noise just leave quietly and find other employment. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 371987
United States
3/26/2008 10:49 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
The Mclemmings will not give two fucks about a couple thousand truckers in detention facilities. Quoting: Chesire
It's too bad that there are over 3 million truck drivers in the U.S. |
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Chesire
User ID: 394698
United States
3/26/2008 10:52 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
The Mclemmings will not give two fucks about a couple thousand truckers in detention facilities.
It's too bad that there are over 3 million truck drivers in the U.S. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 371987
Its too bad that the Fedstapo would only need to imprison a few thousand. To make the rest behave is more like it. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 160058
United States
3/26/2008 11:27 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
this is from a truckers web site:
tndriver
Member Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 62
Romur has it
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I heard from a semi reliable source (unable to verify), that Swift has lost its authority for 30 days.
They are being hit with a 1 million dollar fine as well.
Its also been found that they have 1400 illegal drivers on the road that aren't properly qualified. They have 30 days to either properly qualify these drivers or dismiss them.
From what I hear, only the O/O div are allowed to operate.
Like I said, I haven't been able to verify this, but this was told to me by someone within Swift system.
Personally I am glad to see swift get knocked to their knees, but I feel for the drivers that will be effected by this.
So I suspect that there might just be an increase in freight for the next month if this is indeed a fact...
[ link to www.layover.com]
AC, it's kind of hard to tell. According to FNCSA they are not only SELF-INSURED, but they aren't showing any Authority being pulled. And just a FYI to all interested, IF insurance is pulled on a trucking company, it will show up within days. Not true for brokers:(
Here is the FMCSA link to verify: [link to li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov]
Swift's DOT# is 54283 Run it and see. |
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Fantasia II 
User ID: 255967
United States
3/26/2008 11:33 AM
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Why is this bringing on memories of PATCO?
Remember them? The air traffic control union that dared to strike back in 1981?
(some of you will have no clue, I know)]
ANYWAY, Reagan cut 'em off by the balls.
Now we have the shrub and his pet messican truckers.
American truckers strike and guess who Lil bush will have waiting with burrito in hand to take over...
Don't get me wrong, I am all for the independent American Trucker. I just would hate like heck to see them fall into a bush covered trap. Quoting: Doomamatrix
This is what I see happening. God save us from the Bushie's.
George Orwell was right..Black is White, Up is Down, War is Peace... |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 396880
United States
3/26/2008 11:33 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
this is awesome. of course supplies might run low but i dont care i will just buy local stuff!! hell yeah!
There is no such thing as local anymore. Where do you think the local shop gets their tools, machinery, cash register, paper, pens, tables, etc. This list could go on forever. It likely wouldn't take much longer for them to be inoperable than the big boys.
By the way, does anyone realize how the US postal service works? Every piece of mail hits a truck at one point in time. Not a government truck, but a contracted company truck.
Every bit of gas and fuel that you pump from the gas station arrived there by truck, and it wasn't a government truck either.
Need a radiator hose or brakes for your car or truck? What happens when you go the auto parts store and they don't have them?
What happens when you go to the hospital or pharmacy and they don't have the medication that you need to stay healthy, or alive?
EVERYTHING rides on a truck. It goes beyond your doritos and little debbies. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 371987
GLP'ers:
Isnt this what we all have been talking about with the survival stuff, stock up on food, grow your own food, be self sufficient, threads??? Bring on the DOOM?
Here's a chance to put it into practice for a while.
I say TRUCKERS STRIKE. And GOOD LUCK to you.
Those who are prepared will be fine and those who are not will wake up. An act of kindness to wake the sheeple. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 400141
United States
3/26/2008 11:36 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
Months back, I heard the Holy Spirit say in an audible voice
"Dump Truck Event..Marks Harbinger...C.I.A
555..We're out of time. |
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zacksavage
~~Unbound~~
User ID: 348199
United States
3/26/2008 11:37 AM
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Interesting.
Z
Free your mind,...Your Ass will follow. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 371987
United States
3/26/2008 11:39 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
this is from a truckers web site:
tndriver
Member Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 62
Romur has it
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I heard from a semi reliable source (unable to verify), that Swift has lost its authority for 30 days.
They are being hit with a 1 million dollar fine as well.
Its also been found that they have 1400 illegal drivers on the road that aren't properly qualified. They have 30 days to either properly qualify these drivers or dismiss them.
From what I hear, only the O/O div are allowed to operate.
Like I said, I haven't been able to verify this, but this was told to me by someone within Swift system.
Personally I am glad to see swift get knocked to their knees, but I feel for the drivers that will be effected by this.
So I suspect that there might just be an increase in freight for the next month if this is indeed a fact...
[ link to www.layover.com]
AC, it's kind of hard to tell. According to FNCSA they are not only SELF-INSURED, but they aren't showing any Authority being pulled. And just a FYI to all interested, IF insurance is pulled on a trucking company, it will show up within days. Not true for brokers:(
Here is the FMCSA link to verify: [ link to li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov]
Swift's DOT# is 54283 Run it and see.
I've never been put in the situation before, but I don't understand how an O/O would still be able to run if their authority was cancelled. I have heard of the DOT putting carriers on a 30 day probationary period. If they don't comply the authority would cancel, but something doesn't add up about the information you were given. Anyone else in the industry ever heard of this type of provision? |
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Trucker Mama
User ID: 160058
United States
3/26/2008 11:40 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
i hope this turns into a big flippin mess quite honestly. all the more reason for people to stop buying useless shit if prices go through the roof. and maybe diesel will go down.
i know the only problem isnt diesel prices...i know truckers have a lot of issues about insurance and fines that i know nothing about.. but people all over the US have tried to get everyone to not buy gas for a day hoping to drive down costs. now, i think the fact that truckers are the leading diesel consumers and are shutting down is wonderful! diesel prices are ridculous and the oil is refined less. it is almost pure profit for the oil companies and i dont think its fair that truckers have to suffer because they are the ones who "drive" our economy. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 400047
Kudos to you, you are seeing the bigger picture here.
I DO have a bad feeling about this though. Why? Well, Why HASN'T King George stepped up to the plate to at least get a freeze put on the taxes of fuel? To me, a smart leader wouldv'e done that already. KNOWING Mary Peters with FMCSA is against us, and OUR Congress' decisions, and still pushing harder every day to open those gates of hell, I just see some bad Krap coming our way. But we might as well get our feet wet now, as to wait till later whe nwe don't even own trucks any more.
To those that think there is only going to be a one day strike, wrong. Different groups have formed all over the country. Not greatly organized, but the legs are growing, and fast.
Our group has been pushing ONLY for a Protest! Driving our trucks at 45 MPH with signs on the trucks why, etc. It is beyond OUR control what others do. But I support all out there, trying to make a difference, right or wrong.
I would bet many here do not realize the ramifications of allowing Mexican trucks to come in, like scabs, and eventually take over, putting us out of business. Some here have been excited, thrilled over that, sad to say. But this is a time many of you ought to get educated, and I really DO mean this in all sincerity. One of thethings you might not here, is that these trucks can haul all the way up t oKansas without eve nbeing inspected! And God only knows WHAT or WHO are in their trucks and trailers.
And we should all bend over backwards holding the Vaseline, right?
This isn't JUST about Mexican truckers taking over our freight. Our roads. This IS about the North America Union being pushed.
Mama |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 160058
United States
3/26/2008 11:51 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
this is from a truckers web site:
tndriver
Member Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 62
Rumor has it
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I heard from a semi reliable source (unable to verify), that Swift has lost its authority for 30 days.
They are being hit with a 1 million dollar fine as well.
Its also been found that they have 1400 illegal drivers on the road that aren't properly qualified. They have 30 days to either properly qualify these drivers or dismiss them.
From what I hear, only the O/O div are allowed to operate.
Like I said, I haven't been able to verify this, but this was told to me by someone within Swift system.
Personally I am glad to see swift get knocked to their knees, but I feel for the drivers that will be effected by this.
So I suspect that there might just be an increase in freight for the next month if this is indeed a fact...
[ link to www.layover.com]
AC, it's kind of hard to tell. According to FMCSA they are not only SELF-INSURED, but they aren't showing any Authority being pulled. And just a FYI to all interested, IF insurance is pulled on a trucking company, it will show up within days. Not true for brokers:(
Here is the FMCSA link to verify: [ link to li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov]
Swift's DOT# is 54283 Run it and see.
I've never been put in the situation before, but I don't understand how an O/O would still be able to run if their authority was canceled. I have heard of the DOT putting carriers on a 30 day probationary period. If they don't comply the authority would cancel, but something doesn't add up about the information you were given. Anyone else in the industry ever heard of this type of provision?
I'm not following you? I didn't post the links to roundtable or landline, i just checked out Swift's carrier information. What I am seeing from the FMCSA (Federal Motors Carrier Safety Association-trucker's bible) is that Swift IS self-insured. That alone may give them some pull. But their Authority is not coming up that it is being revoked. Do you see what i am saying? |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 400141
United States
3/26/2008 11:52 AM | | Re: TRUCKERS ROCK !! - Owner Operators joined by Corporate Haulers in Shutdown | Quote |
your right mama, this is what they want. This will raise food costs, and start the riots over food. This will start the dominoes to fall even faster, and then they can get a jump start on their well planned out new world order cashless society. What everyone should do, is, stock up on food and supplies ahead of time, and everyone in USA go on strike and not go to work and stop buying any gas, and stay put at home, and take a stad and say we will not take this anymore. |
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