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| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 405363
4/1/2008 6:46 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
Trolls stink...
We support you truckers!!!! |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 371876
4/1/2008 7:01 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
They must have missed the memo around here. I saw just as many trucks this morning, big and small, as any other day. |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 404591
4/1/2008 8:06 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
Yep, truck traffic seems to be just like any other day here in northern WV. Been watching Rt. 2 and same old same old. |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 402963
4/1/2008 9:52 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
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| Jason
User ID: 405533
4/1/2008 10:55 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
Mr. Bush cares only about one thing: Lining his pockets with green! I think not only should the truckers strike but the rest of America should stop filling their gas tanks as well! I am pro Constitution! Jason G Saint Louis Mo  |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 240939
4/1/2008 11:02 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
All im going to say is that the united states government only cares about liberals,iraq,afganistan,funding NASA and filling their pockets while watching the rest of this great country go down the drain(THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR GET POORER)can you say CIVAL WAR! Just like Daved Koresh in Waco TX,and Jimmy Hoffa.Any time a group gets organized and has power the US Government takes em out.The TRUCKERS need to SHUT DOWN,and the rest of america needs to stand up and say enough is enough.TRUCKER 4 LIFE A.K.A THE LUMBER JACK LETS SHUT IT DOWN IN THE USA.GOD BLESS AMERICA,TRUCKERS RULE,US CONSTITUTION :WE THE PEOPLE; Quoting: LUMBERJACK 402402
you truckers do have one huge problem, you are not united.
You have truckers that do not pay for the gas still driving,
Jimmy Hoffa could advise you about how to handle that shit.
"Many truckers who work for companies do not plan to participate because their fuel is paid for by their employer. But Donald McGee said if his boss allows he'll join in."
[link to www.wsmv.com]
that is fucked up, that is your brother in arms???
solve that problem and you will make a statement the world will listen to,
if you don't, you're screwed. |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 240939
4/1/2008 11:05 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
All im going to say is that the united states government only cares about liberals,iraq,afganistan,funding NASA and filling their pockets while watching the rest of this great country go down the drain(THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR GET POORER)can you say CIVAL WAR! Just like Daved Koresh in Waco TX,and Jimmy Hoffa.Any time a group gets organized and has power the US Government takes em out.The TRUCKERS need to SHUT DOWN,and the rest of america needs to stand up and say enough is enough.TRUCKER 4 LIFE A.K.A THE LUMBER JACK LETS SHUT IT DOWN IN THE USA.GOD BLESS AMERICA,TRUCKERS RULE,US CONSTITUTION :WE THE PEOPLE;
you truckers do have one huge problem, you are not united.
You have truckers that do not pay for the gas still driving,
Jimmy Hoffa could advise you about how to handle that shit.
"Many truckers who work for companies do not plan to participate because their fuel is paid for by their employer. But Donald McGee said if his boss allows he'll join in."
[link to www.wsmv.com]
that is fucked up, that is your brother in arms???
solve that problem and you will make a statement the world will listen to,
if you don't, you're screwed.
sorry, there is the live link, but what I said is worth repeating anyway.
[link to www.wsmv.com]
when I was a union tradesman, we tore down walls built by scabs and they would have to come back everyday and build them again.
sometimes you gotta play rough. |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 121165
4/1/2008 11:05 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
Truckers Strike at Port of Tampa
HERALD STAFF REPORT
About 70 semi trucks are lined up at the Port of Tampa in protest today against high diesel prices.
Tampa police officers are working to keep traffic flowing normally near the port as the trucks are lined up on 22nd Street just before the causeway bridge.
"We got wind of it yesterday," said Lt. Doug Dodson, spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol in Manatee County.
One Canadian trucker, who was driving his rig through Manatee County this morning and stopped at the Shell gas station at the Interstate 75 and State Road 64 interchange, said he got wind of the protest Monday. "Its mainly over the price of fuel, it has gotten so sky high," he said. "Many owner/operators have just about gone face down."
According to the Associated Press, truckers around the country have been talking about a protest or strike as high diesel prices and low freight rates have pushed an increasing number of truckers into bankruptcy.
Fuel prices in Pennsylvania, where truckers staged a protest at the state capital on Monday, averaged $4.33 a gallon for diesel on Monday, compared to $2.84 a year ago.
If the planned traffic slowdowns on the interstate materialize, Dodson said troopers could issue tickets.
He said violations could be issued for hindering traffic or creating an unsafe traffic condition.
[link to www.bradenton.com] |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 405540
4/1/2008 11:08 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
If this has already been posted...........sorry.
You might want to take a look at this interview in Tampa, Fl. about the truckers strike.
Remember JIT delivery..........the grocery stores only have 3 days of food. This stike is scheduled to go about 6 days I hear ....at this time.
Got your milk? Got your meds?
[link to www.myfoxtampabay.com] |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 121165
4/1/2008 11:09 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
Local Trucker Strike Ends After Tickets Issued
STNG News Service
A protest by some truck drivers on the Stevenson Expressway this morning ended with the truckers being ticketed by state police and having to undergo inspections of their rigs.
The truckers stopped in traffic at Damen Aveune on the Stevenson Tuesday morning, according to an Illinois State Police sergeant. The protest ended about 9:30 a.m. and traffic was moving through the area again, the sergeant said.
The trucks are stopped again, but this time by state police, who are issuing citations and conducting inspections of the trucks, the sergeant said.
[link to www.southtownstar.com] |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 121165
4/1/2008 11:17 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
Trucker's Strike Underway: April 1 Date for Independent Truck Drivers
By Gene Byrd
Apr 1, 2008
Many truck drivers have stayed true to their word and have decided to pull their trucks off of the roads of America for at least one day, April 1, and have decided to have a trucker's strike on the first Tuesday in April. It is not yet clear what impact it will have on any businesses, or how many truck drivers have decided to join in.
Independent owner-operators are fed up with rising fuel prices and they are trying only to send a message as they cannot afford to stay off the roads for very long or they will go out of business altogether. They are facing an uphill battle and it is a nice gesture, but it is unclear what they will accomplish.
Record high diesel prices are the issue. At over four dollars a gallon they are putting a tremendous burden on the bottom line for those that run their businesses of moving freight over the road. They have to make the payments to fill up, and at times reports have claimed it is twelve hundred dollars just for one fill up. Life is expensive at the pump for all of us that just buy gas for our cars, but diesel is more expensive per gallon for truck drivers and many rigs only get about five miles per gallon.
Many drivers spend around $3,000 per month at the pump according to one report. There are 350,000 independent drivers in the US and there were predictions that there would be thousands that would join in and many have claimed support in spirit, but it is still unclear what impact, if any, this will even have.
[link to www.nationalledger.com] |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 405555
4/1/2008 11:25 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
ya know all independent truckers know that fuel can go up and so if they dont wanna drive then dont but dont bitch about it when you know that the economy is in a economic depression and we are all hurting gas prices are high for everyone so until we get rid of bush and get obama in your gonna have to deal with it |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 405555
4/1/2008 11:25 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
ya know all independent truckers know that fuel can go up and so if they dont wanna drive then dont but dont bitch about it when you know that the economy is in a economic depression and we are all hurting gas prices are high for everyone so until we get rid of bush and get obama in your gonna have to deal with it |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 405562
4/1/2008 11:34 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
The strike is just for one day. The writer's strike was for half a year. It must not be serious for the truckers.
Are you fucking stupid? What does the "writer's strike" have to do with your life specifically? Can you not eat for two weeks.
It's not just food, it's everything.
Yes, but his point is that the writers nerves are tougher than the truckers.
We will know April 2nd (well really night time on the 1st) when everyone carries on business as usual.
If the truckers were real, they would barricade borders & ports keeping out illegals & communist (chinese) goods.
But the wont. Quoting: LouisWinthorpeIII
its not that they dont have the nerve its that they/we have family to feed everyone is hollering its gonna make the prices go up but are prices are already higher we can barely pay bills and put food on the table and the independent drivers dont have a say in the cost of anything they know ahead of time how much but again they have to take what they can get we have familys to feed |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 405540
4/1/2008 11:36 AM | | LEGION, FOR THERE ARE MANY
User ID: 186213
4/1/2008 11:36 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
All im going to say is that the united states government only cares about liberals,iraq,afganistan,funding NASA and filling their pockets while watching the rest of this great country go down the drain(THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR GET POORER)can you say CIVAL WAR! Just like Daved Koresh in Waco TX,and Jimmy Hoffa.Any time a group gets organized and has power the US Government takes em out.The TRUCKERS need to SHUT DOWN,and the rest of america needs to stand up and say enough is enough.TRUCKER 4 LIFE A.K.A THE LUMBER JACK LETS SHUT IT DOWN IN THE USA.GOD BLESS AMERICA,TRUCKERS RULE,US CONSTITUTION :WE THE PEOPLE; Quoting: LUMBERJACK 402402
"Anyone who is a friend of labor is a friend of mine".
Shut`em down!!
Wildcat it...just walk off.
SEND A MESSAGE BACK TO BUSH AND HIS CRIME SYNDICATE...THAT THE PEOPLE RULE HERE!!!
"WE THE PEOPLE", RULE HERE!!
You got my support, even with prices going up.
LEGION |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 405562
4/1/2008 11:54 AM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
ya know all independent truckers know that fuel can go up and so if they dont wanna drive then dont but dont bitch about it when you know that the economy is in a economic depression and we are all hurting gas prices are high for everyone so until we get rid of bush and get obama in your gonna have to deal with it Quoting: Anonymous Coward 405555
they know it goes up,they know theres nothing they can do so they keep hauling to bring all you unappricative people your shit every day hell yea i think a day will make a difference the thing about them bitching is that is their money/profit when diesel was less they make more and i am telling you with experince with it being so much we are lucky to put food on the table but not only do we have to pay out the ass for diesle we get to come home and pay high gas prices just like you you people need to understand that the truckers are the back bone of the us if they didnt sacrafice so much you the shit woukd be there for you to take advantage of the truckers desereve nothing less then respect and the least we could do is show a little support!!!!!!!!! |
| bearypinkroses
User ID: 405636
4/1/2008 1:09 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
hey dont u all forget if it wasnt for the truck drivers u wouldnt have nothing to bring home.. or build a house.. deliver u a brand new car..go shopping bring the grocerys in..buy ur baby a brand new pair of shoes,clothes ect. i support the truck drivers and i support my driver were would u all be if it wont for the drivers out there....maybe looking in some garbage can to find the family the next meal or looking in the big can to put clothes on your backs half u people dont know how these drivers spend there life hauling all the shit u need to you buy to live..they lost alot out there the main thing most drivers lose is there family they are supporting the job they choose to bring this stuff to we , us,them so we all can be comfortable ..........so yeah bring the fuel prices down so these drivers can make a living for thereselves and haul your needy supplies.......i hope the whole united states shut down |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 125108
4/1/2008 1:29 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
So the cops threw a couple tickets at the truckers and they all gave up?
Jesus...
If a little piece of paper is enough to break up a demonstration that so many people felt strongly about, there isn't much hope for any success if this is tried again... |
| Rob "Overdrive"; Ward
User ID: 405843
4/1/2008 6:14 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE TRUCKIN INDUSTRY FOR WELL OVER 95% OF MY LIFE. I TOO AM AN O.T.R. TRUCKER.
THIS IS INDEED WHAT WE, AS A WHOLE NEED TO DO. SHUT DOWN!
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SHOW THE BIG COMPANIES, THE OIL INDUSTRY, THE INSURANCE INDUSRIES, AND ALL OF THE VARIOUS LAW MAKERS WHAT WE DOO FOR THIS GREAT COUNTRY IS TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM THEM FOR A WHILE. YOU KNOW THE OLD SAY...." YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL IT IS GONE ".
THERE ISN'T ONE SINGLE INDUSTRY IN THIS WORLDTHAT DOES NOT RELY UPON THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY. LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS FOLKS. IF THE HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES ARE THE VEINS, AND ARTERIES OF THEIS COUNTRY... EACH TOWN IS IN EFFECT AN ORGAN OF THIS BODY....WHAT ARE WE AS THE TRUCKERS? WE ARE THE BLOOD THAT PROVIDES THE LIFE TO THE BODY OF THE U.S.A.
WITHOUT THAT BOOD FLOW CONGRESS, THE SENATE, STATE LEGISLATURE, INDEED EVEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S WOULD HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SEE WHAT WE ARE TO THIS COUNTRY!
I SAY SHUT EM' DOWN! PARK YOUR TRUCK WHERE YOU ARE! REFUSE TO RUN. IF THE CMPANIES THREATN YOU WITH YOUR JOB....FINE TAKE YOUR TRUCK BACK TO THEM....LET THEM DO IT.
LET THEM TRUCKERS STOP!!!!!! 10-4! |
| hillside3266
User ID: 405845
4/1/2008 6:39 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
I am married to a very hard working trucker, and have read all of the opinions in this site...overall I must say that I am appalled at the opinions of many of the people who have bothered to comment about this situation. I believe that if you spent a week in the shoes of a truck driver, you would honestly have more respect for the very difficult job that they do. There are a few organizations available to the truck driving field that support what they are going through at this time, yes...this affects us ALL. I am aware that many of you have no idea what a truck driver must go through to feed their family...and YOURS. Get into your vehicle, drive it for at least a week without coming home to your family. Start at the gas station...pull about $900.00 from your pocket, after having paid $800.00 for insurance to do your job for the month, fill up your vehicle, drive to a loading dock, sit there for hours waiting to pick up the product you will then diligently work to deliver across the U.S. to the consumer..on time. Stop at a truckstop that you drove for hours to get to, because you are not allowed in just any place, after having driven for many hours...sleep for a few hours, then get up in the middle of the night, if you have time....run through the public shower carrying your belongs with you...no time for relaxation, watching a movie, reading a book, talking to your family who is hundreds of miles away, because the load you are carrying barely pays for your cost of operation. Drive down the road for another six hours, go to the loading dock that you worked so hard to get there on time, after having been cut off on the road by every four wheeled vehicle out there who have no respect for the truck drivers, sit at that dock for hours so that they can unload the product you are carrying....so that it will get to the store on time for the consumer...YOU, who gets into their car and drives to the store to pick up all of the things that your family needs. How can you have such disrespect for the person who does that very job, day after day, week after week? You should be supporting them....because whether you wish to admit it or not....it very directly affects YOU. SUPPORT THE TRUCKERS! |
| hillside3266
User ID: 405845
4/1/2008 6:40 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
I am married to a very hard working trucker, and have read all of the opinions in this site...overall I must say that I am appalled at the opinions of many of the people who have bothered to comment about this situation. I believe that if you spent a week in the shoes of a truck driver, you would honestly have more respect for the very difficult job that they do. There are a few organizations available to the truck driving field that support what they are going through at this time, yes...this affects us ALL. I am aware that many of you have no idea what a truck driver must go through to feed their family...and YOURS. Get into your vehicle, drive it for at least a week without coming home to your family. Start at the gas station...pull about $900.00 from your pocket, after having paid $800.00 for insurance to do your job for the month, fill up your vehicle, drive to a loading dock, sit there for hours waiting to pick up the product you will then diligently work to deliver across the U.S. to the consumer..on time. Stop at a truckstop that you drove for hours to get to, because you are not allowed in just any place, after having driven for many hours...sleep for a few hours, then get up in the middle of the night, if you have time....run through the public shower carrying your belongs with you...no time for relaxation, watching a movie, reading a book, talking to your family who is hundreds of miles away, because the load you are carrying barely pays for your cost of operation. Drive down the road for another six hours, go to the loading dock that you worked so hard to get there on time, after having been cut off on the road by every four wheeled vehicle out there who have no respect for the truck drivers, sit at that dock for hours so that they can unload the product you are carrying....so that it will get to the store on time for the consumer...YOU, who gets into their car and drives to the store to pick up all of the things that your family needs. How can you have such disrespect for the person who does that very job, day after day, week after week? You should be supporting them....because whether you wish to admit it or not....it very directly affects YOU. SUPPORT THE TRUCKERS! |
| hillside3266
User ID: 405845
4/1/2008 6:40 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
I am married to a very hard working trucker, and have read all of the opinions in this site...overall I must say that I am appalled at the opinions of many of the people who have bothered to comment about this situation. I believe that if you spent a week in the shoes of a truck driver, you would honestly have more respect for the very difficult job that they do. There are a few organizations available to the truck driving field that support what they are going through at this time, yes...this affects us ALL. I am aware that many of you have no idea what a truck driver must go through to feed their family...and YOURS. Get into your vehicle, drive it for at least a week without coming home to your family. Start at the gas station...pull about $900.00 from your pocket, after having paid $800.00 for insurance to do your job for the month, fill up your vehicle, drive to a loading dock, sit there for hours waiting to pick up the product you will then diligently work to deliver across the U.S. to the consumer..on time. Stop at a truckstop that you drove for hours to get to, because you are not allowed in just any place, after having driven for many hours...sleep for a few hours, then get up in the middle of the night, if you have time....run through the public shower carrying your belongs with you...no time for relaxation, watching a movie, reading a book, talking to your family who is hundreds of miles away, because the load you are carrying barely pays for your cost of operation. Drive down the road for another six hours, go to the loading dock that you worked so hard to get there on time, after having been cut off on the road by every four wheeled vehicle out there who have no respect for the truck drivers, sit at that dock for hours so that they can unload the product you are carrying....so that it will get to the store on time for the consumer...YOU, who gets into their car and drives to the store to pick up all of the things that your family needs. How can you have such disrespect for the person who does that very job, day after day, week after week? You should be supporting them....because whether you wish to admit it or not....it very directly affects YOU. SUPPORT THE TRUCKERS! |
| Calibob
User ID: 405864
4/1/2008 6:56 PM
 | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
Great post... I know how hard it is for the truckers these days. I own an independent finance company that makes loans to owner-operators who need cash quick. They have big payments with us, but usually are reliable, trustworthy, and always do their best to pay back the loans. In the last 3 months are company is losing money badly. Truckers who were never late for two years are suddenly 90+ days past due. We know they want to pay, but theres just nothing left after fuel and ins. costs. |
| hillside3266
User ID: 405845
4/1/2008 7:23 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
That is my point exactly, Calibob, it is effecting us all. We have found ourselves struggling to keep our heads above water this year, when in the past, we have been able to maintain our cost of living. I am sorry to hear that you, who very kindly lend a hand to truckers financially, are feeling the crunch as well. For those who feel that truckers are "just whining and complaining", I believe that most truck drivers truly enjoy their job. If your "employer" told you that you were going to work for half of the pay you did last year at a job you have always enjoyed, you would "whine and complain" as well. Thanks for your understanding in this very difficult time |
| Steve-Bradenton
User ID: 405894
4/1/2008 7:48 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
I am a former OTR Trucker. I gave it up a few years ago as I was tired of all of the idiots calling themselves "owner operators" that would haul cheap freight just to "pay for the fuel". That is such a retard mentality, and is the root cause of the situation we are now in. WAKE UP!!! Never under any circumstances haul cheap freight! NEVER!! Let the grass grow up around that shit! Common sense applies here. Supply and demand. If nobody hauls the cheap freight, there will be no cheap freight. Very simple. Most owner operators really have no idea what the REAL cost is of moving that rig down the road is. What is your per mile cost? Really? Are you sure? What is your time worth? Are you driving for less as an owner operator than you could make as a company driver? Most likely. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!
Although I wish you all the best of luck, as in the past, this strike will make little, if any impact on the real issues. Independent operators are the minority and represent only about 12% of the total trucking industry. So the other 88% are the companies like Swift, JB HUNT, etc still out there hauling that $1/mile crap.
Massive education is the key, but truckers are overall too stupid to get it. Greed and stupidity are a deadly combination.
Educate yourselves, then organize. Really organize the way the Teamsters did long ago. Violence ensues. People go to jail. People die. Then, and only then do you get real change.
Think about it. |
| LouisWinthorpeIII 
Self apointed knowitall
User ID: 384893
4/1/2008 8:04 PM
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I am married to a very hard working trucker, and have read all of the opinions in this site...overall I must say that I am appalled at the opinions of many of the people who have bothered to comment about this situation. I believe that if you spent a week in the shoes of a truck driver, you would honestly have more respect for the very difficult job that they do. There are a few organizations available to the truck driving field that support what they are going through at this time, yes...this affects us ALL. I am aware that many of you have no idea what a truck driver must go through to feed their family...and YOURS. Get into your vehicle, drive it for at least a week without coming home to your family. Start at the gas station...pull about $900.00 from your pocket, after having paid $800.00 for insurance to do your job for the month, fill up your vehicle, drive to a loading dock, sit there for hours waiting to pick up the product you will then diligently work to deliver across the U.S. to the consumer..on time. Stop at a truckstop that you drove for hours to get to, because you are not allowed in just any place, after having driven for many hours...sleep for a few hours, then get up in the middle of the night, if you have time....run through the public shower carrying your belongs with you...no time for relaxation, watching a movie, reading a book, talking to your family who is hundreds of miles away, because the load you are carrying barely pays for your cost of operation. Drive down the road for another six hours, go to the loading dock that you worked so hard to get there on time, after having been cut off on the road by every four wheeled vehicle out there who have no respect for the truck drivers, sit at that dock for hours so that they can unload the product you are carrying....so that it will get to the store on time for the consumer...YOU, who gets into their car and drives to the store to pick up all of the things that your family needs. How can you have such disrespect for the person who does that very job, day after day, week after week? You should be supporting them....because whether you wish to admit it or not....it very directly affects YOU. SUPPORT THE TRUCKERS! Quoting: hillside3266 405845
Crazy people cannot use paragraph breaks.
EVER.
Ok, I read the first line, and guess what, my last car cost me 950 a month, and the insurance was 800. My fuel bill was 1200.
AND I NEVER MISSED A PAYMENT.
If you cannot afford your ride, then get the fuck out of it.
It's that simple. Please go bankrupt & let the big corps handle it. We don't need another deadbeat industry like farming to subsidize.
"I don't know which was scarier...the speech...or the Congress cheering it. He evoked Lincoln. Whenever a President is going to get us into serious trouble...they always use Lincoln."
-2010 |
| hillside3266
User ID: 405845
4/1/2008 8:10 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
I completely agree with you, we have been saying that very same thing for so long...we are not "cheap freight" haulers, however, the rise in fuel cost this year has really put a burden on our living. We do VERY closely look at our cost of operation. Decent loads are becoming harder and harder to find because of the JB Hunts, Schneider Nationals, Swifts, etc.... whose drivers get into the industry through them, and over time realize how badly they are being used by the company. Unfortunately...many out there do not think like this and we all suffer because of it. |
| hillside3266
User ID: 405845
4/1/2008 8:18 PM | | Re: TRUCKER STRIKE April 1ST 2008 | Quote |
Dear Self-Appointed Know-It-All;
How sad that you sit on this site and criticize others. $900.00 covers ONE days fuel! If you believe that you can do a better job than the truckers who are working hard to make an honest living, then perhaps you, who has ALL the answers, should sit behind the wheel. When all of the truckers you think are idiots go bankrupt, I hope it is your area they work.
Wait....allow me to paragraph break for your benefit. I bet you sit at a desk for your living, it must be nice to be you and have the luxury of being smug and superior while others out there work for and HONEST living |
| LouisWinthorpeIII
Self apointed knowitall
User ID: 384893
4/1/2008 8:39 PM
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Dear Self-Appointed Know-It-All;
How sad that you sit on this site and criticize others. $900.00 covers ONE days fuel! If you believe that you can do a better job than the truckers who are working hard to make an honest living, then perhaps you, who has ALL the answers, should sit behind the wheel. When all of the truckers you think are idiots go bankrupt, I hope it is your area they work.
Wait....allow me to paragraph break for your benefit. I bet you sit at a desk for your living, it must be nice to be you and have the luxury of being smug and superior while others out there work for and HONEST living Quoting: hillside3266 405845
Dear crazy person. If you cannot price your services above your expenses you will go bankrupt.
It's that simple.
"I don't know which was scarier...the speech...or the Congress cheering it. He evoked Lincoln. Whenever a President is going to get us into serious trouble...they always use Lincoln."
-2010 |
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