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Twilight Flyer · Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 5738

Quote: Neither do I(but my wife does

As long as you're not wearing your wife's undies, you'll be OK. :wink:

But hey, it's April 1st. I took the interstate to work today. O/O's everywhere...one even blew my doors off. :roll:

I'm looking forward to a 30 mile trip down I-80 later today...I guarantee you that drivers will still be running over the speed limit, still taking cheap freight, and still playing with 2 or 3 coloring books. :roll:

no_worries · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 856

Quote: You are assuming that there is no collusion or any other hanky panky going on to screw up the laws of supply and demand.

That's true. If all shippers were working to hold back freight or carriers were trying to inflate supply...personally, I don't think that's the case.

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$115,000 for a 2008 T660.

That's the cheapest price I see in the Truckpaper today. Many are in the $130,000+ range. 2 years ago you could have gotten a T600 in the $90-$110,000 price range. Pretty decent bump.

nightprwlr · Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 41 Location: ILLINOIS

Look at all of the big time billy big riggers making the big bucks. No way would you shutdown in support of a fellow trucker. No you would rather stab them in the backs,yeah you're worse than the government. Your asses will be broke when Bush's Mexican trucks are hauling your cheap freight. You people will be lumping for the Mexican truckers and begging them for welfare.
Even the ones who are not hurting should support some effort,you lousy bastards wouldn't admit it. Just like channel 19 you have the liars who brag about the big bucks they make. The point is you silly bastards can't afford to shutdown because you are the ones hauling the cheap freight and are the same ones facing foreclosures,unless you already have or could never buy a house because your credit is shot and you're big time owner-operators leased to Prime or J.B. Hunt what a bunch of SmaXXX!
I hope the day arrives when one or all of you are on the side of the road and hurting and this guy in the Blue Marmons drives by and hits you in the face with a piss-filled paper cup.
It's a sad day in trucking when you people call yourselves truckers,business people,or Americans. You people are the new breed of second class Americans and you will pay for not supporting this effort!

Rev.Vassago · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:51 am Post subject:

nightprwlr wrote: Look at all of the big time billy big riggers making the big bucks. No way would you shutdown in support of a fellow trucker.

Please explain using business terminology why I would even consider the idea of shutting down my business in support of my competition.

Quote: No you would rather stab them in the backs,yeah you're worse than the government. Your asses will be broke when Bush's Mexican trucks are hauling your cheap freight. You people will be lumping for the Mexican truckers and begging them for welfare.

:lol:

Quote: Even the ones who are not hurting should support some effort,you lousy bastards wouldn't admit it.

Again, using real grown up words, explain why I would want to shut down to support my competition.

Quote: Just like channel 19 you have the liars who brag about the big bucks they make. The point is you silly bastards can't afford to shutdown because you are the ones hauling the cheap freight and are the same ones facing foreclosures,unless you already have or could never buy a house because your credit is shot and you're big time owner-operators leased to Prime or J.B. Hunt what a bunch of SmaXXX!

You better take some lessons on reverse psychology, because your skills are severely lacking. This tactic was already tried last night. :roll:

Quote: I hope the day arrives when one or all of you are on the side of the road and hurting and this guy in the Blue Marmons drives by and hits you in the face with a piss-filled paper cup.
It's a sad day in trucking when you people call yourselves truckers,business people,or Americans.

It's a sad day in trucking when some 41 post wonder comes onto a message board and admits to pissing in a paper cup. GIT R DUN!

BigDiesel · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

nightprwlr wrote: Look at all of the big time billy big riggers making the big bucks. No way would you shutdown in support of a fellow trucker. No you would rather stab them in the backs,yeah you're worse than the government. Your asses will be broke when Bush's Mexican trucks are hauling your cheap freight. You people will be lumping for the Mexican truckers and begging them for welfare.
Even the ones who are not hurting should support some effort,you lousy bastards wouldn't admit it. Just like channel 19 you have the liars who brag about the big bucks they make. The point is you silly bastards can't afford to shutdown because you are the ones hauling the cheap freight and are the same ones facing foreclosures,unless you already have or could never buy a house because your credit is shot and you're big time owner-operators leased to Prime or J.B. Hunt what a bunch of SmaXXX!
I hope the day arrives when one or all of you are on the side of the road and hurting and this guy in the Blue Marmons drives by and hits you in the face with a piss-filled paper cup.
It's a sad day in trucking when you people call yourselves truckers,business people,or Americans. You people are the new breed of second class Americans and you will pay for not supporting this effort!

ROFLMAO :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Twilight Flyer · Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 5738

Quote: Look at all of the big time billy big riggers making the big bucks. No way would you shutdown in support of a fellow trucker. No you would rather stab them in the backs,yeah you're worse than the government. Your asses will be broke when Bush's Mexican trucks are hauling your cheap freight. You people will be lumping for the Mexican truckers and begging them for welfare.
Even the ones who are not hurting should support some effort, you lousy bastards wouldn't admit it. Just like channel 19 you have the liars who brag about the big bucks they make. The point is you silly bastards can't afford to shutdown because you are the ones hauling the cheap freight and are the same ones facing foreclosures,unless you already have or could never buy a house because your credit is shot and you're big time owner-operators leased to Prime or J.B. Hunt what a bunch of SmaXXX!
I hope the day arrives when one or all of you are on the side of the road and hurting and this guy in the Blue Marmons drives by and hits you in the face with a piss-filled paper cup.
It's a sad day in trucking when you people call yourselves truckers,business people,or Americans. You people are the new breed of second class Americans and you will pay for not supporting this effort!

Real nice rant there. :roll:

And some truckers actually wonder why the population as a whole carries such a dim view of the profession.

:roll: :roll: :roll:

flood · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 591 Location: tennesse

ok let me play devil's advocate on this one

nightprwlr wrote: Look at all of the big time billy big riggers making the big bucks. No way would you shutdown in support of a fellow trucker. support yes but it's hard to support people that have setup a business without doing everything thay can to make money. i'm more incline to support a driver that when out and paid 20k cash for a used century than i am to support a driver that just spent 100k on a long hood pete. why well the driver that paid 20k cash has no truck payments and the century will get better fuel mileage and with fuel being the single highest expense you should always be doing everything you can to save fuel that way you will have more money in your pocket at the end of the day Quote: No you would rather stab them in the backs,yeah you're worse than the government. Your asses will be broke when Bush's Mexican trucks are hauling your cheap freight. You people will be lumping for the Mexican truckers and begging them for welfare. why welfare..? i know how to work Quote: Even the ones who are not hurting should support some effort,you lousy bastards wouldn't admit it. Just like channel 19 you have the liars who brag about the big bucks they make. The point is you silly bastards can't afford to shutdown because you are the ones hauling the cheap freight and are the same ones facing foreclosures,unless you already have or could never buy a house because your credit is shot credit what's that "never had it never used it and yes the house, land, cars, trucks, boat, bike, and four-wheeler were all paid for with cash. "it called CASH flow..! i have cash so it flows Quote: and you're big time owner-operators leased to Prime or J.B. Hunt what a bunch of SmaXXX! why if thay are making money then THAY know what thay are doing Quote: I hope the day arrives when one or all of you are on the side of the road and hurting and this guy in the Blue Marmons drives by and hits you in the face with a piss-filled paper cup. well we can all hope for something i just hope our truck is out of the shop tormorrow Quote:
It's a sad day in trucking when you people call yourselves truckers,business people,or Americans. i'm all three Quote: You people are the new breed of second class Americans and you will pay for not supporting this effort! looks like just your typical rant from an unhappy person...

Rink · Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Location: WA State

Flood may I ask you a question concerning this particular posted piece:

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By flood:

i beleave i said o/o but for your clarification, none company trucks pulling company trailers "like OLD schneider truck pulling a swift" and none company trucks pulling none company trailers like the a$$ that did a u-turn on I-84 in oregon and almost kill us. i got the company name off the door and found the phone number inline and when i call i got the driver....? btw he passed us three times in seven hours and we were doing 58 and had not stopped.

Where at on I-84 did this happen at? As I live in the Gorge area and I am quite familiar with I-84, I have not seen any U-turns available on the freeway exept for the onramp only (meaning one has to get off the freeway in order to turn around to even make a semblance of a U-turn)

As for the speeds, anywhere else other than Gresham the basic speeds is 65 for cars, 55 for trucks, but 5 mph over the reg limit is forgiven in these areas from what I heard in Oregon.

In Gresham on to the I-205 exchange is 60 mph for cars, 55 for trucks, then down from that westward to 55 overall.

Basically most trucks will go faster if they can do so. its a given.

BigDiesel · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject:

I see that Marmon Man and his sidekick Scooter have not given us an update on how great the " Strike " is going...... :lol: :lol: :lol:

mike3fan · Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 1715 Location: michigan

BigDiesel wrote: I see that Marmon Man and his sidekick Scooter have not given us an update on how great the " Strike " is going...... :lol: :lol: :lol:

What strike? no less trucks around 294 in Chicago I can say that for sure :)

Twilight Flyer · Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 5738

Well, the day is coming to a close and America has not stopped. Come to think of it, neither have the trucks.

:roll:

mikey4069 · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 560 Location: northern cali

Twilight Flyer wrote: Quote: Neither do I(but my wife does

As long as you're not wearing your wife's undies, you'll be OK. :wink:

But hey, it's April 1st. I took the interstate to work today. O/O's everywhere...one even blew my doors off. :roll:

I'm looking forward to a 30 mile trip down I-80 later today...I guarantee you that drivers will still be running over the speed limit, still taking cheap freight, and still playing with 2 or 3 coloring books. :roll: Well i would say a few didnt today wasnt a big big strike but big enough to make the national news .

Rev.Vassago · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject:

Twilight Flyer wrote: Well, the day is coming to a close and America has not stopped. Come to think of it, neither have the trucks.

:roll:

And yet they are already claiming victory on this board. :roll:

flood · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 591 Location: tennesse

Rink wrote: Flood may I ask you a question concerning this particular posted piece:

Quote:
By flood:

i beleave i said o/o but for your clarification, none company trucks pulling company trailers "like OLD schneider truck pulling a swift" and none company trucks pulling none company trailers like the a$$ that did a u-turn on I-84 in oregon and almost kill us. i got the company name off the door and found the phone number inline and when i call i got the driver....? btw he passed us three times in seven hours and we were doing 58 and had not stopped.

Where at on I-84 did this happen at? As I live in the Gorge area and I am quite familiar with I-84, I have not seen any U-turns available on the freeway exept for the onramp only (meaning one has to get off the freeway in order to turn around to even make a semblance of a U-turn)

As for the speeds, anywhere else other than Gresham the basic speeds is 65 for cars, 55 for trucks, but 5 mph over the reg limit is forgiven in these areas from what I heard in Oregon.

In Gresham on to the I-205 exchange is 60 mph for cars, 55 for trucks, then down from that westward to 55 overall.

Basically most trucks will go faster if they can do so. its a given.
east of The Dalles, the next time we go to portland i will get the mile marker for you and if it's daytime i'll get a pic for you.
and as to speeding you may know the gorge but you may want to check the speed limit on I-5 in portland.
you use more fuel at 58 than you do at 55 and more at 60 than at 58 so if you are trying to MAKE money slow down and save fuel or look at it this way from the flying j in Troutdale, Or. to the pilot in Ontario, Or. is 359 miles at 60mph thats 5.98 hr's, at 58mph it's 6.18 hr's and at 55 it's 6.52 hr's. so you go ahead and do 60 because you HOPE you don't get a ticket and i'll do my 58 and i'll keep the left door closed and i'll get to the state line before you and save fuel at the same time

like bd said work smarter not harder

Dispatch_This · Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 141 Location: Barstow, CA.

Rev.Vassago wrote:
And yet they are already claiming victory on this board. :roll:

Depends on how you define victory. It has been all over the News. There were traffic slowdowns in at least three different states. And the one-truck independents who, by and large, have been supporting it account for less than 1% of all trucks. Considering that the last five or six shutdowns over the last 20 years haven't amounted to a hill of beans, then yes, I would say that this one is successful.

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