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JamesD2
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:35 am Post subject: Dumb question? |
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With fuel price as high as they are and drivers treating to go on strike. Is now a good time to get into trucking? I've heard that companies are using small truck BOX trucks to carry loads. How a the diesel price effing companies?
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zipy46
Joined: 28 May 2007
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Location: Groom Lake
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:45 am Post subject: |
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There is no need to go and strike.
Analyst are saying fuel should level out around 12 to 15 dollars per gallon
in the not to distant future...(we are in a World Demand Spiral)
We will all be unemployed by then
Im keepin my job till they fire me or go out of bussiness. :moose: |
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Sammonman
Joined: 27 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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| The trucks are not going to go away and there is a demand for good drivers always. |
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Uturn2001
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
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Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I got into trucking in 98/99 and truckers have were threatening to go on strike for this reason or that reason ever since I got in the game and I have friends who have been at it for 20+ years who say the same thing. |
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Walking Eagle
Joined: 02 Jan 2006
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Location: Normaly on the road
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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I got into trucking in the very early 60's and there have been truck sticks talked about ever since. Only one that ever went enywhere was the late 70's early 80's (??) when the teamsters all struck. A lot of us indepandants followed along cuz we didn't wana die :)
Problem with drivers now is if you have three of them discusing a problem and how to solve it you will have four, possibly five, different solutions. |
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BigWheels
Joined: 26 Aug 2006
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Location: Milwaukee, WI
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Walking Eagle wrote: I got into trucking in the very early 60's and there have been truck sticks talked about ever since. Only one that ever went enywhere was the late 70's early 80's (??) when the teamsters all struck. A lot of us indepandants followed along cuz we didn't wana die :)
Problem with drivers now is if you have three of them discusing a problem and how to solve it you will have four, possibly five, different solutions.
Yeah those truck sticks can get nasty -- especially when it involves the teamsters! :lol:
Walking Eagle: truckin' since the 60's -- wow! Good for you! :rock: |
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Walking Eagle
Joined: 02 Jan 2006
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Hey BigWheels have a sticky keyboard, happened when I spilled a Coke on it :(
Yep been here a while, born in 44, started driving, off road for Dad on logging roads in 58 and got licence in 61.
Gota watch those sticks, stickers can get kinda nasty :D :D |
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