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Just a warning to everyone. I am receiving more than a few PM's complaining about racial slurs and derogatory comments coming from several different posters.
I have sent out some warning PM's, but will do it publically, too. Reign it in! Consider the T.O.S. before posting. If all you can do is insult, malign, and just be nasty, expect to get banned. I won't sit here and babysit half a dozen different threads on the same topic. If it doesn't lighten up, I'll lock the threads and ban those that can't play nice. I don't mind a little ribbing and poking, but when you have to resort to racial slurs like "gringo" and "wetback", I simply don't want you here and I probably speak for 99% of the board. Bottom line, you can argue your side without having to act like a brat. We're all adults...some of you need to act a bit more like it. |
oh and I forgot to add: Since we have a contract and in our contract only outside carriers can haul our freight when ALL UPS drivers are working full time and refuse OT. We'll be just fine. Swifts already bought companies in Mexico, Schneider has also and ask yourself: Do you really want to drive in Mexico ? I have been there many times both in a car and a commercial vehicle. First and most importantly, Mexico has whats called "Napoleonic" justice. It's quite simple. In Mexico you are considered GUILTY instead of INNOCENT in the case of any crime or infraction. Mexico's roads are totally THIRD WORLD and learn Spanish and bring money. Lots of money. Trucks are impounded for something as routine as a flat tire, bribes are the rule and violence and un-sanitary conditions are the norm. If you get in any trouble while picking up and/or delivering that cheap load of freight, just remember, you are ALONE. Your company cannot help you. You are in a foreign country and promises are meaningless. It takes hours to cross the border back into the United States and during that time you are nothing more than prey to the vultures. Have fun !
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This is incredible! they say we are having such a hard time checking the cargo on incoming ships so what do we do allow semi trucks from a backwards 3rd world countrie free reign over our freeways, its official our politicians dont give a #@** about the american worker.
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Does anyone know how these Mexican trucks will get back to the border once they deliver that "origin outside the US" shipment?
Are they going to dead head back to the border? Will they be allowed to pick up loads that are heading in the "general direction" of the border? If they are allowed return loads, then that will compete directly with US workers. If they cross with an LTL from Mexico, will they be allowed to pick up additional LTL loads in the US? |
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I am on the record sayng that real and fresh unions are about the only thing that would save the industry, but the fact that the American super trucker is anti-rule and anti- establishment, that's not going to happen any time soon. The unions and their tactics did this to themselves and so did the American "piecework per mile" trucker. They are being abused and they seem to like it! They are like the stereotypical abused wives who keep getting abused and keep returning time and time again because "they love him". I don't bash unions in general, I just tell the truth about them and they of course can't handle any criticism at all without crying and threats. They are just another street gang to deal word can only operate in packs like cowards. I'm sure you'll run to one of your little union meetings and cry about this soon enough. Why were unions against the CDL? Why were they against Drug tests? Why are unions against practically any means testing of their members? It's all a protection racket.. and rackets are what the unions have been in to for quite some time. |
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