trucker strike in my local news
 

Good piece even though its all talk..


I like that 1 comment about the load that pays 700 but fuel is 900 ....
900 bucks = 225 gallons at 4$ per, at 6mpg= 1350 miles, so if you took a load that has 1350 miles for 700 bucks there is something really wrong with you to beggin with and no help will ,,help'' you whatever the circumstances are...

Maybe a trip to the nut house for evaluation but thats about all...

It was on the local news here in Wilmington NC also. Truckers shutting
down on April 1st. I too am going to park my truck. It has nothing to do
with not being able to get the fuel surcharge. It just pi**es me off that
fuel has risen to 3.95/gal here in NC. I feel something has to be done to
stop this highway robbery. I know someone on here will say you need to
just adjust the rates at what you are willing to haul for. That's all good, I
just don't like getting f***ed at the pumps.

I on the other hand would welcome it. :D

I don't think you are talking about the same kind of F***ing.

I am glad you would enjoy it :D , but for real I can not believe those of us that own trucks are not bothered at the high fuel cost. :evil:

I guess it is time, to start running stright trucks with gasoline engines and
2 speed axle,like old times,carring 20000# at a time, since gasoline is a lot less costly nowdays, years ago they used to almost give away Diesel

Yes I am bothered by the high fuel prices,but mainly for what they are gonna do to the prices of eveyday goods,I get a very nice FSC so it is not coming out of my pocket directly at the pumps.

If you ask me,I don't think many really truly care on the highways,I have slowed down considerably and I basically get run over if I happen to get in the left lane to pass someone,and ever pay attention to the amount of wasted fuel being burnt up on a nightly basis from idlling trucks?

If every truck in the truck stop is burning an extra 8 gals. at night(low estimate),now times that by every truck stop in the states how much fuel do you think we could save just in one night? which would eventually drive prices down just from lower demand,but like I said noone wants to make any real sacrafices to do that.You cn't even get guys to do the speed limit.

Shutdown or strike?
 

First of all non-union truckers cannot strike,it's being called a shutdown. Fuel prices are not the only issue facing truckers. By all means if you can afford to keep on trucking,"Keep on Truckin'". For many others the fuel prices are just a drop in the bucket. How long will it be before the Mexican Trucks are hauling your once high value,high paying freight?
Why should you stick together with other truckers when they go under that's more freight for you right? What you can't haul the railroads will,sure thing.
I guess the sad reality is you can't afford to shutdown and stick together for a common cause that eventually will affect each and everyone of us some point in time. 10 yrears ago fuel prices were low and so were the rates,10 years later fuel prices are high and the rates remain almost the same. The precious fuel surcharge some of us receive helps out,it's a matter of time before the govenment find a new trick to take that away. Maybe it will be mandating engine speed conrols on ALL trucks at 55 mph to save fuel.
Typical of some,take advantage of an already bad situation getting worse. What are you afraid of if you shutdown for 3-5 days? You can't afford it? :shock:

Re: Shutdown or strike?
 

Why would I have to shut down for others poor choices?

I know what I need to run my truck and I found a company that provides that.It isn't my place to help those that can't/won't figure it out for themselves.

If they were doing all that can be done to help themselves I might have a different view,but from what I have seen since the prices have risen I don't think they truly care or are just waiting for someone(government) to do it for them.

I have already shut down for 2 weeks this year for 2 seperate vacations so yes I can afford it,but this is entering our busy time of the year and if you think I'm shutting down for someone who thinks .85cpm + FSC is a way to run a buisness you have some more thinking to do.

Good luck on the shut down,maybe now I will be able to sleep at night because there won't be any trucks idiling next to me........on second thought what was I thinking,those that do shutdown will be sitting in the truck stops in the tv room claiming that they are doing something great for their fellow driver,all the while their trucks will be out in the lot running...... :roll: