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Ray54 
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 Topic: Truckers out on strike ?
Posted: 30 Nov 2020 at 10:13am |
A guy just called in on the local radio asking about a nation wide trucker strike. Anybody know anything??? Yes there are a  handful of us out here that don't drink the Cool Aid.  When nobody has promoted it so your not talking about it  ? I have not heard about it from you my friends in the "Great Fly Over Country" must no be much of a protest.
Edited by Ray54 - 30 Nov 2020 at 10:16am
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 30 Nov 2020 at 3:55pm |
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Ray the problem is they are not organized Nationally. Lots of independents, lots working for someone else... All need a PAY CHECK and most can not afford to walk out. It will be a scattered thing at best.
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 30 Nov 2020 at 6:51pm |
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucker-group-plans-to-shut-em-down-wednesday-in-nationwide-protest
Seen this when I typed national truckers strike / says Wednesday another link says it's a political post over election - Nov 9, 2020 — A nationwide trucker strike may be coming. pic.twitter.com/oaIIhRe2RR. — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 9, 2020 ... Nov 10, 2020 — A grassroots truckers' group is calling for a national trucker shutdown on ... A trucker strike nationwide would show him and America the power ...
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Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel.
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shameless dude
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Posted: 30 Nov 2020 at 7:51pm |
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what? black trucks matter?
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LeonR2013
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020 at 3:46am |
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I think that the money is so small in the biz that the owners are so broke they can't afford a strike . I was a OO in the seventies and eighties and could see the handwriting on the wall. It's a sorry business to be in, but I wish I could still do it. Leon
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DMiller
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020 at 10:18am |
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Feel same way here Leon. Owned my own in 79-81, dereg took my business apart. Not much money currently in it, all too many varied nationalities that do not GAF as to who calls for what. Too many small time companies will not see a strike as drivers cannot afford loss of income.
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john(MI)
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020 at 6:50pm |
Those articles are nearly a month old!
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D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 03 Dec 2020 at 9:44am |
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A friend says mostly refer haulers going in to defunded cities. He did tell me he’s sitting in Bentonville AR at the Walmart warehouse and not another truck in sight this morning.
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 03 Dec 2020 at 10:15am |
 Thad in AR. wrote:
A friend says mostly refer haulers going in to defunded cities. He did tell me he’s sitting in Bentonville AR at the Walmart warehouse and not another truck in sight this morning. |
And it is going to get even more dangerous to go into these cities.
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Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 03 Dec 2020 at 11:57am |
Hubert (Ga)engine7 wrote:
Thad in AR. wrote:
A friend says mostly refer haulers going in to defunded cities. He did tell me he’s sitting in Bentonville AR at the Walmart warehouse and not another truck in sight this morning. |
And it is going to get even more dangerous to go into these cities. |
Yes it is. My buddy said he’s been hauling to Atlanta a lot. Said police presence is very minimal. He’s considering a career change.
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 03 Dec 2020 at 8:15pm |
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How bad it is in some areas - several owners of dump trucks that were leased to city for work - were told to go home and city would call when needed - seems their work crews had covid case and they shut down jobs for 14 days - now these truckers still need work but can't commit to other work as if called back and do not show up - they are put at end of list or dropped completely from call list .
Son has had 2 trucks on with broker (quad axle dump trucks) but can't find drivers as his wife was driving one but now with schools on home school only classes online - they have 3 kids sharing computer classes at home .
Trucking has went from a good living to your lucky to make payments let alone make a living unless your rig is paid for and you find a dedicated haul.
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Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel.
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TomC
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Posted: 03 Dec 2020 at 8:36pm |
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Coke, the last 5 years of my 46 years was a dedicated run to texas and back and my equipment was all paid for and yes sir you are correct those two things made it possible for me to make it to retirement. After 46 years of it and when covid hit i pulled the plug and sold out. It took me about 6 minutes to get over missing it.
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