April 22nd, 2008 → 9:43 pm @ admin // 4 Comments
Truckers across the country have had it with the high prices of diesel fuel. Truck drivers are hurting. Hurting and fighting. Many truckers refuse to move their loads in protest, due to the rising costs of doing business.
Something has to be done, to relieve the strain on the independent truck driver.
Even though only a small portion of truckers participated in the protest, other drivers stated that if a more formal and organized strike were planned more truckers would participate.
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169Pepsi
2 years ago
For anyone thinking the government can do something, remember we live in a free market system! It is not the job of the government to set the price of fuel. We don’t live in a communist country! The problem in trucking is that there are no RATE STANDARDS which should be agreed upon and set by the industry and regulated and enforced by the trucking industry. Presently, there are too many middle men and it’s a total free-for-all! Can we afford to do business like this anymore?
169Pepsi
2 years ago
The big oil companies are in the process of wrecking the economy. What the hell are they trying to prove anyway? I think the real problem is the greedy governments that are “on the take” with their high taxes and showing the big oil companies approval by remaining silent. The government has become a “willing accomplise” of the greedy oil cartels. I wish there was a way out of this dilemma! I feel for my brothers and sisters in the trucking industry.
TWC00
2 years ago
Striking wont work on this hot topic. If it was union and you’re being paid to strike that one thing, however not moving loads regardless of the cost means NO money. Most owner operators can’t afford a strike. Unfortunately the top chief of our nation needs to apply pressure to reduce our fuel costs. Striking in this industry in these hard economic times won’t change anything.
Highway man
2 years ago
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