Many could of helped, few actually did.

When the whole Arrow fiasco happened many could have stepped up and helped but very few actually did. Even though it was Christmas and corporate America could have helped. First how hard would it have been for Pilot, FLying J, Loves or T/A to step up and donate the fuel needed to these Arrow trucks to get them home. WOuld it have been that hard. They could have figured out how much fuel a truck needed to get to the drivers home area based on his CDL. They aren't afraid to ask us drivers for money. Just look how they pandered thier toys for tots charity at the cash registers and we the drivers gave. Yet they showed thier true feelings towards and drivers and proved we are just a source of money and nothing more.

What about the finance company that was demanding the trucks back. How easy would it have been to get with Pilot or any other truckstop and pay for fuel to the nearest dealer on the CDL holders address. They showed that they really cared less about the drivers. How many drivers really took advantage of the bus ticket offer from them.

Hey how about Greyhound or amtrak. How hard would it have been to give a free ride home to the driver again going by the address on his CDL.

Hey what about the unions? They claim to support the american worker. Why couldn't they do something. It sure would have changed my view or the unions. Just think of how many drivers could have used a kind act like this from the unions to help get unions into alot of these OTR companies. Hey teamsters you blew it big time. This was your 21st century chance to make a differnce.

OOIDA really helped, all they did was ask fellow drivers to get them home. It was a nice gesture but they could have done so much more, the lobbiest they employ could have been all over thier governmant reps and really pushed for some real help. I was gonna join OOIDA but not now.

How about our government? Some of them had to have seen it on the news and blogs. They claim to want to help the little man but they showed us thier true colors.It would have been a drop in the bucket to use some stimulas money to get these drivers home. Doesn't socialism mean the governmat taking care of its people. Well Obama blew one heck of a Chance to show he was differnt.

ALL I AM SAYING HERE IS DO WE REALLY NEED TO CARE ABOUT OUR IMAGE WHEN NO ONE REALLY GIVE A FLYING HOOT ABOUT US?????????

How about we stop buying all that over priced crap from the truckstops and start doing all our food and misc shopping at Walmart. Heck I have hauled more loads for Walmart than any of these other clowns. They have supported my family more than any of these so called trucker service type companies.

I am out

 

I completely understand yoor point I have always believed that way. But why? We still get treated like crap and disrespected. So at what point do we change our plan of attack?

 

I applaud Swift but that is my point, They expected the trucking companies to help. What if we told the good banks they had to bail out the bad ones? Or the good car companies had to bailout the bad ones.

 

I was not saying to take the truck home. Look at the CDL and give enough fuel to get them to the closest dealer by thier home. Better than one 1000 miles from thier home. I haul more Walmart loads than I do anything else. Why is it wrong to support someone that actually supports my family? This is a arguement that many feel very passionate about but this is not what this thread is about. The thread is all about corporate America's failure to help the driver when they had a chance. They seem to help everyone else.