I am ashamed of the guys that did the Ride For the Constitution over this weekend. I am not saying I feel bad for them that nobody attended. I am just saying I am ashamed to be associated just by career trade.
I am fully supportive of their message... i.e. deregulate trucking, get rid of Obama, make trucking for both company drivers/OOIDA more enjoyable. But the way they went about it was childish. First off, only about 45-50 drivers showed up. Then they had their 60 seconds of fame/photo-op of four trucks using up four lanes and block traffic while traveling at 15 mph.
Brilliant! They blocked traffic for a minute, pissed off their fellow commuters, and got pulled over/verbally cited. And this helps out the trucking image how? Social media users all over took the chance to mock us. They called us a bunch of meth-driven drivers that should be jailed for treason.
This whole Ride for the Constitution was completely counter productive. What a huge time and waste. For once I am ashamed to be a commercial driver.
The next time you guys plan a stupid stunt like this... focus on what really matters. Remind people WHY THEY NEED US BY STRIKING. Deny consumers the cereal they eat each morning, or deny them the asphalt to lay the additional lanes of roadway to make their commute to work faster.
We do not need drivers to intentionally impede traffic to remind the general traveling public of how ###### our newby drivers are of holding a wheel.