Prepare Yourself For It. July Is The Time.

[AfterShock]

Originally Posted by salih

Just listen,
All have to do is organize yourself. that's it. believe me.

america can not handle three days shut down from drivers from coast to coast.

all we have to do is prepare ourselves for these three days. and i know that we can prepare for longer than that, LIKE A WEEK OR MORE.


pay your bill, cut down for that extra snak. don't be a baby. its whether now or never.

I dont have enough time but, I will keep posting some more ideas.
wake up.

HuH!?
What time is it?
Did I oversleep again?

Originally Posted by Roadmedic

I saw somewhere else that it was August 25.

August?!
Another strike?
Again?!

Bummers!
I just put my
Will Work For Miles
sign back in storage.

Originally Posted by reddemon71

Truckers in Europe went on strike, Parked their rigs in the road and left them.

>> Why can us americans do the same?<<

I guess we COULD, .......... but who can afford to go to Europe?

Originally Posted by Hilltop

I agree and organize something that everyone can do at the same time..Getting the word out and taking a stance..Sticking together

YeAH!
They could be constructive and organize a
quilting circle --- that EVERYone could do at the same time.
That'd be pretty
cool.

Originally Posted by Louie

If you all set a date for a strike you will have the general public with you in solidarity!!! We are talking about initiatives at my workplace to address this absolutely ridiculous issue - 4 day work week; working at home, etc.

What we all have to do is put pressure on the Saudi's and we can only do it via YOU - our Road Warriors!!!

YeS SiR!
Fix bayonets and STRIKE!
Show 'em no mercy.

Originally Posted by Hilltop

I think the strike should be in any trade that depends on fuel...I think with that will help the truckers in a big way..

Send a strong message to the Saudis..That we are not going to take it anymore

Take what?
Their oil?
All the more for China.

Originally Posted by Highballin

I think it was last year and everone missed it

WhAT WERE they thinkin'?!

Originally Posted by 18wheeldumptrucker

The problem is there are too many people in this world that are all for themselves and to hell with everyone else.

The hail you say?

They will probably be showing up on this thread very soon.

I know!
Let's be ready and waitin' for 'em.
They won't take US by surprise
like all these strikes seem to.

But before they do, let me say that I support an ORGANIZED strike.

Do we really have THAT much time?
I'm thinkin' we oughta have a knee jerk reaction sooner than that if we plan on gettin' ANY attention.

I don't have all of the answers,

I'm easy to please.
I'd settle for just ONE (answer).

but I am pretty sure that this increase in the oil price is not as neat and tidy as increased demand.

If you still have a life-line left, I'd use it now.

Sure that may be part of it, but, just because China is industrializing itself, imo, I don't think that caused a $10 spike in the price of a barrel yesterday.

Me neither.
I think it reflects the additional costs of champaign consumed by the Big Oil moovers and shakers.
SOMEbody has to pay for it.

They've been industrializing for decades.

Didn't that happen just after the stone-age?

I believe that it comes down to two things, increased demand and good old fasioned greed.

Better make that 3 things.
I think "supply" fits in there, somewhere.

The oil companies saw an excuse to use and immediatly jacked their prices and then said "don't look at us, it's not our fault".

They DID?!
Hmmmmmmmm
Well,........... let's do the SAME thing with
freight rates while nobody's lookin'.
Who's fault would THAT be?

Bottom line is, those of us who still give a damn about the single mother trying to buy food for her kid, or the elderly, just widdowed, woman who needs to buy gas to get to the doctor, can strike all we want. The self centered, no class "super truckers" out here, will continue to tell you how wrong you are, and continue to screw the very country that provides them the freedom to do so.

Those waskels!

Originally Posted by 18wheeldumptrucker

If all of these drivers who claim that there is going to be another strike every five minutes keep it up, noone will ever take us seriously. I really don't care where this "leader" comes from or who he is as long as he/she is in it for the right reasons and for the long haul.

Ol' GWB might be interested ---
after the election.
But, who'd hire a lame duck?

Originally Posted by Peanut Butter

Ok gang, im all for the strike, and hurting the oil companies, but one problem i see, is that major trucking companies are not going to let theyr drivers participate in any strike, think about it swift has over 17000 trucks, do you think Jerry Moyes is going to let his drivers strike? or his other company Central Referigerated? Or Jb hunt? schnieder? I do wish that all trucking companies as well as air lines busses trains anything major that uses fuel needs to strike at the same time and shut this country down for at least a week, but i dont see it happening unless fuel gets so high that all companies are for it big or small.

If ALL the truckin' company drivers went on strike, could Jerry, or any of the OTHER big company big-wigs really afford to fire ALL their drivers?
And, if they did, with ALL those empty Big truck truck seats, how hard do you reckon it'd be to find another Big truck truckin' job pretty quick?
I'm thinkin' it'd be pretty easy with ALL the truckin' companies sufferin' from a REAL driver shortage.

Originally Posted by candab

How about instead of a strike, we threaten our elected officials with being replaced come next election if they don't freaking allow us to drill here at home?

Ok, I'll bite...........
what's the punch line to that joke?

And, if we DID drill our own freaking oil, doncha reckon we'd be sellin' it AT market value?
Not below.
But, remember, a LOT of that freaking oil of ours is in our freaking Strategic Oil Reserves --- which are there in case of a freaking war, and we can't get any freaking oil from anywhere else.

It's not the oil companies, people. It's Congress.

I think you're right.
Just the other day, at a full-serve gas station, I saw a Congressman pumping customers full of gas.

Originally Posted by Hilltop

I would like one good thread about striking and trucker believing in what is right...With out the B/S that I am OK and your all wrong for striking etc etc etc..

Don't hold your breath.
Then again, perhaps you should if there's all the B/S around.

Originally Posted by OverDrive

Pressure of the Saudis? What a joke..if you want to pressure them, use withdrawing America's military support shud they ever need it! They have our protective cover now, like so many other nations who are 'our friends;' but the Saudis keep saying that they are running out of oil---only about 7-10 yrs left. So why pump it all out now at $60-90/bbl, when they can restrict their production to last longer at $150/bbl!

Ain't that capitalism?
Is that legal?

Originally Posted by iowabmw

I don't take the strikes serious because are so many different ones, do you think the goverment and public do?

The public?
Absolutely they pay attention, ...........
for about 15 seconds during the sound-bite between gang violence and the ball game scores.
But it only takes 'em 7 1/2 seconds to forget it. So I doubt they even log it at all.

Originally Posted by Hilltop

What do you do for your community?

Well, ....... for starters, I pay taxes.
Lots and lots of taxes, ......... which mostly goes to programs that support illegal aliens.

Originally Posted by candab

Back on topic people.

Question for those who want to strike:

Who are you striking against? Who sets the price of crude oil?

Oil companies make around 17 cents per gallon of gas/fuel nowadays. Did you know that the government makes twice that? Bet you didn't.

My simple point is this:

Know your enemy and target them specifically before you go off with your guns blazing.

B I N G O !!

Originally Posted by Mastertech

WARNING!!!
OK....here is the deal...get back on topic and stop the inflammatory remarks towards each other, or else this thread gets locked.

Well there ya go!
Y'all wanted a "strike" ----- and y'all just received
Strike ONE.
Or, is it TWO?

Frankly, in all that excitement, I lost track.

Thanx Mastertech for keepin' score.

[Hilltop]

[Highballin]

Originally Posted by iowabmw

Not going to happen, wake up my friend and realize many of us are OKAY.

Until you guys/girls who make up a strike every 5 minutes decide to get serious and answer my above questions then there will be no serious postive thread about it.

I don't take the strikes serious because are so many different ones, do you think the goverment and public do?

If you dont take the strike serious and you and someone else on here are making good money living high on the hog.Then how come you and him get on every strike thread and try to convince everyone just how smart and rich you and him are.Its down right childish.

[Hilltop]

Originally Posted by BigDiesel

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For your info there BigDiesel I have 2 businesses that are succesful...

[smurf-316]

BigDiesel has been banned for insulting the Members here as well as myself. We are here to have Civil discussions about the problems of this industry. NOT to act stupid and degrade other members who voice their opinions.
We want you all to voice your concerns here but please be respectful and civil to the other members as they have their opinions as well. we can disagree with others without stooping to BigDiesel's level.

[Hilltop]

I agree there...Lot of Good people going through rough times not..It is good to have discussions on the matter and see if any help can be done.


Life is not a Box Of Chocolates like some want you to think it is

[Highballin]

Originally Posted by Hilltop

I agree there...Lot of Good people going through rough times not..It is good to have discussions on the matter and see if any help can be done.


Life is not a Box Of Chocolates like some want you to think it is

I talked to a driver in Goodrich TX.said Company was selling trucks and trailers.Cost of fuel and some backhaul outlets were closing.There is still some making it lot of specialized Need special trucks and trailers but it will tricle down to them probaly

[Hilltop]

Originally Posted by Highballin

I talked to a driver in Goodrich TX.said Company was selling trucks and trailers.Cost of fuel and some backhaul outlets were closing.There is still some making it lot of specialized Need special trucks and trailers but it will tricle down to them probaly

That is sad..I was picking up parts today for one of my tractors and the Log haulers are really getting black balled from all of this..
A friend of mine who hauls logs has lost weight..I do not thing he is eatting like he use to.

It is only going to get worse..

[freightmaster]

Originally Posted by smurf-316

BigDiesel has been banned for insulting the Members here as well as myself. We are here to have Civil discussions about the problems of this industry. NOT to act stupid and degrade other members who voice their opinions.
We want you all to voice your concerns here but please be respectful and civil to the other members as they have their opinions as well. we can disagree with others without stooping to BigDiesel's level.

I hate to see anyone get canned...I mean banned, but it couldn't have happened to a better soul.

Smurf, my hats off to you.

[Highballin]

Originally Posted by Hilltop

That is sad..I was picking up parts today for one of my tractors and the Log haulers are really getting black balled from all of this..
A friend of mine who hauls logs has lost weight..I do not thing he is eatting like he use to.

It is only going to get worse..

Here too price at the saw mill going down and getting put on a quota.