Strike?

What about not delivering to WA DC to send a message to start drilling domestically? We have people making poor policy decisions for this country with only special interests such as the environmentalist in mind. Drilling domestically and building more refineries is a solution to the current problem. I think if you focus on one area such as DC we won't shut everyone down but we can send a strong message and the only violence that might happen is people in DC flipping out about not having goods and then it will be the government and the red cross that will have to figure out how to solve that problem.

 

Just look at how the Saudis are starting to get a little nervous just with folks slowing down, not driving when they don't have to, combining trips, etc. Not to mention what is going on in Europe! And isn't it interesting that the US news is not covering any of the strikes of gasoline in Europe? Even a few day strike by all would send a huge message. In the meantime, this country better start drilling and get over those tree-huggers! Maybe we should email O'Reilly on Fox News about the lack of coverage of the European strikes!

Louie

 

the idea of a strike is great,however the execution of it leaves alot to be desired.the reason to strike is NOT FUEL PRICES!!! it is FREIGHT RATES!!!.
here is part of the problem-we have SO MANY of the "border brothers" driving trucks that would use a strike to strengthen their position in the industry(not participating).the government would open the borders in a matter of seconds to get the Mexican trucks to haul the loads before letting the nation get "crippled" by a strike.the only thing an O/O can do is leave the cheap loads on the dock to be hauled by the Swifts,Hunts,Schneiders and such who will lose money on the load.broker loads can be negotiated to your price if nobody accepts the load,some of the big guys are hurting and having to make cutbacks to continue running the cheap stuff, they can't do it as easily anymore.

 

Well the price of fuel would come down if we could change the demand for fuels. If every trucker O/O and company trucks could stop buying fuel for a couple of days at the same time a couple times a month it would lower the demand which would start to bring prices down. The same thing would work for gas as well. The only problem with this is to get everyone to agree to do this. Everyone in this country is only worried about one thing. Them selves only.
Now if you could stop the flow of fuel getting to the stations then you would stop everyone from driving. Planes would stop flighing, everything would stop in about 3 days. This would not only make a statement but it would also create a surplus in fuel which would drop the price of fuel.
The main problem with all of this is that no one is united in this country. The words United We Stand are only words. It should be Divided We Stand. That would be more to what it is in the United States.

 

A strike ????

 

I'm not a member of any union, so not sure how I could "strike".

Is there a truckers union that I don't know about? I am a very proud member of OOIDA, but they are not a union.

Has a union been started via this forum or something?

 

Yes I know just what you are saying. There are a couple of good brokers out there. My wife is one of the good ones. She proves the rates to the trucker and does not scim off it before she proves it. Nor does she touch any of the F/C.
As far as a union goes why would anyone want a union. They are only around to line their pockets and screw everyone else. Unions had their time but that time has long past.