Australian trucker set to shut their country down

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Lennythedriver, Aug 22, 2021.

  1. Lennythedriver

    Lennythedriver Road Train Member

    1,963
    6,323
    Feb 14, 2020
    0
    Title should say, “truckers”

    You may not have seen the massive protests all over Australia. They are sick of the prison conditions the sick bureaucrats are imposing now, like "You can only leave home for an hour a day to exercise and cannot stray farther than half a mile or be fined $1000" is just one! The straw that broke the camel's back was requiring all truckers to be vaxed.

    One of them put out a TikTok video telling citizens to stock up on everything and sit tight for a couple of weeks because they were planning to bring down the Government, with the help of veterans. Yeah, baby!

    Wanna bet that will happen here, too? Domino effect all over Europe?

    We may be next boys and girls....
     
    Last edited: Aug 22, 2021
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

    7,536
    45,161
    Mar 15, 2021
    0
    I'll bet it never happens here...
    Now will it happen down under... it very well could
     
  4. Lennythedriver

    Lennythedriver Road Train Member

    1,963
    6,323
    Feb 14, 2020
    0
    Well you’d always have people willing to get vaccinated and go out and drive. But there’s already a shortage. When I go to Walmarts about the country many of them are having trouble keeping their Shelves stocked and other places as well. If you go to the biggest ports in the US they’re backed up for weeks. If even 25 to 30% of truckers decided to sit out, they could effectively make things very brutal across this country. I’ve already made up my mind if they mandate a vaccine for truck drivers, well then I won’t be a truck driver anymore. I’m a very creative jack of all trades type of guy and I can make money under the table anytime I want.
     
    DrFlush, Lazer, misterG and 15 others Thank this.
  5. jason6541

    jason6541 Road Train Member

    2,425
    5,356
    Mar 5, 2012
    Omaha, NE
    0
    Needs to happen in the USA but we’ve been reduced to a bunch of whiney assed crybabies for the most part.
     
    JoeyJunk, Dave_in_AZ, Kitty40 and 18 others Thank this.
  6. mustang190

    mustang190 Road Train Member

    2,718
    5,809
    Jan 18, 2011
    Florida Panhandle
    0
    Don’t need to “shutdown” here. just have every truck drive about 25mph below the posted speed limit.
     
  7. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

    5,771
    20,598
    Aug 31, 2018
    0
    If even 10% sat out then rates would double. If 20% sat out rates would go north of $10/mi even for cross country loads. 30%? The country would shut down. I hope it doesn’t come to this.

    They are doing everything they can to force the vaccine on people. Truckers May end up being the last hope.
     
  8. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

    9,794
    62,548
    Jun 13, 2011
    PNWET
    0
  9. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

    7,536
    45,161
    Mar 15, 2021
    0
    Tell me how they think they have any chance of enforcing a mandate that Truck Driver take the needle ???? ..
    Suspend their CDL ???
    Set up a check point at every state line or scale...
    This whole vax deal is getting ridiculous...their pumping up the reddick on covid to try to take the spot light off the mess he made in Afghanistan...
    F em.. its my life & my body ..my truck is paid for... it will sit before I take the needle
     
    JoeyJunk, Dave_in_AZ, DrFlush and 23 others Thank this.
  10. jason6541

    jason6541 Road Train Member

    2,425
    5,356
    Mar 5, 2012
    Omaha, NE
    0
    Well I have a basement full of canned veggies and fruit and 2 deep freezers full of elk, venison, pork and beef. Shut them down. Have 7 cases of MRE’s figure I have months worth of food at home.
    #### the government and the vaccine mandate. Sure is funny the push for a vaccine for a virus with over 98% survival rate. Something fishy and they are covering something up. No I am not wearing a tin foil hat.
     
  11. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

    3,721
    12,547
    Nov 19, 2018
    0


    Here's what happens when a drug cartel refuses to bribe the Mexican government. I can only imagine what our government will do against those rebelling against the vaccine.
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.