Where Else Would You Truck Besides the USA?

China. Wouldn't have a choice, I'm sure.

I'd eat the bat, own nothing, and be happy.

 

Looks like Dallas,TX the day before yesterday.... without the perpetual "road construction". I like to call it deconstruction. They tear it all apart over several months......then, 5-10 years later.... it's NOT EVEN CLOSE to being finished!! Lol

 

Good Ol USA for sure for truckin.
Been watching a gal ride solo (itchy boots) around the world on a motorcycle and taking primarily dirt backroads. That's the kind of traveling that would intrest me to see the rest of the world but not in a rig.

 

Competition. Unions are the bane of it.

 

You're bane my boon.
Competition is for freight hauls.
A private specialized manufacturer deals with sales versus cost. Most are fixed and can be budgeted accordingly, including union wages, that are a known expense.
Our raw material is free and after initial plant build cost in recouped, it's only the operating/maintenance/administrative costs.
I would assume that if our union wages were too high of a cost the company would look to reduce instead of increasing them.
To break up the faction instead of building membership.
It is probably the reason I agree to work under the strict training and rules for a higher wage and benefits than most, who think they have "freedom" in the trucking industry and condemn unions.

 

You wonder why people have a problem with unions. Simply look at the auto, teacher, and teamster unions.

 

I don't wonder why.
I've made a great living and have set my family up for a comfortable retirement while serving near 50 years in the industry. I consider myself fortunate to have worked union for the majority.

If you hold much disdain for them I suggest you boycott those industries who support them.

 

Of course. Cuz they artificially raised the rate of pay you earned. Same reason why the government had to bail out the auto industry and why we're not competitive with japanese auto makers. When asked to renegotiate the contracts during the recession. The union gave the middle finger. Instead of doing the right thing.

Unions and high paid corporate officers are pretty much the same thing. Paid too much for the level of work they do.