LIST TRUCKER PROBLEMS HERE

Law 40 of the 48 Laws of Power: Despise the Free Lunch. Research it. It’s the number one book in corporate America and the prison system.

“But Six, what’s wrong with accepting free food and clothing?”

Nothings free. There’s always a price.

 

Not enough truck parking.
Not getting paid for detention/waiting.
Idiots parking at the fuel pumps for everything but fuel.
Non-English speaking drivers slowing down check-in at customers and acting like animals in the parking lot.
Drivers than cannot back a trailer, so they park everywhere but a parking space.
Lack of howitzer in the front bumper to fix bad driving by 4-wheelers.

 

The delays at shippers and receivers. They don't care about our time.

 

Lol I'm quite familiar with that book. My previous post was in jest. That is not a new revelation. While there are profound things within that publication, if one had to read.....or even quote a book for that truth, then one's thinking should pick up the pace. That said, it may have cost the company, but it didn't cost me. I'll take it for what it is......a gesture.

 

Agreed....that's because we live in a society where the almighty dollar speaks the loudest. Our society thinks big money equals big brains. If you have capital and/or credit, they'll allow you and opportunity you want in our country. So when the USA stops worshipping and chasing money endlessly, you might see changes.

 

I actually do...I might laugh loudly lol.

 

A distraction. Ownership. Free advertising.

Years ago, I worked for a big outfit that would have a group of drivers sit at a table with upper management/CEO. The CEO, who owned ships, private planes, private islands, yachts…etc. Of course, drivers are going to gripe about everything. Idiots crave an audience above all else.
Mr CEO , who hired some beancounter from Yellow Freight, who convinced everyone that they were paying drivers too much money. We had gone from $12-15k/week to $6k to work in northern Canada and the Territories. And these idiots are whining about the dispatcher.

“But Six, they got FREE hotdogs!”

Nope, those hotdogs cost drivers$6-9k/week. There’s no such thing as free.

“But Six, what if it were a gesture to the drivers?”

It was. “Thank you, you non thinking, uninformed uneducated unintelligent meat in the seat drivers. Eat my hotdog and stay in your lane.”

 

This is the real answer.