Truck Owners ANGRY and Scared Over Fuel Costs

Well when we hurt in the business of trucking, we hurt in our everyday life styles of going to the store and buying dairy, and other food products for way more, it hits us both ways. We understand why the price of milk has gone up and etc... but hitting us in our very own business and in our living needs, what else is there to do......

 

i have already been talking to some of my good customers and the agents that I feel are playing on the up and up and surprisingly the agents have stated that its about time, the customers aren't stupid either the good ones know that the industry needs to do something .
I had one agent today that i talked too and he stated that he cannot get anyone to go to the east coast period he ask me if a strike has started, and this is one of the good ones, he ended up turning 5 loads back to the customers because he could not get anyone to cover them. he is just hoping that whatever happens happens soon and gets over soon so he doesn't lose a lot himself,

 

i've just read this thread every page every post - i think there needs to be a shut down over these fuel prices - i paid 4.19 today - i am a company driver for a small fleet 3 wreckers 2 tractors and lowboys and the dump trailer i pull - as with one of the last posters i have a good arrangement with the companies i pull for and am getting $3 + per mile and fsc and when i figure my pay it comes to Approx $20 - $22 per hour - not bragging just stating facts - i do know that the fuel is freakin ridiculous and has many people on the edge of ruination and if a strike or shut down over fuel is organized i'm in

 

don't give up yet brickman you have a lot of company and we won't go quietly

 

this is the most real statement I have heard today. Basically it needs to be done and it needs to be done NOW. If everyong just shut up and did it. CHances are a week wouldn't kill ya but bleeding slowly for months and onths will make sure none of us recover

 

I heard that do to the rising cost of fuel, the truckers are going on strike in april on the 15 and shutting down all across the usa. like thay did in the 70s is this true?

 

We have some customers, well the owner of the places we ship to, disagrees with paying stop offs to his 3 different stores. I am guessing after next week he may change his mind when he isn't getting nothing.

 

im not to far behind ya....two weeks ago i finally took a full check....havent had one since and probally wont for awhile again....granted i do take samll checks...but only what momma needs.....my business just cant afford me to make more than $0.10/m

momma is not happy!

thank god i dont have super high payments

 

I say a lot sooner than that.