I may have a possible solution

That is a an exellant idea. Smack the oil companies in the chops one at a time, and we can still feed our families.

 

Ummm... So when one oil company goes under from doing this and the others double thair prices because their is less fuel on the market then what?

 

In theory, a good idea, but not feasible. Suppose you choose to boycott Exxon supplied stations, the competitors would see a massive increase in their volume, and once their supply is bought up, where do you suppose they will look for more supply?

Exxon of course.

Not that it would ever get to that point, because once Exxon figured out what was going on, they would lower their price enough to make going elsewhere uneconomical for penny pinching O/O's.

And finally, I'm sure Exxon supplied fuel retailers have national accounts with the larger trucking companies. Who aren't going to give up their discount to help you out.

 

there has been a lot of ideas thrown out there in the past going back to OOIDA,s say no to cheap freight, and run compliant boycott the oil companies as you suggest all of them at one time would have worked if just decent percentage of trucks honored them. The problem is that not enough people got together and did it so now we are to the point that the only think that will work is a shutdown and as last week showed a few can make a difference and i know that as we speak the organizing of the small groups that started the shutdown is happening and a plan of action with everyone on the same page is being accomplished, its getting inevitable that a shutdown will occur as the price of fuel rises and more companies become distressed .I still think that the sooner the better that it occurs the less pain and suffering there will be for all concerned

 

Okay, say for some reason, we get all the O/O's to cooperate with boycotting specific brands. I lease my truck onto a company, we have a specific network we fuel through and get a half-###'ed discount. Now we no longer have that fuel network because we boycotted it. Where is the benefit now since we will be paying much more for our fuel? No, I do not think the boycott of any ONE brand will work. If we really want to make an impression, we have to just shut all the O/O's down and as many company trucks also that would join us (even though they know they will be fired). There are a lot of us O/O's who figured out that although we may not be making the biggest money we could by going out and getting our own loads, at least our employment is a bit more steady by leasing our trucks on with a company that will get our loads for us and having a more steady running invironment (in other words, we may not sit as long without a load). I also don't have MEGA Truck Payments or a mortgage either which puts me in a minority among O/O's, many of which have $2000 or higher truck payments and also have high mortgage payments. So, if someone can get everyone on the same page for EVERYONE to shut down at the same time, heck, let's do it. WE HAVE REAL POWER!!! BUT, and that is a really big BUT, if we don't stand together, we have no power at all. So, Can someone figure a way to make this happen? I haven't a clue about how to do this, but I am sure someone can figure a ralistic way.