72 hour blitz huh?

AModelCat · Jun 4, 2017

I just wait for a couple gravel haulers and questional looking trucks to get ahead of me. Never was pulled in the 3 times I've ever had to cross a scale during a blitz.

My-Ke · Jun 4, 2017

As long as you keep replying, you are proving otherwise, lol

IluvCATS · Jun 4, 2017

Why am I posting here?

My-Ke · Jun 4, 2017

IluvCATS said: ↑

Why am I posting here?
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Because anything is possible with Heysuz Chrysler..

wore out · Jun 4, 2017

TruckLife2176 said: ↑

I've never been stopped on roadside in the past 5 years. Once again. It's nothing about them inspecting me in general. I never show attitude with them as I respect the job of law enforcement. However, I think they have went overboard with all this inspecting and pulling truckers at random. They aren't pulling you to tell you Thank you, or to tell you how much you do for this country. Instead they are pulling you to try and find a problem with you or your equipment or both. But yet, we are expected to pay more taxes out on the highway than any other vehicle traveling out there and then we are told you can only use these two lanes to travel in. We should be allowed in whatever lane we want no matter if it's 10 lanes of travel with the amount of money we pay. You pay fuel tax, IFTA. 150 bucks a quarter. (Every 3 months) 550.00 heavy road tax each year. food tax varies state to state. Then you buy from truck stops and have to pay the 3 dollars more for stuff than you would typically pay if you was at the smaller shops which you can't get your truck into. Now that got this pay to park crap! Have you Ever noticed the fuel price at the truck stop to be 2.80 per gallon. Then you look across the street at the little C-Store that you can't fit your truck into and the fuel price there be 2.35. Think about it driver. Are you just that stinking blind to see what's going on around you?? Truckers are treated like dirt bags that are looked down upon and are treated unconstitutional each and everyday. You think what you want to you have that right. But you need to see what's really going on. Whatever happened to the days of having each other's backs.
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When was the last time you shook an officers hand and thanked him for all he does for this country? Oh wait he is a straight ### automatically cause you don't think he should bother you. .I'm not sure if you are aware but as truckers we are not hero's. It's a job we chose.

TruckLife2176 · Jun 4, 2017

I happen to shake their hands on a every other day basis. Trucking isnt my only job. I work right along side them matter of fact every other day as I am a captain in the fire service. I own my own business with 3 trucks and 3 drivers which all happen to be firefighters as well. I strated the business on the side to supplement income since pay for being in the fire service isn't they good. This Has nothing to do with hatred. It has to do with enough is enough with all these regs on truck drivers and companies. I know there has to be laws and rules to be followed. But at what point is enough?? and then they sit back and preplan an attack on the trucking industry with this 3 day long "blitz"to refill the governments pocket book. Strike isnt such a bad thing. It's your right to express your feelings except it in the form of not moving your truck for what's right! It's the same as when all detroits Michigans firefighters went on strike for higher pay. Firefighters are called heros as well... and I can tell you now I'm far from hero I am a fire officer firefighter because I chose to be so guess that according to you it makes all firefighter non heroic and police officers as well they Also chose their profession. your point makes no #### sense. We all choose what we want to do. Doesn't mean In some people's eyes you aren't a hero. or someone important. Trucks my friend haul valuable medicines which would fall under the category of "pharmaceuticals" and to ssome people those truckers are concidered heros without those trucks those Meds dont get delivered. Besides that hero or not it's the mess the trucking industry goes through to do it's part in moving this country . Stop acting as if everything the FMCSA does is to better this industry. It's not about being affraid of anything. It's just the #### point of the matter that you as a working person has to go through the beating of FMCSA just to make a buck have you shook a truckers hand lately and told him thank you for what he or she does?? I doubt it from your reply

gokiddogo · Jun 4, 2017

Give it a rest dude
Sounds like you could use a week or 3 off anyway..

TruckLife2176 · Jun 4, 2017

gokiddogo said: ↑

Give it a rest dude
Sounds like you could use a week or 3 off anyway..
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Great Reply " DUDE" best one all day thanks for talking the time to read and comment! And thanks for all you do as well

wore out · Jun 4, 2017

TruckLife2176 said: ↑

I happen to shake their hands on a every other day basis. Trucking isnt my only job. I work right along side them matter of fact every other day as I am a captain in the fire service. I own my own business with 3 trucks and 3 drivers which all happen to be firefighters as well. I strated the business on the side to supplement income since pay for being in the fire service isn't they good. This Has nothing to do with hatred. It has to do with enough is enough with all these regs on truck drivers and companies. I know there has to be laws and rules to be followed. But at what point is enough?? and then they sit back and preplan an attack on the trucking industry with this 3 day long "blitz"to refill the governments pocket book. Strike isnt such a bad thing. It's your right to express your feelings except it in the form of not moving your truck for what's right! It's the same as when all detroits Michigans firefighters went on strike for higher pay. Firefighters are called heros as well... and I can tell you now I'm far from hero I am a fire officer firefighter because I chose to be so guess that according to you it makes all firefighter non heroic and police officers as well they Also chose their profession. your point makes no #### sense. We all choose what we want to do. Doesn't mean In some people's eyes you aren't a hero. or someone important. Trucks my friend haul valuable medicines which would fall under the category of "pharmaceuticals" and to ssome people those truckers are concidered heros without those trucks those Meds dont get delivered. Besides that hero or not it's the mess the trucking industry goes through to do it's part in moving this country . Stop acting as if everything the FMCSA does is to better this industry. It's not about being affraid of anything. It's just the #### point of the matter that you as a working person has to go through the beating of FMCSA just to make a buck have you shook a truckers hand lately and told him thank you for what he or she does?? I doubt it from your reply
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Let's get some facts straight here.
#1
I never said any where that being a fire fighter isn't something to be proud of. I never once said I don't appreciate what they do. #### right you deserve thanks and appreciation for what you do. Had that been mentioned earlier I would have thanked you for your service to the community.

I said being a trucker doesn't mean your a hero and should be thanked for what you do for this country.

#2 no where any where did I even imply that every thing the FMSCA pushes on us is great. Show me where I said said that.

HopeOverMope · Jun 4, 2017

TruckLife2176 said: ↑

I've never been stopped on roadside in the past 5 years. Once again. It's nothing about them inspecting me in general. I never show attitude with them as I respect the job of law enforcement. However, I think they have went overboard with all this inspecting and pulling truckers at random. They aren't pulling you to tell you Thank you, or to tell you how much you do for this country. Instead they are pulling you to try and find a problem with you or your equipment or both. But yet, we are expected to pay more taxes out on the highway than any other vehicle traveling out there and then we are told you can only use these two lanes to travel in. We should be allowed in whatever lane we want no matter if it's 10 lanes of travel with the amount of money we pay. You pay fuel tax, IFTA. 150 bucks a quarter. (Every 3 months) 550.00 heavy road tax each year. food tax varies state to state. Then you buy from truck stops and have to pay the 3 dollars more for stuff than you would typically pay if you was at the smaller shops which you can't get your truck into. Now that got this pay to park crap! Have you Ever noticed the fuel price at the truck stop to be 2.80 per gallon. Then you look across the street at the little C-Store that you can't fit your truck into and the fuel price there be 2.35. Think about it driver. Are you just that stinking blind to see what's going on around you?? Truckers are treated like dirt bags that are looked down upon and are treated unconstitutional each and everyday. You think what you want to you have that right. But you need to see what's really going on. Whatever happened to the days of having each other's backs.
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I hear you... glad to see some against the grain type stuff on here, even though it should be way more often: but

i feel the same way though. I dont work on these days, forget about it!!! Im not going to be harassed by some newbie state trooper trying to get trophy points with boss man.

The whole situation reaks to me: i don't like it. Because every professional drivers CAREER is at stake: times have been changing for a while and the petty levels of troopers/d.o.t are higher than I've ever seen. Most of them dont have integrity, they're lazy cell phone holders like the rest of most people

It's like tsa at an airport, but we're not flying. We're providing Americas standard of living-

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