How did we get here?

we surpass the issue by buying our own trucks and not working for companies anymore or by every driver on the road company,union,and owner op shutting em down for a 34 restart at the same time. They might figure it out then. Also imagine all truck drivers getting a room at night during the winter and letting the truck sit for 12 hours in 40 below temps, fuel gelled, batteries dead. Think of the cost.

 

You know what might get their attention (the companies) is to tell this story to your local tv station. They in turn will do a in depth investigation, and then the whole world will know.. The local new just might be your best friend...

 

Any chance you could tell us your company? If not understand my man.

 

As long as they use it. The big boys are really starting to stick it to the drivers badly. Something has got to give.

 

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The economy got us this way. That, and people who could not control their spending to begin with.

Now, we're paying the price in spades.

 

Thing is, if you own your own truck, it don't make a difference when it becomes Law. Then what. I have already made up my mind that if the weather is inclimate in Wiss and they tell me to shut off my truck I will demand that I be arrested for the Crime that they made it and have a Lawyer on stand by to defend me in front of a Jury. Citizens forgot that you can even demand a Jury trial for a trafic ticket. so be it

 

Driver that is happening everywhere. I heard thru a friend at celadon that next month they are gonna let a bunch of drivers go if their idle time isn't below 12%. Now this is pure hearsay, but when I worked for them they DID fire a bunch of drivers for idle time over 40%. now the way I see it is the company was leaving drivers sitting for days on end in the heat and now the cold. The trucks don't have apu's and not all truck stops have idleaire and if you ain't running you can't afford it, even with celadon paying 1/2 the cost.
Catch 22 roast or freeze or save your job.

 

Your right, but actions speaks louder then "WORDS". Put it just amazes me that with all the crap going on in the industry, no one not even OOIDA gives a rats aers..

 

Good suggestion. The only problem that I see is that you are not going to be paid for that down time unless you belong to a union. There are a few companies, mine included, that will pay for down time.

There is another problem of the cost of getting a room. Other than union drivers and a small handful of companies, the cost of the room is going to the driver.