An effective Strike

Maybe you should consider hiring a business agent to book your loads instead, just a thought!

PS under regulation you would be trip leasing authority for every load..... You do remember regulation don't you? I do!

 

Please read my post in: Poll, Truckers Strike thread.

give my your opinion.

 

Please read my post. "Getting Organized"

In the Thread: Poll: Truckers Strike, when will we ever stick together.

give my your opinion.

Regards,

 

First, let me say, I am not a driver. That being said, I would support a trucker strike knowing full well what that would mean. I know a strike would cause prices to soar throughout the nation, gas stations would run out in a few days, and panic would run rampant throughout the nation, and I am still willing to support a strike.

I believe that the majority of the people DO NOT understand that “EVERY ITEM” they purchase is transported by truck at one time or another.

YOU, the truckers, more so than any other group, have the ability to make a change in the way the economy of this great nation is headed. YOU, the truckers have more power than the US Government in bringing about a change in the rising cost of living.

To stop the rising cost of fuel, we must stop the profit mongers. I am talking about the commodities brokers. They are the ones that drive the price of oil. The oil companies are just reaping the profits of the soaring oil price. The only way to bring down the price of oil is to stop buying fuel. And the only way to stop EVERYONE from buying fuel is to stop delivering it.

Again, I say it’s the truckers that can make that happen. And I’m not talking to just the tanker drivers. There are always drivers that will step in and take over the driving. It will take the majority, if not all the truckers to get together.

I have been reading trucker blogs for quite some time now, and to those who say they will not support a strike because they are one flat tire away from bankruptcy, I say to you, if you are that close to losing it all, you have already lost, it’s only a matter of time. You would do better to park it and sell it. The only way you are going to make it is if the prices come down. And the only way for that to happen is the get the attention of the people of this nation.

There needs to be a concerted effort by the truckers to organize. I would again suggest that a date be set in the future, i.e., 4 July 2008, (we, the people, need our independence back), which would give everyone a chance to stock up on the necessities. On that date, EVERY driver park your rig and take a break. Not just a weekend, but a much needed 2 or 3 week break with friends and families. If you can park it where it can be seen without breaking the law, put a banner on it explaining why this is happening. When there is no profit to be made because of a glut of oil, the price WILL come down.

Guy Stewart

 

Good post... May 5th is the date!