Time to Leave Trucking to there own Devices

The union is pretty clear on the HOS. We don't want to be worked to death.

Although...someone needed to have that talk with ABF. That place was a death sentence.

 

THIS!!!

 

Oh, and as for the pension...multi-employer pension funds were a mistake. I'll freely admit that.

Hopefully something can be worked out, but there's certainly no guarantee.

 

And that's a valid fear of unions many people have. The larger the organization, the greater the likelihood of malfeasance - either intentional or otherwise.

Magically unionizing the entire industry won't solve our problems. It will solve some while creating others. Which devil do we dance with?

 

After spending 8 years in dispatch, I learned that running hard never gets you anywhere. The driver’s that were always “running hard” and always trying so hard to get 3k miles a week were always the least happy. There’s plenty of bad companies out there, but there are some gems to be found. It’s hard to be happy with one of the big guys. Too many trucks and not enough freight. Sometimes I get annoyed with running my authority but then I see people getting treated like crap and the same ol’ lines from dispatch, and I’m glad I have it.

 

I will dance with the devil that gets me higher pay and better benefits.

 

Here’s an idea. Ask OOIDA why they won’t back a strike lol

 

Although...someone needed to have that talk with ABF. That place was a death sentence.[/QUOTE]

was that ABF line haul ? Or city ?

 

I’m one of those that will never join these movements. There’s a lot of them out there right now crying about everything. The problem is that there are plenty of fleets, owner operators, and company drivers doing great. The crybabies want to the government to step in and take away my competitive advantage so they can go on operating like it’s the good ol days.
If you can’t be successful by negotiating rates, running legal, or overcoming your obsession with pre emission trucks, your failure is your own doing, not the brokers, the ATA, or the DOT.
As far as respect, truck drivers brought it upon themselves. Accidents are rising, most guys out here are complete slobs, wear clothes I would only wear as pajamas, can’t obey a speed limit, drive aggressive, stage protests because they can’t get their way, have no loyalty to a carrier (high turnover), don't do a simple pre trip, and then these same groups complain about the need for autonomous trucks?
My goal is to haul for the cheapest price and earn the greatest profit; that’s how business works.

 

And when you don’t join in with all the complaining then you’re an eld lover and all that.

The good thing about America is that if you don’t like your current situation you have the ability to change it. You don’t have to work for a mega that treats you like dirt. You have the ability to go elsewhere and better your situation. But it’s easier to cry and try and change the rules.