Union?

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  1. Sep 4, 2016 #1
    Knighthawk3

    Knighthawk3 Bobtail Member

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    I know this isn't a flatbed question, but Im just starting in trucking and flatbedding. I have friends that drive and a couple have mentioned a truckers union. Is there one and do I need to be apart of it?

    Im coming from 20yrs in the Army, so the union thing is a new thing to me.
     
    Knighthawk3, Sep 4, 2016
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  3. Sep 4, 2016 #2
    Chinatown

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    www.OOIDA.com is the closest thing to a union for drivers that aren't employed by a union company.
     
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    passingthru69

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    Teamsters not too many flatbed companies left that are union
     
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  5. Sep 5, 2016 #4
    MidWest_MacDaddy

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    Well, which union did they mention?
    Short answer is; only if you want to be in a union.

    As mentioned above, join OOIDA first.
     
    MidWest_MacDaddy, Sep 5, 2016
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  7. Sep 5, 2016 #5
    PeteyFixAll

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    Depending on where you live and work, load, and deliver,,,,

    It can be a very, very touchy subject!!

    Kinda like religion and politics....
    Someone will try and push the "Kool-Aid" and
    Surprise, no you won't be able to run through the brick wall!
     
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    SAdriver

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    Checkmate, non believers.
     
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  9. Sep 5, 2016 #7
    CasanovaCruiser

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    Is that a cabover!?
    That guys got some balls lol
     
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    street beater

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    Thats Jeremy Clarkson, formally of top gear uk. You tube top gear semi truck challenge
     
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  11. Sep 5, 2016 #9
    CasanovaCruiser

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    Ahh I remember that episode actually. If I recall he actually hurt himself pretty bad doing that. I think his neck or back.
    I miss the old Top Gear gang, the new fruits they put on the show don't even come close.
     
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  12. Sep 5, 2016 #10
    MJ1657

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    What's Top Gear?
     
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