Whats it lookin like out there

No impact at all in the Birmingham, Al area. Trucks running wide open across Alabama and Mississippi thru-out the day.

 

Execution does seem a bit spotty. I made a circuit of a few
of the Eastern MA rest stops today, and talked to a couple of
drivers ... while they more or less knew about it, they were
still running. A couple were under a pretty solid impression
that all this is supposed to go down APRIL 3, not today, from
what they'd heard on the CB. Nobody had signs out. One of
the first comments I'd get from anyone was "there's no union,
no organization."

So I watched 'em go by for a while. Kennedy Inc. Western Express.
Aspen. J&D. FST Logistics. Landstar. Crete. US Food Service.
ALTL. Zumstein. Arnold. Leander Logistics. JG Trucking.
Hilltop Trucking. Timberland. K2 Express. Long Line Trucking.
Double K. Hamrick. Walsh. ContinentalX. One Way Express.
Bowman. Hartt. Delta Logistics. Palmer Dedicated. Puglia.
Givens. Plenty of Maersk containers. And any number of Canadians
that one of the guys pointed out as we were standing there chatting.
All still running, from what we could see. Along with the usual
local boys and the normal lane-fluff from the Swifts, Schneiders,
Wal-marts, and Hunts of the world which as we read here are doing
their best to ignore it.

Maybe the next couple of days will start to be different. I've
got a bunch of friends and other forum-readers interested in all
this now, and they're probably out buying groceries and gas and
getting ready to watch y'all go kick some serious butt!

-f

 

What are you talking about?

 

You're probably right. One of my daughters friends went on vacation with us a couple of years ago. During the trip, we stopped to let a flatbed back into a driveway. The girl was "amazed" that the truck could go backwards. Although she was only 15, I still LMAO. Of course, my daughter did too.

Many people know little or nothing about trucks.

 

I was specifically referencing the picture from yesterday's PA rally showing the extremely poor condition of the tires on the truck. There is no way that truck would pass inspection! And I agree with you that there are many cars out there that should be put out of service as well. But to compare an 80,000 lb truck to a dilapidated car is like comparing apples to oranges. Truck drivers are expected to be professional and they are held to a higher standard from the public. I'm just saying, this didn't happen yesterday but has been building for months, and at some point any reasonable person has to step back and look at the numbers and perhaps get out if it's not working for them. But there are a great deal of drivers out there who are managing, and managing well, in spite of the current economic issues.

 

It also shows on the roadways when the 4 wheelers cut us off like nothing

 

We get load list e-mails from PLS, Pittsburgh, PA and Majestic Steel, Cleveland, OH
The list from PLS was maybe one page before, but now they send 3 email
with about 10 pages each of loads to be covered. They sent a e-mail out that loads could be viewed on their website.

Majestic Steel Also has a longer list than before

Either large orders for 1st of month or maybe we are making some headway!!

 

Oh god, Majestic steel. That brings back headaches.

Back to your usually scheduled programming.............

 

The Ozarks here in Missouri has far less truck traffic than usual. Although I-44 was still a scab thoroughfare!