Profile For Rob L.

If it was me i would shut the thing down for a month and see where these scabs fly in the industry, most of that are trucking for life have an out for a month . SHUTTER DOWN I SAY and lets get to work on what we want.

I really hope everyone stands up for themselves these issues cant go on, 4 Or 5 to a cab and having a hole cut in the floor boards to relieve themselves so no to stop. wages that dont meet the demand truck stops that cant look after the industry government l legislation and stiffing up penalties for no compliance permit prices and most of all just looking after the guy that wants to make a decent living trucking. stop this under cut gouging by others that think they can have 4 people to a cab one man one truck and no rider policy put into place.

Sounds like the long haul industry is due for an over haul and weed out those that seem to think they can just not go by the rules and unwritten rules of trucking , thick together and should have always stuck together and look after each other. I can see a nation wide strike happening soon because of it, im sure it would cripple the North American economy though.

Can't believe that the unions are even letting this happen out there , guess as long as the leaders in that are getting their dough their not gonna stand up to the guy that wants to make a decent living and always go with the guys that have four people on board to make the trip.Hope they go back to the day of one guy driving to one rig and pay the guy a decent wage so he might want to put in some years doing it and not going broke.

I can't believe that truckers can't make money but when i see crap going on like i did a little while ago i can see why so many truckers are upset. I was working in the back of a warehouse one day and a truck came in with a trailer and it took him an hour to back into the loading dock, it wasn't a difficult thing to do (no cramp spaces or obstacles) but when i saw for people of east origin come out of the truck and trying to guide him in my only perception was that one guy had a license and the rest were taking turns driving to make runs . This has to stop!

Im a little more informed at this point of listening to you guys , here i was all gun hoe and ready to start a career in long haul owning my own truck . Feel like a punch in the gut that the industry hasnt treated you better , sorry !! i didnt realize. Sounds like just another bureaucrat thinking of ways to make someones life hard and all one wants to do is make an honest living. I will take your advice and think on this more as to how i can get into the industry. THANK-YOU

Got a question , I'm in the position to buy a new rig as i decided to sell my house and get on the road . Question is to anyone : Would you buy a new rig to start out on the road or use a companies truck?