Comments on: What to do about High Fuel Costs http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html Discussion and opinions about the trucking industry Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:29:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Wayne Weisser http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1544 Wayne Weisser Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:10:42 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1544 Thanks. I knew I wasn't the only one that thought like that! Drivers that think like that are probably the majority of us, but you'd never know it looking around at the other sites. Stop by anytime. Thanks. I knew I wasn’t the only one that thought like that! Drivers that think like that are probably the majority of us, but you’d never know it looking around at the other sites. Stop by anytime.

]]> By: trkrjim http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1541 trkrjim Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:06:40 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1541 Nobody is promised anything when they get into trucking. It doesn't take an M.B.A. to realize that companies that lease owner operators or worse yet lease the cost of running their buisiness to the ignorant aka lease operators are doing it to cut costs and make more profit. Pure economics would dictate that if it costs a $1 a mile to run the truck then don't take freight that only pays .98 per mile. How are the oil companies responsible for people not knowing how to run their business and working themselves into a hole? There is an overcapacity now with the economy slowing so that is going to put strong downward pressure on the rates, many operators are going to go out of buisiness. The fuel could be free and they would still lose money because the rates are just going to keep going down until the demand for trucking service picks up. why do you think some of the big players parked 500 to a 1000 trucks each? they knew they couldn't keep them rolling at a profit. Bottom line it is still and always will be a buisiness and not a lifestyle. Fuel is just another cost of operation Nobody is promised anything when they get into trucking. It doesn’t take an M.B.A. to realize that companies that lease owner operators or worse yet lease the cost of running their buisiness to the ignorant aka lease operators are doing it to cut costs and make more profit. Pure economics would dictate that if it costs a $1 a mile to run the truck then don’t take freight that only pays .98 per mile. How are the oil companies responsible for people not knowing how to run their business and working themselves into a hole? There is an overcapacity now with the economy slowing so that is going to put strong downward pressure on the rates, many operators are going to go out of buisiness. The fuel could be free and they would still lose money because the rates are just going to keep going down until the demand for trucking service picks up. why do you think some of the big players parked 500 to a 1000 trucks each? they knew they couldn’t keep them rolling at a profit. Bottom line it is still and always will be a buisiness and not a lifestyle. Fuel is just another cost of operation

]]> By: Everitt Mickey http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1518 Everitt Mickey Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:16:46 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1518 Mr Miller said: "This is the good part, there are closed military bases that have been turned into concentration camps, to handle the resisistors, they will be railed in by boxcar supplied by the rail roads that is deeply subsidised by the government, along with the TOP TRUCKING CO. HENCE THE NATIONALT DEBT TO COMMEY CHINA…….OMG AND THEY CALL ME CRAZY………….." Now now...be calm. Take a deep breath and sit down. Have you been taking your medicine? Why would anyone call you Crazy? Mr Miller said:

“This is the good part, there are closed military bases that have been turned into concentration camps, to handle the resisistors, they will be railed in by boxcar supplied by the rail roads that is deeply subsidised by the government, along with the TOP TRUCKING CO.

HENCE THE NATIONALT DEBT TO COMMEY CHINA…….OMG

AND THEY CALL ME CRAZY…………..”

Now now…be calm. Take a deep breath and sit down.

Have you been taking your medicine?

Why would anyone call you Crazy?

]]> By: Mark Spearman http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1515 Mark Spearman Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:27:56 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1515 I wouldn't consider it a conspiracy to think that the ATA would push some money to a few media agencies to prompt a strike to increase the speed of independents going out of business. The ATA probably isn't even interested in removing all of the independents, just enough that they can have full control over their large accounts like Wal-Mart and the like. The media reports I've read are claiming it was all started by one trucker's website. I can find 100 sites that all want to start a strike, I don't know how the pinpointed it to just one. I wouldn’t consider it a conspiracy to think that the ATA would push some money to a few media agencies to prompt a strike to increase the speed of independents going out of business. The ATA probably isn’t even interested in removing all of the independents, just enough that they can have full control over their large accounts like Wal-Mart and the like.

The media reports I’ve read are claiming it was all started by one trucker’s website. I can find 100 sites that all want to start a strike, I don’t know how the pinpointed it to just one.

]]> By: Donna http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1512 Donna Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:34:25 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1512 Wow, I thought you didn't like coming here, yet here you are again. Amazing - for not liking this place you sure are here a lot. I'm so glad that you are an insider and can tell us exactly what the military is doing with those closed bases. Especially considering the fact that some of us have family or were in the military. Or maybe the fact that we live near a closed base. Oh wait - I DO live near a closed base....and you know what? They made it into a park. You know one of those things were families can go and camp, cookout, fish. There's even a golf course. Wow, I wonder what the government will do with you when they discover you have spilled their "secrets?" ... Ok, now that I'm finished laughing. Thanks for visiting us again! :) Wow, I thought you didn’t like coming here, yet here you are again. Amazing - for not liking this place you sure are here a lot.

I’m so glad that you are an insider and can tell us exactly what the military is doing with those closed bases. Especially considering the fact that some of us have family or were in the military. Or maybe the fact that we live near a closed base.

Oh wait - I DO live near a closed base….and you know what? They made it into a park. You know one of those things were families can go and camp, cookout, fish. There’s even a golf course.

Wow, I wonder what the government will do with you when they discover you have spilled their “secrets?”

…

Ok, now that I’m finished laughing.

Thanks for visiting us again! :)

]]> By: charles miller http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1509 charles miller Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:35:55 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1509 OH I just wanted to feed to that conspiracy theory not mine but read it... This whole situation has been planned by the GOVERNMENT to eliminate the INDEPENDENT TRUCKER.... the plan includes the some of the 14 million illegal mexes to be forced into drive truck for low wages or be shot for entering the country illegally. The top 5 trk. comp. have all that equipment setting in their yards ready to go. ALSO the Government has a force of thousands of RUSSIANS AND CHINESE TROOP WAITING TO BE PLACED IN THE COUNTRY TO CONTROL THE MASSES WHEN MARSHAL LAW IS DECLARED... This is the good part, there are closed military bases that have been turned into concentration camps, to handle the resisistors, they will be railed in by boxcar supplied by the rail roads that is deeply subsidised by the government, along with the TOP TRUCKING CO. HENCE THE NATIONALT DEBT TO COMMEY CHINA.......OMG AND THEY CALL ME CRAZY.............. OH I just wanted to feed to that conspiracy theory not mine but read it…

This whole situation has been planned by the GOVERNMENT to eliminate the INDEPENDENT TRUCKER….

the plan includes the some of the 14 million illegal mexes to be forced into drive truck for low wages or be shot for entering the country illegally.

The top 5 trk. comp. have all that equipment setting in their yards ready to go.

ALSO the Government has a force of thousands of RUSSIANS AND CHINESE TROOP WAITING TO BE PLACED IN THE COUNTRY TO CONTROL THE MASSES WHEN MARSHAL LAW IS DECLARED…

This is the good part, there are closed military bases that have been turned into concentration camps, to handle the resisistors, they will be railed in by boxcar supplied by the rail roads that is deeply subsidised by the government, along with the TOP TRUCKING CO.

HENCE THE NATIONALT DEBT TO COMMEY CHINA…….OMG

AND THEY CALL ME CRAZY…………..

]]> By: charles miller http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1508 charles miller Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:55:25 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1508 Like I 've said before, you guys OH FORGET IT. I'll just keep rolling along wanting for the HERD TO THIN, hoping to make it thur................ I guess I just don't get it Like I ‘ve said before, you guys OH FORGET IT.

I’ll just keep rolling along wanting for the HERD TO THIN, hoping to make it thur…………….

I guess I just don’t get it

]]> By: Everitt Mickey http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1501 Everitt Mickey Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:35:01 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1501 I agree with you regarding the media. Sharks. That's what they are....or piranhas. At the smell of blood they go into a feeding frenzy. IF it's the right kind of blood....otherwise they ignore it. It would seem that for the last few years everything, as you say, has been geared to making Bush look bad. Those poor foolish dupes who are engaged in a "truck strike" are doing the media a favor. I wouldn't be a bit surprised (GASP.....conspiracy theory coming up) if the so-called strike wasn't the idea OF the media...helped along by a few foolish dupes. I hear that's not a new thing with the media. Something about Randolph Hearst and the Spanish American war comes to mind. Oh well....I'm beat....I had a bad day....nite all. I agree with you regarding the media.

Sharks. That’s what they are….or piranhas. At the smell of blood they go into a feeding frenzy. IF it’s the right kind of blood….otherwise they ignore it. It would seem that for the last few years everything, as you say, has been geared to making Bush look bad. Those poor foolish dupes who are engaged in a “truck strike” are doing the media a favor. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised (GASP…..conspiracy theory coming up) if the so-called strike wasn’t the idea OF the media…helped along by a few foolish dupes.

I hear that’s not a new thing with the media. Something about Randolph Hearst and the Spanish American war comes to mind.

Oh well….I’m beat….I had a bad day….nite all.

]]> By: Mark Spearman http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1500 Mark Spearman Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:19:41 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/04/01/what-to-do-about-high-fuel-costs/618.html#comment-1500 I stopped for fuel today and truckers were huddled all over a CNN newscast that was hyping the "strike" for all it could. I don't know about the rest of the country, but Ohio was bustling with trucks today. Why has the media hyped all of this so much? I'm guessing to make more things look like President Bush's fault. They were doing it with all of the bravado and cheer that they do other disasters. It makes me worry what the nut cases are going to do out there. The media in general makes me worry about what they can propel stupid people to do. I'm also trying to run a tight ship here as I noticed WAY to many state troopers on the roads. They're obviously worried about something. I stopped for fuel today and truckers were huddled all over a CNN newscast that was hyping the “strike” for all it could.

I don’t know about the rest of the country, but Ohio was bustling with trucks today. Why has the media hyped all of this so much? I’m guessing to make more things look like President Bush’s fault. They were doing it with all of the bravado and cheer that they do other disasters.

It makes me worry what the nut cases are going to do out there. The media in general makes me worry about what they can propel stupid people to do. I’m also trying to run a tight ship here as I noticed WAY to many state troopers on the roads. They’re obviously worried about something.

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