http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/08/03/trucking-is-lost/820.html Discussion and opinions about the trucking industry Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:15:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/08/03/trucking-is-lost/820.html/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 Ronald Putnam Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:58:13 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/?p=820#comment-2125 You almost hit the nail on the head.Only one item I have a problem with.DRIVERS being Disrespected @ shippers & recivers.Every time I raised a concern about this,the trucking companies stand was, Do not up set the apple cart Your rights & feelings do not count.Been here doing this for 49 years.Its getting worse.If they are disrespectful,let them haul thrier own freight.Reefer freight is the worst.If just 25% of the independent's refused loads to and from the worst offenders,in 2 months they would be kissing our tires. You almost hit the nail on the head.Only one item I have a problem with.DRIVERS being Disrespected @ shippers & recivers.Every time I raised a concern about this,the trucking companies stand was, Do not up set the apple cart Your rights & feelings do not count.Been here doing this for 49 years.Its getting worse.If they are disrespectful,let them haul thrier own freight.Reefer freight is the worst.If just 25% of the independent’s refused loads to and from the worst offenders,in 2 months they would be kissing our tires.

]]> http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/08/03/trucking-is-lost/820.html/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Is There Any Hope for the Trucking Industry? | AskTheTrucker.com Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:49:35 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/?p=820#comment-2120 [...] If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is a great post by Mr. Wayne Weisser of Life On The Road.  There are more problems that face the trucking industry other than the higher cost of fuel.  He comments on many great points concerning our trucking industry as a whole.  Read his original post : “Trucking as an industry is lost” by going here.   [...] [...] If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is a great post by Mr. Wayne Weisser of Life On The Road.  There are more problems that face the trucking industry other than the higher cost of fuel.  He comments on many great points concerning our trucking industry as a whole.  Read his original post : “Trucking as an industry is lost” by going here.   [...]

]]> http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/08/03/trucking-is-lost/820.html/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 Allen Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:23:48 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/?p=820#comment-2118 Excellent post! There is more to it than just the energy "crisis." Trucking companies & schools continue to get away with promoting the dreaded "driver shortage" and so much freight to haul. As long as drivers continue to accept cheap freight, what can ever change? Excellent post! There is more to it than just the energy “crisis.” Trucking companies & schools continue to get away with promoting the dreaded “driver shortage” and so much freight to haul. As long as drivers continue to accept cheap freight, what can ever change?

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