Comments on: Trucking News http://lifeontheroad.com/2009/10/12/trucking-news/4510.html Discussion and opinions about the trucking industry Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:26:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Linda Sunkle-Pierucki http://lifeontheroad.com/2009/10/12/trucking-news/4510.html/comment-page-1/#comment-7298 Linda Sunkle-Pierucki Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:14:22 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/?p=4510#comment-7298 Good info, Wayne! The entire scheme with the California ports is designed to shove the independents out of port access. They've also worked on only allowing trucks in if the carrier passes some kind of screenings and has a huge credit rating. That means independents cant even access the permission unless they sign on with a large carrier. One of the large carriers said in a webinar last week that they're having trouble getting their owner-operators to "invest in the equipment upgrades" they're now wanting. What a joke! You're making NO profit and they want you to take on huge debt to meet the requirements of a system they helped design so THEY can make decent profits! So, once again, the deck is being stacked against the independent. As for the super port, Lazaro Cardinas has been open for about three years, I think. And there's another one in the works. A lot of this freight is being shipped by rail into the States. Kansas City Southern is negotiating with the City of Laredo to build another railroad bridge across the border to move even more freight. This freight doesn't meet a truck until it hits a rail yard near the final destination! I wonder how many tax dollars are quietly going into building this infrastructure? They really dont want to fix the problems in trucking. . .they just want to make money at our expense! Good info, Wayne! The entire scheme with the California ports is designed to shove the independents out of port access. They’ve also worked on only allowing trucks in if the carrier passes some kind of screenings and has a huge credit rating. That means independents cant even access the permission unless they sign on with a large carrier. One of the large carriers said in a webinar last week that they’re having trouble getting their owner-operators to “invest in the equipment upgrades” they’re now wanting. What a joke! You’re making NO profit and they want you to take on huge debt to meet the requirements of a system they helped design so THEY can make decent profits! So, once again, the deck is being stacked against the independent.

As for the super port, Lazaro Cardinas has been open for about three years, I think. And there’s another one in the works. A lot of this freight is being shipped by rail into the States. Kansas City Southern is negotiating with the City of Laredo to build another railroad bridge across the border to move even more freight. This freight doesn’t meet a truck until it hits a rail yard near the final destination! I wonder how many tax dollars are quietly going into building this infrastructure?

They really dont want to fix the problems in trucking. . .they just want to make money at our expense!

]]> By: Wayne Weisser http://lifeontheroad.com/2009/10/12/trucking-news/4510.html/comment-page-1/#comment-7297 Wayne Weisser Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:04:55 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/?p=4510#comment-7297 Thank you, thank you! Thank you, thank you!

]]> By: Jeffro http://lifeontheroad.com/2009/10/12/trucking-news/4510.html/comment-page-1/#comment-7296 Jeffro Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:13:29 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/?p=4510#comment-7296 Standing "O" for you! Standing “O” for you!

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