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TRUCKERS- Are YOU Ready for Operation Black and Blue?
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2017
- Dave talks about a few other imperative issues which will be taken to Washington, during Operation Black and Blue, October 3-8, 2017.
The ongoing PARKING issue and the ANTI-IDLING LAWS.... these are issues AFFECT YOU AS A TRUCKER.
It's NOW OR NEVER FOLKS..... support this movement to push for improvements for truckers. If you do nothing, expect nothing.
Support the movement however you're able.... go to Washington if you're able, or just a day or 2 off the road at home, in support of the movement, without moving freight.
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Good luck drivers! I'm not a driver, but I support this fight for you all, for these basic needs!
Something that needs to be brought up. Ever see a CARB or trooper car, not running the full shift? Why can they have air or heat. But a Driver that's forced to spend 10 hours in a sleeper. Have to do it without heat or air? Every cop, from county, state or Fed's. There auto is running all the time. Make those people sit in a hot car, while the car is not moving.
That's a Dang good observation. I always thought that was a huge waste of taxpayer money, never thought about all the environmental destruction the excessive unnecessary idling was causing California.
Exactly! They act as if gasoline is a "renewable, green resource" idling patrol cars all day! Global warming too.
The trucking industry will only get worse as long as good drivers don't unite & say something, take a stand to say enough is enough.. every year it seems bus drivers go on strike somewher and after few days they come to some sort of an agreement.. the real drivers that make the heart of America beat dont do this so they'll just keep doing & taking more & more.. because as long as drivers wont take a stand & shine the publics light on the problems & says enuff is enuff!! Then they will only keep adding & taking more & more from the drivers cuz they know they can get away with it
I'm going to take off of work. I have been over the road for about 9 years now and about 13 years experience. I'm an OO now and have witnessed the decline in this industry. These training companies are ruining the whole industry. Please if you don't drive a truck let someone know who does drive so we can get these rediculous regulations removed
Im not in trucking but i find your willingness to say and fight for what you think is right is admirable.
The bigger companies like Swift, JB hunt, Werner, etc arent going to stop because like we all know the government and those companies kiss each others feet, hopefully all truckers no matter what gender, race , religion get together and fight for rights as a brotherhood.
Yup, and just don't drive for companies like that! Dave
I have to agree with this. My example; this trip, this week. 78 hours to load 30 pallets in and around Salinas, ca. I logged 91 miles at .40 per mile. This is becoming a pattern. This truck runs furniture out of grand rapids, mi., to California, then produce back to Detroit, toledo, etc. And this is one truck that won't operate between the 3rd and 8th. I will loose my job and I'm prepared to accept that.
Loading for Steelcase in Mi? dave
Not much of steelcase anymore. More of knoll and Haworth. Going out isn't the problem. Getting loaded out of California seems to be the issue. No matter anymore. I'm pretty sure my company is "parking" me enough to make me leave. Solo's won't make good paycheck's with obr's. And we all know this. They want team's to run. My truck is payed off, so they can afford to park it. So, starting yesterday, 10/02/17, I'm parked in Santa nella, ca., 2600 miles from home, again. Guess they're helping me participate in operation black and blue.
So.... did you lose your job?
Isn't it more effective to just stop taking shipments to Washington DC and see what happens.
How about Canada, let's have paved parking lots, with electrical outlets for engine block heaters, also modern fuel pumps so you can fill both tanks at the same time. And a bypass for trucks around Ottawa so you don't have to drive through downtown. And in Quebec, how about road signs in Both English & French for American drivers.
Paul Wicklund Yup. Canada is pretty ghetto comparatively. Even the squeegees at the fuel pumps have handles that are too short, so many things aren't gesred towards truckers enough here
Paul Wicklund good suggestions Sir
Canada is a wasteland for trucking. ever had a shower in a Petro pass? Take the bug spray. Dave
Thank you Dave ! I'm with ya on this!!
A bunch of states have been closing rest areas and permanently baracading them or removing them completely, Oklahoma is the worst offender, they can put in 4 new super coops, however.
Stay safe out there driver's.
Kelly Penrod yeah what's with all the shut down rest stops on I15 S bound in CA??? Nowhere to stop between Vegas and Barstow area really
PA also shut down some of there rest areas.
Awesome ! I actually got a reply !! lol " you do exist"! Lol I appreciate guys I can't tell how I APPRECIATE what it is you do and what you guys represent! Just letting you know from an owner op from down here in Maryland , you've got my 100% support
Thank you Tee Jay! Stay safe! Dave
Thumbs up. They should pave the space around the on off ramps to let trucks park there.
I work at a warehouse. We unload trucks all night. Sometimes it comes down to the union workers and there work ethics. They work really slow. A driver will come deliver a 5 pallet load but the receivers take there time just to receive the load. They spend to much time talking and do the minimal work required, believe me it very little. They will skip the live loads to receive easy drops loads which doesn't make any sense to me since they are drops and don't need to go nowhere. I see the frustration from the truck drivers. I talk to a bunch on truck driver here at work. Very interesting people to talk to. Hope you guys get what you guys are fighter for.
Thanks! I hear you on the unionized dock workers! Dave
All OTR tractors should come stock with a real geni, the battery APUs I've dealt with where only good for about 6 hours, after that the electrical system shuts-down to insure a small charge on the battery to crank the engine. I can remember more than once waking up during my sleep-break freezing my nuts off with no power because my Bunk-Heater drained the batteries to shut-down. If its got a sleeper, it should have a geni to keep the driver safe and secure.
I say they need to pay for On-Duty hours at a mile per hour rate for company guys. 50 miles an hour x .40 cents a mile equals 20 dollars an hour. Eliminate lumper fees for drivers. About 2 years ago I started refusing to pay them.
Blutkind supposed to be the brokers responsibility, that doesn't always work out
I refuse to pay anything out of pocket with the exception of expenses my truck needs or maybe tolls. Past that i refuse to pay for company related costs. Lumper fees get handled by my company or the broker, otherwise my truck will sit right there unloaded while I collect detention.
I seriously doubt any such action as this will ever solve the problems you discussed. When I was driving back in the early nineties, there was talk like this and too m many drivers refused to take part and the entire effort fell apart!
I will shut my truck down!!! I am with u guys. God bless!!
apu's or power inverters should be required equipment on OTR trucks. in my short stay with werner i discovered that werner does not allow drivers to have a inverter over 150W. 150W isnt enough to run a toaster. drivers need to have the ability to cook their own food on the road. trucks should all come with adequate refrigerators at the company's expense.
you expect guys to live in these trucks, certain things are required to sustain themselves. drivers should not be expected to pay for these things.
futhermore, companies should pay for laundry services for the driver. a prepaid card should be issued with a certain number of free washer and dryer uses per week.
these are part of the things that multi-billion dollar outfits like werner should be paying for. the drivers are making these companies filthy stinking rich. how did a company like that grow to 7,500 trucks. the drivers made it possible, yet they are the first these companies forget about.
no one working in the office should make more then any driver, including inexperienced drivers. those office people go home at night.
Completely agree Andrew! Dave
andrew donohue I worked for Werner back from 2/15 to 1/17. I couldn’t agree more. They use people and throw them away like garbage. I’m glad I got my 2 years in and got out.
andrew donohue , they go home at night because it's the position they chose. You don't because you chose to drive.
It's about choices.
Amen Brother. I passed your message along on FB and asked them to share it along.
I support you 110%....but I'm afraid/know that 90% of truck drivers will do nothing and the other 10% will do little.
Sweet bald headed Jesus! They're STILL messing around with this???
Before I was disabled, it had been years since driving out west.
Back in the 90s, so many states, including Washington, were horrible for finding a place to park!
I remember the first company I worked for PST, had sleeping rooms at most of their terminals, but they were kept at a minimal standard. Still, they had somewhere to get away from your truck for a while.
The BAD thing they did thought, was make it mandatory to park at their terminals when close, and turn your truck off.
They also made it mandatory to turn your truck off while parked ANYWHERE!
When I first started, they were just introducing the Rockwell trip computers into PST's fleet.
They kept track of many things, including idle time...
Well, I guess the statute of limitations has past, so I can tell what I did back then. It was in the late 80s, so I'm safe... LOL!
Some drivers would stuff steel wool inside the data plug, I was a little more "Pro Active"... The steel wool just blew the fuse, easily fixed with a new fuse. What I did, after having my job threatened several times over idling, was this.
Because it was, and still is, illegal to carry a gun in the truck of an OTR driver, I had an original hand held Taser. Not the gun, but the zapper.
Anyway, after doing the steel wool trick, and assuming it wasn't working, and having my butt handed to me over idling issues, I got mad, and took the taser, and zapped the Rockwell computer!
The first time I did it out of anger. After doing it I got scared to death that they'd fire me over it!
Then I got my story straight, just in case they asked me, and they did...
I told them that I had been driving in a bad thunder storm, and lightning hit close to the truck...
after that, they kept me home for three days, while they replaced the computer.
That made me even more angry!
So, I waited about 4 days, and zapped it again, while I was away from the SLC terminal, because that was the only place that could do the work.
I'll never forget when I stopped at the terminal in North Platte Nebraska. While fueling the truck, they would plug the computer to dump the data and print it out, later to be sent to the SLC terminal.
Anyway, they plugged it in, and 20 minutes later, the printer ran out of paper!
The terminal manager asked when the last time I'd done a data dump, and I told him 4 days ago.
He went in and looked at the paper, it was full of gibberish...
I had 2 weeks of freedom from the computer, until I had to park the truck at the SLC terminal while they replaced it, again, which was fine with me, because I needed a few days off anyway.
After another 4 days out, I zapped the third one.
This time, they sat me at home for 4 days, while the Freightliner shop, and a tech from Rockwell, picked over that truck with a fine tooth comb, and couldn't figure out what kept blowing up the computer...
They ended up coming to the determination that there was a phantom fault in the wiring, (Yes, that is a technical term) and decided to stop replacing them.
I spent the next year and a half loving life as an OTR trucker...
I really feel bad for today's truck driver. Why? Because in today's tech, it's too easy to keep track of, and control *EVERYTHING* a driver does! The modern tuck driver has had their ability to think for themselves slowly stripped away, to the point they've become noting more than a biological unit, who's sole purpose is to start, stop, and steer the truck per instructions from a computer.
The next step, and it's closer than we want to admit, is complete automation, eliminating a human driver altogether...
It's so sad, that in all the years of trucking, from the very beginning, We have been a silent part of a machine, best not seen, and talked down about, as if we are just animals, a disgusting creature, that is a necessary means to an end, for the transport of goods.
The ONLY time we're talked of, is when we make a mistake.
Then we're paraded in the media, as another "Truck Driver" who mindlessly kills anyone who gets in our way...
We did have a short stent in the positive limelight, as Knights Of The Road. But those days are gone.
And right now they're really clamping down on truckers as an evil menace of the open road.
Why? Because the intruduction of autonomus trucks will be a hard pill to swallow. Demonizing the thing it's replacing makes it, "The lesser of two evils..."
Love your story about the taser. Kept laughing all the way through. The rest of it is pretty insightful. Funny the changes time brings. Good post and good hearing from you Kentucky Ranger. Stay well. Dave
All good points, but I fear its all for nught!!!! I hope Washington, DC. Is listening, but like I say, they will let it all go in one ear and right out the other... I want to go to Washington with you on this deal but I just started back on the Truck after a year of no employment, so I'm running on a very tight budget. But my heart and mind are with you....
Dave, I'm with you in spirit from this side of the pond, but at the same time, I can't believe that you blokes are still running your engines all night long to keep warm.
I don't think there has been a truck with a sleeper cab produced in Europe in the past 20+ years that wasn't fitted with a Webasto or Eberspacher night heater as standard original equipment.
OK, many years ago, I have done it for part of the night, not all night because I couldn't stand the noise (or the bloke parked next door couldn't and banged on the cab!) but there was a more serious reason. Traditionally in Europe we don't have exhaust stacks, it comes out at ground level, a change of wind direction in the night means another driver dies. We lost many that way.
On the air conditioner side of the equation, yes, once the engine was off in summer, we fried. But, now retired, when I drive past my old fleet just down the road, I see that most of them have independant a/c units on the cab roof.
Anyway, mate, I wish you all all the best with Black and Blue in October and I'll raise a glass ;-))
Well said Dave. I actually make more money now than I did in the eighties and nineties, but have less left over because of those ever rising costs you talk about. In the earlier decades, I had a pretty healthy savings account. Now, it is next to impossible to put any money away.
Years ago, truckstop restaurants were usually quite full at meal times. Not the same anymore. It's just getting too damned expensive to eat in those places anymore, and more drivers are packing coolers to save some costs.
I'm a Trucker and I support the much needed changes.
No idling: no problem, but every new truck must come equipped from the factory with an alternative and the existing trucks the carrier is responsible for equipping them.
Parking; we need more parking period
Waiting time; shippers and receivers must pay the carrier after 2 hours but drivers should get pay every hour that they are waiting
Electronic log; should be optional
HOS; wouldn't be nice if I could sleep for 5 hours and then go perhaps after traffic get better
Yes it would, but that would make too much sense in todays' world. Dave
Instead of giving the NFL all that money why not build truck parking lots alone United States use the taxpayers money for something that's good
Now there's a good idea! Dave
I'm going to park wherever I feel like it they don't like change the laws 😂😂
Like I told a safety director that email me the other day . Can you sleep in a hot or cold truck ? That's the very problem with Trucking today people making rules that never set there asses in one ! Great video thanks 👍
You have some very valid points, actually excellent points but the down fall of this protest will be rates. Rates are smoking hot right now in my running area. Many of my fellow owner operators in the segmant were in have never made better money or atleast havent seen rates like this in a decade. Its owner operators you need because i dought any company drivers will truely support this on any noticeable scale. Thank you for what your doing.
Buddy Layne Farms
the rise of the O/O caused this as company drivers can be threatened or beaten and will shut down but owner ops run or lose a huge investment so better to risk life and limb than just park and give back your business- so oct 3 I will be giving the finger to all the scabs I see
Is it true the 2290 fee we pay every year is direct contribution to the railroad retirement fund? If it is, truck drivers need to receive a retirement plan through the fuel taxes we generate. The Teamsters Truck Drivers, their pensions, the very backbone of our industry, are under attack by the teamster/politicians corruption, we need to demand creating a retirement plan for us Dave. I have 30 years myself. Thank you for ALL you do keeping America 35+ years. You deserve at least $100 for every year of service, for a monthly check of $3500.
Agreed! Dave
If the truck drivers got together and came to an agreement on. Filling filling water bottles with piss. Then locating the best locations in each state. Where they would leave their piss bottles. With in one to three days. There would be a mountian so high and costly to remove. On a daily bases that this would force them to come to an immediate. Solution, which is to reinstall the rest areas. Which even the public uses!
I wish I could join yall protest but I only 15
You can still help by trying to educate people about the problems ;-)
Valerie Chambliss thanks for the thought, that's sweet enough
I have an APU in my truck that does not work. Company said to costly to fix. Thats ok because the truck will be running when hot or cold. I am on salary so the .02 cpm bonus they pay for not idling wont affect me. The pay I am getting now is almost the same as what I made in the mid 90s when you factor in the inflation. In my trucking career I have heard about similar protests with nothing happening. These mega carries should be ashamed of themselves paying a new driver .32 cpm.
It's not only the trucks.. it's all diesel equipment.. it's a pain in the ass...
It is about time fight for your rights!!!
It's almost like there is no love for us truckers.
All long distance trucks should be fitted with Webasto (or similar) cab/engine/fuel heating system. Much, much cheaper than idling and destroying diesel engine performance. These systems are now standard fittings on long-haul Euro trucks.
Great idea!
best wishes for all!!!
sorry I missed that. Never knew that was happening. I agree with everything you said. Let me know the next time. I'll be there
God job Dave!👍
NOTHING WILL MAKE A CHANGE UNTIL THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS IN REVENUE. FOR A SHIPPER OR RECEIVER, STATE, OIL COMPANY, ETC. THEY ALL WILL HAVE TO FEEL AN UNPLEASANT AFFECT TO BE WILLING TO COME TO NEGOTIATIONS.
I’m with you Man, these flea bag hotels...
My electric "apu" only stays on for about an hour and this truck shuts off after 5 minutes of idling.. Getting 2 or 3 hours of sleep per rest period is wearing me out. Taking time off for black and blue so they can fix this unit.
I've had this idea for awhile. Each state needs to buy like 20 or 40 acres (for example) just for truck parking in several of the most traveled areas of each state. Buy those land, build truck parking, then put restrooms and showers, and put BBQ pits across that property. So trucks can park safely, shower, and cook there and be social w the other drivers. Just my idea.
Oh and add picnic tables too
I agree a month nothing 5 days at least a month of protests
All it takes is 1 day off, if everyone just take a day off then the country will Stop and listen.
Dave, if the trucking industry takes one day off, we'd feeling the pinch, several days off, yeah we'd all probably would sweat a bit. But the trucking industry needs to make the points to the powers that be in D.C. and in the various states like Commiefornia to stop chocking the industry out! Now if the railroads stopped for just one day, America would darn near shut down due to the coal needed for power plants, and also for the goods being sent via rail Intermodal that the trucking industry delivers! Yes, CARB is a freaking JOKE and I have lived here practically all of my life. It is just another money grab by the powers that be up in Excremento who keep going behind the scenes to up taxes and fees on the mass populace here because of there ineptitude! 'Nuff said! Keep marching forward Brother! Dan
As far as idling goes, you don't see cops shut off their cars on a hot or cold night.
No kidding, apparently cell phone laws while driving don't apply to them either. Dave
I was the one that started the strike on march 15 2001
The oil companies need to publish reads of diesel particles in the air causes high cholesterol in certain people and needto be compensated.. Yes should be a occupational hazard for truck drivers . Similarly to what Black lung is to coal mining
It suck to know the middle middle-easterners and the rate cutters will just run in and take all the freight while the people who care about the industry are parked trying to make a statement.
You cannot deal with those idiots I'm sure you know that you're not stupid it's like talking to that chair you're sitting in. They're not they're dealing with this crap. It doesn't matter to them. But thanks for the video keep the big girl between the ditches.
Agree 3rd to 8th... i will be in Fresno California to sport protest ...
Shut it down truckers!I will handle the truckers that don't shut down!I have a group all over the country ready to help!
Ok. if this is for real I am on board.
IT'S OCTOBER 4 AND I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS. EVERYONE I'VE TALKED TO HAS NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. NOBODY I KNOW HAS HEARD ABOUT BLACK AND BLUE. IF YOU WANT THIS SHUTDOWN TO WORK YOU NEED MORE ADVERTISING.
Sorry im a new sub. From California if i new i would of went on vacation. But been driving since 2005
No problem and thanks for writing in! All I ask is that you not sell your skills to a company that doesn't pay you well or treat you well! Drive safe! Dave
Well, here it is the 4th and there are as many trucks rolling down the highway as there was last week this time. You have too many new drivers from the PC crowd and too many foreign nationals, who care nothing, nor understand nothing about what's being fought for. This proves what I've been saying, hell, not just me, but alot of drivers have said it, it's to damn late for a change. Nobody was willing to come together at a time when protest would have made a difference and not enough drivers are willing to come together now. It's a waste of effort. Smart Trucking must not be all that "smart" if he believes otherwise.
At least these guys are trying, and I respect that. It's a lot harder than just sitting back and bitching, the way you are. Nobody respects that, but some people aren't smart enough to see the difference. Dusty. Dave
Smart-Trucking.com I shouldn't have said "maybe your not that smart," I sincerely apologise man. I'm just so friggin frustrated by the trucking industry now days and by drivers refusing to join together, I allowed that frustration to manifest into an attack on someone who is trying to effect change. That's the opposite of what I want to be about. No excuse, I'm sorry
Don't sweat it Dusty. I think we're all a little frustrated. It's a lot to hope for, to think that maybe this industry could be the way it was again. I know that the odds are way against it. I just admire this guy for having the guts to try. Dave
Smart-Trucking.com Appreciate you forgiving my stupidity. Take care
Have responded to your videos.for a long time without feedback and would l like to hear from you on this subject: In this day and age of tracking devices and instant communications why are drivers not being paid by the hour? Why are we still after upwards of 100 years not allowed to be part of the fair labor act? I live in Oregon and have been driving over 30 years and really resent it when the carrier dodges overtime laws by sending you across the border once per week just so he can keep from paying overtime. If we sit at a shippers or receivers facility why are we not compensated? Because we're not part of fair labor. Why are we expected to work 12 to 14 hours per day? Because there is no incentive for the carriers to negotiate on our behalf to streamline the "transition. processes" (loading and unloading). there is no incentive for companies to keep the equipment of other companies moving. If everyone knew that a truck on their property was costing them money there becomes a financial incentive to keep the equipment moving. I therefore believe a truckers bill if rights doesn't go far enough without demand fair labor participation. We need to mandate that truckers become part of the federal fair labor so it can be federally mandated that we are paid for waiting.
I couldn't agree more, but part of the problem lies in the fact that we have let them away with it for so long. That's why I've gotten behind Operation Black and Blue. This double standard of us and them is completely unjust. Be sure to take the week of Oct.3-8 off because god knows this has gone on long enough. Dave
Unfortunately there is not much Washington can do about parking. The interstates belong to the states and it's up to each individual state to build rest areas as they see fit. But that isn't what drivers want anyway. We want truck stops, right? Those are limited by property taxes and zoning laws that are governed by local jurisdictions. It's also worth noting that sometimes it is the incumbent truck stops in an area that lobby to prevent competitors from being able to build.
As for CARB, the state of California was given an exemption from most of the national EPA standards because they had an environmental protection agency before Washington created the EPA. Congress could terminate that privilege any time it wants, but the Democrats will never let that happen. They see California as a pioneer for policies they'd like to implement nationwide.
I bet if the average person was late to work because of the DOT, I think CARB would be done fast. No you can't get to work because we will do a pre trip for you, then spend hours in a OOS order because your logs are not done properly
You're probably right!
How far do you think 1 truck load last after delivery? iF the trucks stop for 48 hrs, empty shelves. 72 hrs ?, national panic.
Operation black and blue, how are we going to communicate with the politicians/ lawmakers?. What is acceptable results?
I believe these guys have set up a committee to meet with the politicians involved and as experienced drivers, they will decide what is acceptable. Dave
Will never get it waiting on Washington!!!
Question: If there isn't enough parking, is there enough land to build parking lots? Not garages, not hotels, nothing fancy. Could someone start buying bare land, buy sand, gravel, concrete, blacktop, paint, etc, and start making some parking lots? I know that's only part of the problem, but wouldn't that help?
Trailers get longer & pay stays the same.
I been ready smart trucker🙂
I pray for success! However , i had a crazy out side the box thought . UPS FREIGHT OWNER OPERATOR, and i have talking with the company union LTL DRIVER. I KNOW THIS IS A LATE NOTICE,but members, rank snd file are No happy with teamster corruption. Wouldn't it be nice if they wanted to organuize
I would like to see the American public live in a 5 by 8 box
Me too! And work 14 plus hours a day! Dave
All trucks just stop for a week or two then the place will grind to a stop
i already protested the day i decided NOT to go back to werner. i went through the training program and realized, there isnt anything else to "see" here...... i got my trip across the country went on a sight seeing tour and got enough experience to do better for myself, much better.
i work for a great company now, good pay, and they treat drivers well... its a construction company and i drive dump truck.
i agree with allot of what is being said, but im not going to park my dump truck and say f' you to a company that actually treats their drivers with dignity and respect.
the best way to protest is refuse to drive over the road, if they fail to fill seats they might change their tune.
oh, and one more thing JB hunt calls me once a month. i already told them im being treated very well by my current company, probably much better then they treat drivers. quit calling me.
they are worse then a telemarketer, if i was interested in a job with them i would call them.
i went through werner's training program, which by the way is a joke; i passed everything including the "road test", and i never returned to accept the truck.
i got me a serafini construction dump truck and love it
Us Xspress did that to me I when 3 months in the winter with no heat. I was pissed and had enough.
I live in Harrisburg PA where are y'all meeting at in Washington
If we could find away to band together and really send a shutdown message then maybe get a change but truth is we are to scared to do it. "Can't take off I'll be fired or I need money" They got us because we won't stand like our four fathers. It's will only get worse soon need a 4 year degree to drive with the 100,000 school dept just for an add bonus make 35,000 a year half of which is going to taxes. I'm sure glad we don't fight them
Hey Dave , I was watching your cold starting video, which brought me to my question , I know you said atleast an hour for the block heaters plugged in but is it safe to leave plugged in all night?
I've left mine plugged in all night a thousand times and never had any trouble but I have been told it's not a good idea. dave
Most of these cars has far worst emissions than trucks! It's profiling!
how about brokers d take the money from the shippers they pay top dollar to move Freight and broker take that money and pay independent contractors Pennies on the dollar to move that Freight starting with Coyote Logistics Chicago
I agree
I agree with the sentiment but talking about rising costs of living and then going on to say we should all just not work for 5 days is contradictory. 5 days for me is $1200, and I need my money.
We as an industry have had a heads up on the upcoming ELD mandate as well as all of the bullshit related to being a trucker, why did the OOIDA decide to protest 3 months before the mandate was to be enforced?
I highly doubt truckers will be living in poverty within the next 5 years, that's a bit exaggerated. Appeal to trucking companies to get some money behind this goal and maybe we can get somewhere, otherwise this is going to fall on deaf ears unless you have OJ's attorney at the forefront representing us all.
I hope all op takes off
Parking for car every block but for Simi truck always sign said no truck parking
Actually, Dave, the Port of Long Beach and Los Angeles do inspect emissions on shio entering and leaving port.
Seriously? Do they refuse ships that fail? Dave
Ship entering US waters have to change from heavy bunker oil to a more refined oil that's less poluting. There are other technical details I don't have the knowledge of, but my brother is in the maritime industry in Seattle. Enforcement is easy because the amount of smoke is very noticable and it is enforced.
You talked about CARB in this video you should go to RUclips and watch a video starting with the phase A must see - This video is being blocked. It is put out by a group called Latest Technology and it is a real eye opener about some of the things carb has push under the table to fit their agenda.
Bill Gross they are literally modern day Nazis
I've seen some of those videos! Dave
Bill Gross 1
what kills me is that you drivers HAVE a UNION right now but you won't support them either.This problem will not go away until you adopt old school union terror tactics -You have to make it cheaper and LESS PAINFUL TO PARK YOUR TRUCK THAN TO RUN IT! Then you send HOFFA and the mobsters to D.C. and see what happens to idling and lane restrictions and hours of service. It may cost lives but in the end it will benefit all drivers.
I think it's funny that now owner ops are getting hit they care about company drivers
Can you remember the Canadian postal strike?, it lasted close to a year, but they got the deal they wanted. I guess truckers will always be gypsy slaves. And that's because the love of driving is more important than the pay(according to the rookies.) You're only young once, and life is short.
In scandinavia all trucks got webasto systems
U need to check on the factories that make these batteries for these electric cars they say the waste from them are than a nuclear plant waste. Check it out an see what I'm saying.
Interesting! Thank you! Dave
I have always idled my truck when its above 75 degrees and nobody says anything
Dave how do I get one of your T-Shirts???
We're working on new T-shirts right now. We'll keep you posted as to when they're ready! Dave
Lets not forget take down that stupid sign no engine brake here in WA state
There's a sign that says that in WA. Really? Dave
Lone Trucker ...thank the ass holes running streight pipe for that. .. trucks off shelf are not noisy ,
get rid of D.E.F. and bring back working engines.
I want to bring regilated FREIGHT rates back. Diesel fuel is the waste product of gasoline, but yet wr pay more for it and are responsible /costing to make it burn cleaner than even gas engines and for what, just to pay more at the pump than gasoline, really! WTH! Diesel fuel is only worth less than $1 a gallon NO MORE! 0
Agreed! Dave
it's 10/5/17, and no updates, wtffffff
I know, I haven't heard squat out of those guys other than they { the Black and Blue team } are reorganizing. Dave
Do you think it is possible to organize?
Not as a union but in some format, yes, I think it's possible. Dave
@@SmartTrucking I am a subscriber, keep me informed.
every trucker in the USA needs to throw they're log book, eld machine out the window! if no one complied what could they do? NOTHING!
I had the reffer coming out of San Jose cali with the message on the back on the trailer all the way back to Tampa fl
Good Man! Dave
Smart-Trucking.com thanks I am standing behind you on this 16 years
teach your kids to stay away from the truck driving business. You can not fix this any other way. Start being smart people
Agreed! Dave
Yes,sadly this is true. I will go to Wonderland,er, Washington but I'm doubtful things will change. I chose this career because I enjoyed riding with my Dad,a career driver. I'm happy my children wisely chose other careers. It's sad where it is and where it continues to head, but I got a little fight left in me for OB&B in Sept. Let's ride!
I feel sorry for a lot of these OTR drivers. These mega carriers really do treat drivers like a bunch of whores. I’ve had a good experience with the company I’m at. They only run W900Ls with the big sleepers and they let us run our trucks all night for pre-DPF trucks and they have APUs on trucks with DPFs. If the APU fails then run the truck. They don’t care about the fuel. My company treats you like you’re human. I mostly run in Wyoming so parking is not really an issue here, but it makes me not want to go out of state. I know this video is about two years old, but the issues haven’t changed. In California you can idle a truck if it has an SCR system. If not you’re limited to five minutes of idling in CA. CARB will now be enforcing a rule, for trucks that are domiciled in California, that will block the DMV from allowing you to register your truck if it is older than 2011. They will register it if it is older than that, but retrofitted with a 2010 or newer engine, which includes SCR or otherwise falls under some other exemption. I doubt they’d make you retrofit your 1935 Autocar with a 2010 engine and a DPF and DEF system, but who knows with that state.
parking is terrible
What was the result of this protest?
A big fat zero. Dave