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Post by OOmad on Jul 2, 2011 7:44:26 GMT -5
Where is everybody??Cat got your tongue??IT IS TIME- All of us need to unite.Company drivers and O/O,Men and women drivers,Black and White.What one does benefits or hurts us all.
I was at APM 2 afternoons this week and what a jammed up mess it was.Just knew there would be arguing and attitudes waiting to get in the stack.Turned out that my fellow drivers were organized and respected each other and waited their turns.Nobody cut in line,drivers helped each other get backed thru the maze of trucks...I thought it was cool!!
YOU GUYS ROCK !!!!
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Post by williamsburg2 on Jul 15, 2011 22:56:13 GMT -5
more needs to be done here in virginia before every one throws in towel. don't give up. wake up virginia drivers before to late. look at boys in south. they have another revolution brewing. let's get on board before every one goes asleep here.
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Post by gene on Jul 18, 2011 15:53:51 GMT -5
Where is everybody??Cat got your tongue??IT IS TIME- All of us need to unite.Company drivers and O/O,Men and women drivers,Black and White.What one does benefits or hurts us all. I was at APM 2 afternoons this week and what a jammed up mess it was.Just knew there would be arguing and attitudes waiting to get in the stack.Turned out that my fellow drivers were organized and respected each other and waited their turns.Nobody cut in line,drivers helped each other get backed thru the maze of trucks...I thought it was cool!! YOU GUYS ROCK !!!! they come & go with the tide on port trucker. whtsup at nit? i heard some new check in system is in works? |
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Post by gene on Jul 18, 2011 15:57:09 GMT -5
btw--your right. it is past time to unite in va ports. get over past. start over fresh.
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Post by rjones56 on Jul 18, 2011 18:04:14 GMT -5
Having leased on to a couple of the larger companies in the past year,I foresee VA port drivers are going to have to organize if they wish to succeed.I agree-its time for all of us to move past all of the trivial B/S that keeps us from seeing how much we ALL have in common.
I`m not a leader,but I would surely rally behind some good ones.Think I`m gonna advertise this site at the port and see if we can pick up more numbers.
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Post by reggie on Jul 19, 2011 16:35:41 GMT -5
great idea. i will do same although i am a road driver from north carolina i run into hampton roads to swap cans. i have post this site before at the pinner point texaco outside pmt. i'll post it over at franks truckstop in next few days.
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Post by essiah1 on Jul 19, 2011 19:48:52 GMT -5
seen to many times where port drivers try to organize here in virginia in the last22 years good luck with this maybe on day this will happen
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Post by cornflake on Jul 20, 2011 10:42:20 GMT -5
i think we can pull that off soon. i know it has been a disaster before but the next attempt must come with lessons learned. we don't need to re-invent the wheel over and over. some of our southern neighbors who tried to help before are willing to offer help again. it's a question of will we listen this time or will big egos get in the way like the other times? we must try or simply remain at the bottom of the food chain like we are now. what kind of no brainier choice is that?
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Post by shortcircut on Jul 20, 2011 14:55:32 GMT -5
if we all continue to work together it will continue to get better. I was escorted out of that s#*t hole AMP yesterday for having a knife. I forgot I had it in the truck and that thingyhead security guard got in my truck and started digging through my personal belonings and found it under a tool box . I went off on his ass after that . I am surprised I am still allowed in there LOL
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Post by coolair on Jul 21, 2011 7:19:10 GMT -5
if or when you drivers decide to hold a va meeting please postthat info on here. i would like to come evn though i live in north carolina.
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Post by rjones56 on Jul 21, 2011 20:14:46 GMT -5
If it doesn`t piss anybody off,or step on any legal toes I will get some small(1 or 2 inch) stickers made like I saw @ NIT last year--www.porttrucker.Then when anybody thats interested sees them on my truck I will have some available at whatever they cost me.I have a friend in the business.Just wanna be sure there are n`t available thru this website.At least I don`t have to worry about being on some port companies s#*tlist over stickers/membership on MY truck.
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Post by HardTimeTrucker on Jul 23, 2011 18:37:57 GMT -5
If it doesn`t piss anybody off,or step on any legal toes I will get some small(1 or 2 inch) stickers made like I saw @ NIT last year--www.porttrucker.Then when anybody thats interested sees them on my truck I will have some available at whatever they cost me.I have a friend in the business.Just wanna be sure there are n`t available thru this website.At least I don`t have to worry about being on some port companies s#*tlist over stickers/membership on MY truck. The board has no problem with you doing that driver. In fact we encourage others to do same if they wish. That particular subject has come up before on several occasions. We were about to place an order first of the year but as usual got sidetracked with other business so we never followed though on arrangements. That's on the port trucker to do list @ project number 27. I think it's an important organizing idea so please let everyone know how it goes in Virginia. |
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Post by cityman on Jul 23, 2011 20:59:09 GMT -5
i know a place that makes them up in hampton. i will get one made up to go across the back of my sleeper. i am gonna put only www.porttrucker.com. if you guys don't have any official l color i will make it red,white,blue. |
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Post by rjones56 on Jul 25, 2011 21:21:33 GMT -5
Good deal!! I will call my sign guy tomorrow and get him started.Guess I`m gonna stick with white or black 2" letters,will have several sets of both available as soon as he tells me they`re ready.Will sell at cost to whoever asks when you see them on my truck.Should be easy to spot,yell on ch19 when you see me.
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Post by ratpatrol on Jul 25, 2011 21:41:02 GMT -5
let us know how much?
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Post by shortcircut on Jul 29, 2011 11:49:45 GMT -5
wait until you see the stickers I am putting on my rig. alot of trucking companies are gonna be pissed LOL
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Post by rjones56 on Jul 29, 2011 15:16:23 GMT -5
Having them made now.Don`t know costs yet(thats the way he is).Will post costs as soon as I pick stickers up.Anxious to see Shortcircuits` decals.
Somethings I do know:
We ALL need to stick together and come up with a workable plan that benefits as a whole rather than one.
We need to keep a close eye and ear to the happenings at other ports.Whatever changes at "their" port will change at ours soon.
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Post by guest on Aug 30, 2011 6:39:27 GMT -5
What has happened over at the NYK warehouse on Military Highway? Looks like a ghost town.
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Post by vaownerop on Aug 31, 2011 19:23:20 GMT -5
i don't think this is going to be any record breaking peak season men. hold on to your ass for the coming new year  |
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