Post by ilovdieselsmoke on Apr 14, 2013 15:01:06 GMT -5
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BC truckers fedup with delays again. Isn't everyone? C'mon does anyone really think these liner companies, the ports, or their greedy shipping line customers give a d**n about you? This same BS has been going on for over twenty years now. Container ports really started busting at the seems back in the mid eighties even though containerization began as early as the fifties. Without proper infrastructure nor enough trained staff to keep up with the global demand this problem will not be going away anytime soon.
Look at who suffers the most from port managements cost saving campaigns..
Truckers are the ones who bare the true financial squeeze in this port chaos. When confronted with angry drivers authorities act like they've just learned of our current working conditions while on their facility. Baloney... the only thing they understand is when trucks completely stop but very few drivers have the glue to make that work action stick anymore. To calm a potentially explosive driver situation industry management will do just enough to coerce a small minority of drivers back to work until the next uprising. Savannah's largest trucker shutdown occurred back in December of 1997 with 99% trucker participation.. Sadly there wasn't any clear plan of action, only an abundance of angry truckers with a handful of wannabe leadership who demanded to have their fifteen minutes of media fame. There have been several smaller driver actions since but each time the majority return to work once they realize it may require a team effort of real sacrifice. Trucking rates along with delay time at the port are worse now than ever. Many truckers who could've helped organize a sizable driver association have left the container industry due to lack of a future in this lucrative business. (That is a lucrative business for privileged members only!) Who knows, maybe one day a miracle will materialize at the docks in the form of a driver-owner/operator contract but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that day
Check out the video below in Vancouver, BC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjTUyMgoTTU[/youtube]
BC truckers fedup with delays again. Isn't everyone? C'mon does anyone really think these liner companies, the ports, or their greedy shipping line customers give a d**n about you? This same BS has been going on for over twenty years now. Container ports really started busting at the seems back in the mid eighties even though containerization began as early as the fifties. Without proper infrastructure nor enough trained staff to keep up with the global demand this problem will not be going away anytime soon.
Look at who suffers the most from port managements cost saving campaigns..
Truckers are the ones who bare the true financial squeeze in this port chaos. When confronted with angry drivers authorities act like they've just learned of our current working conditions while on their facility. Baloney... the only thing they understand is when trucks completely stop but very few drivers have the glue to make that work action stick anymore. To calm a potentially explosive driver situation industry management will do just enough to coerce a small minority of drivers back to work until the next uprising. Savannah's largest trucker shutdown occurred back in December of 1997 with 99% trucker participation.. Sadly there wasn't any clear plan of action, only an abundance of angry truckers with a handful of wannabe leadership who demanded to have their fifteen minutes of media fame. There have been several smaller driver actions since but each time the majority return to work once they realize it may require a team effort of real sacrifice. Trucking rates along with delay time at the port are worse now than ever. Many truckers who could've helped organize a sizable driver association have left the container industry due to lack of a future in this lucrative business. (That is a lucrative business for privileged members only!) Who knows, maybe one day a miracle will materialize at the docks in the form of a driver-owner/operator contract but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that day
Check out the video below in Vancouver, BC...
