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Post by downshift on Nov 20, 2013 20:20:54 GMT -5
I WOKE UP AND REALIZED I HAD A CONTAINER HOOKED TO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. PLEASE, MAKE IT GO AWAY!
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Post by j bo on Nov 20, 2013 20:53:58 GMT -5
no driver wait until you get your paycheck. now that is truly a bad dream.
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Post by kirby jenkins on Nov 21, 2013 6:40:23 GMT -5
for a while i ran local out of the port last year. i did some local container runs for $150 a pop until they started rate cutting. now after four companies have been doing this the same run is paying $70 dollars. they tried to get me to run a few road loads but when i found out they paid around a dollar per mile i quit. every container company i have talked with since has the same garbage at same price or within a few cents of each other. i took my truck and leased it to a step deck company. when we load a container it pays to me $2.35 per mile so how these guys run this junk all day and night for a buck a mile is beyond me.
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Post by wings on Nov 21, 2013 20:23:08 GMT -5
well driver , these problems are not going to go away unless truckers ban together. i'm not talking about what the teamsters union has planned for us in california or elsewhere. i'm talking what we need to do as drivers for our self. no one knows the daily trucking problems we face except us. these union people do not know or care what we need. standing up holding signs outside trucking company gates, chanting cute rants like a bunch of magpies, or talking with labor people about why we should or should not be treated like an employee doesn't help us accomplish anything.trucking rates need to be raised up to where each of us can make a decent living. nope , what we need is to decide where the independent trucker needs to be three years from now. everything i read on this forum tells me the union is not interested in helping with any of that. we are on our own. it has always been that way so get used to it or get out.
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Post by Company Man on Nov 22, 2013 10:12:03 GMT -5
The funny thing is many of us agree with you that the rates in the container businees needs to change. You want to really help stop leaseing to the agents in Savannah who undercut the rates, everytime we get an increase one of the smaller Co. in tow go in and undercut the rate. And we either have to let the business go or match the rate. Then the O/O say we are cheating them and leave us and go to the guy who undercut the rate. There are Co in town that understand your concerns and agree that you deserve much better rates. We cannot help as long as many of you choose to haul the freight for people at much lower rates. I would just ask that you talk to some of us and understand we want the best for you, and the sooner the better.
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Post by coolbreeze2 on Nov 22, 2013 23:03:10 GMT -5
OK company-man,try this on for size. I have been talking with many drivers on here for the past several months off line on what exactly needs to be done to effectively stop some of the outrageous rate cutting that continues to go on in and around the coastal empire. We can agree on one thing. It will take a good amount of truckers willing to work on a fix together to solve this problem. This won't happen overnight but i believe it could within a matter of months if everyone participates. So let's say if these drivers were to decide they have a decent enough plan which may benefit all parties. Why not support the local truckers who are willing to get the ball rolling? When I say support what I mean is at the proper time these drivers start another much needed new owner/operator driver association why not work in directing your own truckers to join in those meetings instead of harassing them, standing in their way or generally making an already difficult situation more aggravating. Of course it can be done without you company-man or your associates but by one hand washing the other so to speak maybe we can speed things along a little faster. Organizing a group of local truckers strong enough to begin boycotting a few of the most troublesome companies doing business here will quickly eliminate those who are the biggest pain in the rear to everyone on both sides of 102 transportation blvd. I bet we can even do this without fracturing any federal trade laws in the process. At any rate the companies won't be to blame anyway. Truckers will willingly do the mechanical work. In the end though let's not forget which party worked to take out the garbage when the trucking community recovers from this dreaded illness. It's also the feeling of drivers in this town that we've grown tired of outside interference from third parties who are constantly determined to dismantle our owner-operator status every chance they get.
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Post by don on Nov 23, 2013 7:13:33 GMT -5
i agree.it will take many drivers for change. when will u truckers call for meeting. i know i am ready. u may be surprised how many might show up. start now to build driver power.i have owned my truck for seven years. no one has done any thing for us here. i have been hauling from this ga port for six years. now is a good time to call a driver meeting.
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Post by doc on Nov 23, 2013 20:12:35 GMT -5
count me onboard. i would like to see this too.
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Post by max on Nov 24, 2013 15:08:11 GMT -5
i will attend any meeting. name the place .time.what do we have to lose?somehow we must stop all the bs at the gpa. i am talking truck rates and free time.also look into curbing these new epa regulations.we do not need that in the south.
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Post by Company Man on Nov 25, 2013 8:46:52 GMT -5
I think think you will find more help than you expect if things are handled professionally. The concerns are those that will expect too much too fast, things have to be done with time. Make a list of problem, I know it will be long we have too many problems to list here. Tackle them in order of priority don't try to tackle them all at once, make sure you have a voice, or a group that will speak for all then move forward. You can't have every owner going into their Co. telling them what they will do or you will lose the support you need. The GPA is a whole other beast and I would suggest you not take them on until you have the solid numbers to work with them. We all blame the GPA but I never hear anyone talk about the Union, they tie everyones hands including the GPA and remember they went on strike and didn't care if you survived or not. I am just saying it will take evryone and you cannot just send people out without a solid direction you will all have to be willing to keep going in the same direction not this group goin one way and the next going another. I wish you the best of luck and hope you can all find a way to come together.
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Post by ilovdieselsmoke on Nov 28, 2013 20:24:49 GMT -5
OK company man. Maybe the new year will bring about some much needed change here. I'm sure we can find some common ground between a few of the local players. The coastal empire is certainly large enough to handle a trucking coalition of some type between independent truckers and other interested parties in this business. I know we can't agree on everything but we certainly should find a way to work together on the most important issues that concern each of us.
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Post by gleason on Nov 29, 2013 8:06:15 GMT -5
yea gonna be a lot less survive ths.i am out of here in spring if truckin gets no better.lol
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Post by Company Man on Nov 29, 2013 8:29:00 GMT -5
Mr. Smoke, I truly wish you guys all the best, I know many of the Companys in this area like to stir the pot every chance they get. There is no business here without the Owner Operators, the freight won't get moved by me sitting behind a desk. So my best wishes are with you all.
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Post by frozenchicken on Nov 29, 2013 15:16:24 GMT -5
i would like to help stir that pot of port stew too. is there room for one more? or should i say six more? i'm sure the guys where i work would be willing to help.
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Post by triaxle on Nov 29, 2013 23:40:53 GMT -5
I will provide the kettle. You'll need a twenty gallon one for this 
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Post by truckerusa on Dec 2, 2013 7:31:00 GMT -5
well please make something happen even if wrong. it's been a long time since we made some waves. 2014 would be a good year to jump start the old group again.
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Post by Mitch on Feb 8, 2014 10:23:21 GMT -5
I WOKE UP AND REALIZED I HAD A CONTAINER HOOKED TO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. PLEASE, MAKE IT GO AWAY!  , ,  ,  |
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Post by gb on Feb 10, 2014 7:03:48 GMT -5
the day i received my first pay check from evans is when my nightmare started. it only ended when i moved my truck. talk about a bunch of liars and cheats. that son of hers is screwing his drivers both ways if you know what i mean. yeah he likes little boys. stay away from this outfit.
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Post by btt56 on Mar 5, 2014 7:20:00 GMT -5
yeah Mikey is a little f*got. beware. don't bend over!
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Post by dieseljack on Mar 11, 2014 20:59:54 GMT -5
The funny thing is many of us agree with you that the rates in the container businees needs to change. You want to really help stop leaseing to the agents in Savannah who undercut the rates, everytime we get an increase one of the smaller Co. in tow go in and undercut the rate. And we either have to let the business go or match the rate. Then the O/O say we are cheating them and leave us and go to the guy who undercut the rate. There are Co in town that understand your concerns and agree that you deserve much better rates. We cannot help as long as many of you choose to haul the freight for people at much lower rates. I would just ask that you talk to some of us and understand we want the best for you, and the sooner the better. yes i think we should pick out five to ten companys in savannah. every driver take there truck to these companys. no where else. now which companys do we chose? what do we base choice on? somthing for discussion. |
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Post by FUSION on Mar 12, 2014 19:27:07 GMT -5
Or ...
O/O Initiative msg: Port petitions from all around the country, especially from every trucker in America should sign up and be sent to Governors, Senators and Congress to address all of the these port delay issues. Delays from mismanagement of the ports' operation that is causing lost revenue for customers, carriers and of course for drivers. Maybe if the dismantling of trucking unions in the 1980's was beneficial to corporations, then big corporate {or local governments} should consider eliminating unions throughout the ports around the country. Productivity equals profits. Forward Thinking!
FYI: Having meetings for drivers to create a movement w/o an true message is only a photo op for Facebook, newspapers and etc. Get your facts in order and elevate to the occasion when confronting educated, high profile management. They already know that the average truck driver has a high school education and transparency in communications is not sometimes what it appears. The problems could remain opaque despite explanations.
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Post by Steve on Mar 12, 2014 20:31:19 GMT -5
What about hudd(damco) I heard good things about them
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Post by FUSION on Mar 12, 2014 22:13:10 GMT -5
The funny thing is many of us agree with you that the rates in the container businees needs to change. You want to really help stop leaseing to the agents in Savannah who undercut the rates, everytime we get an increase one of the smaller Co. in tow go in and undercut the rate. And we either have to let the business go or match the rate. Then the O/O say we are cheating them and leave us and go to the guy who undercut the rate. There are Co in town that understand your concerns and agree that you deserve much better rates. We cannot help as long as many of you choose to haul the freight for people at much lower rates. I would just ask that you talk to some of us and understand we want the best for you, and the sooner the better. yes i think we should pick out five to ten companys in savannah. every driver take there truck to these companys. no where else. now which companys do we chose? what do we base choice on? somthing for discussion. O/O Initiative msg: Port petitions from all around the country, especially from every trucker in America should sign up and be sent to Governors, Senators and Congress to address all of the these port delay issues. Delays from mismanagement of the ports' operation that is causing lost revenue for customers, carriers and of course for drivers. Maybe if the dismantling of trucking unions in the 1980's was beneficial to corporations, then big corporate {or local governments} should consider eliminating unions throughout the ports around the country. Productivity equals profits. Forward Thinking! |
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Post by FUSION on Mar 12, 2014 22:15:37 GMT -5
Sorry about re-posting. Will get back on track with discussion about which companies. To be continue...
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