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I just shared this video with multiple O/O's in CA & we were not aware at all about this upcoming convoy. We need some information in order to support.
PSA for all truck driver. Here's the true battle truck drivers will have to fight I've laid it out. Knowledge is power truly enjoy the truth. Trucker driver strikes, like any other form of protest, can have varying degrees of success depending on several factors. While it is not accurate to say that all trucker driver strikes always fail, there are certain challenges and limitations that can make them less effective or hinder their organization. Here are some reasons why trucker driver strikes may face difficulties and how they can impact their chances of success: 1. Lack of unified organization: The success of any strike relies heavily on strong organization and coordination among the participants. Truck drivers are often independent contractors or work for different companies, which can make it challenging to achieve a unified front. Without a centralized organizing body or union, it becomes harder to gather widespread support and effectively negotiate with employers or the government. 2. Fragmented demands: In many cases, trucker driver strikes occur due to various grievances and demands from different groups of drivers. These demands can vary in nature, such as improved pay, better working conditions, or changes in regulations. When the demands are not clearly defined or aligned, it becomes difficult to present a united front and negotiate effectively with the relevant stakeholders. 3. Economic consequences: Trucking is a critical industry that plays a significant role in the transportation of goods across the country. When trucker driver strikes occur, there can be significant economic consequences, including disruptions in the supply chain, delays in deliveries, and increased costs for businesses. These consequences can lead to public backlash and reduced public support for the strike, making it harder to achieve the desired outcomes. 4. Legal restrictions: In some countries or jurisdictions, there might be legal restrictions or regulations that limit the ability of truck drivers to strike. These restrictions can include laws that designate truck drivers as essential workers or impose restrictions on strikes in certain industries. Such legal barriers can make it challenging to organize effective strikes or garner public sympathy. 5. Time frame and government attention: The time frame required to get the government's attention through a trucker driver strike can vary significantly. Governments often have established procedures and channels for addressing labor issues and resolving disputes. These processes may involve negotiations, legal proceedings, or regulatory changes, which can take time. The duration of a strike and its impact on the economy and public sentiment can influence how quickly the government responds to the demands of the truck drivers. While it is challenging to determine a specific time frame to get the government's attention, sustained strikes with widespread participation, clear demands, and strong public support can increase the likelihood of governments taking notice and engaging in negotiations. Additionally, the effectiveness of a strike can also depend on factors such as political climate, public sentiment, media coverage, and the willingness of government officials to address the concerns of the truck drivers. It's important to note that the success or failure of trucker driver strikes is not predetermined, and there have been instances where such strikes have achieved their objectives. However, the challenges and limitations mentioned above can make it more difficult to organize and achieve desired outcomes. In the United States, there are legal restrictions and regulations that impact the ability of truck drivers to form a unified union or engage in strikes. While I can provide some general information, please note that specific laws and regulations may vary at the federal, state, and local levels. Here are some key points to consider: 1. Independent contractor status: Many truck drivers in the United States are classified as independent contractors rather than employees. This classification can limit their ability to form unions under federal labor laws, as independent contractors are not afforded the same rights and protections as employees. Independent contractors typically do not have the legal right to engage in collective bargaining or unionize. 2. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA): The NLRA, enacted in 1935, grants most private sector employees the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations (unions) and engage in collective bargaining. However, there are certain exceptions and exclusions that may apply to specific industries or types of workers. For example, agricultural laborers, independent contractors, and supervisors are generally excluded from the protections of the NLRA. 3. State laws: Some states have enacted laws that further regulate or limit the ability of truck drivers to form unions or engage in strikes. These laws can vary significantly from state to state. For instance, some states have right-to-work laws, which prohibit agreements that require employees to join or pay dues to a union as a condition of employment. 4. Restrictions on strikes: There are no specific laws in the United States that ban strikes by truck drivers. However, there are legal restrictions on strikes that apply to all industries. For example, the Railway Labor Act (RLA) governs labor relations in the airline and railroad industries and includes provisions related to strikes, mediation, and arbitration. 5. Legal challenges and court decisions: Over the years, legal challenges and court decisions have shaped the landscape of labor rights and unionization in the United States. Some court rulings have expanded or restricted the rights of specific groups of workers, including truck drivers, to unionize or engage in collective action.
I really hope you will wake up on this Electric truck because you're not helping the independent truck drivers. A diesel truck cannot compete against electric trucks. If owner operators are not charging over the cannot compete.
Drivers dont need to protest california. They need to outright boycott california. No one is going to hear a protest. But they will notice loss of revenue due to truckers avoiding that state. But good luck
These independent truckers need to hurry up and adapt with the times or they’re gonna be left on the street! They are not hurting these companies by boycotting,these companies are simply just hiring more company drivers
Not only in California, they are not paying in the whole country. Without a doubt, this should be a nationwide strike to prevent brokers from keeping so much money and to ensure we have better-paid loads.
Yea nationwide trucker strike. That will maybe make them listen. This ca strike will probably make them laugh. This needs too be the whole country stopping. Enough is enough
@gailmorra mega carries are nothing without drivers. If the company drivers don't show up for work, then the mega carries can't be maintained. It's pretty simple. Owner operators and company drivers need to come together
Now's the time for all of us americans to stand together stand united as one nation every American must do right now and truckers feeds america and we must standby our American truckers here feeding america
Good luck guys🙏🙏🙏 I hope this time will show up more trucks then last time in Washington DC. Good Bless You. We, the Canadian Truckers are with you🇨🇦🇺🇸
I paid my last truck off in the end of 2009 and march of 2010 sold it, let my CDL go ( so i wouldn't return ) and didn't look back. We as drivers always attempted and screamed for this to happen and well you know it didn't. So good to see these things taking place. Just so many drivers not willing to save enough money and prepare for a shut down. For whatever reason they just allow the government to do what they want. After dedicating 16 years of my soul to trucking i just couldn't afford to losing everything ONCE AGAIN and starting all over. Honestly and keeping it real here, I sometimes do miss trucking because i enjoyed my freedom on the road, but now that it's been this long I'm glad i took that path after witnessing how bad it is now. The income was pretty good then but to keep it great i had to be a prisoner in my own truck nonstop. You will someday realize in the future your Family is much more important then any job, and my hopes are you recognize it before it's too late. Love all you truckers and what you do. Keep striving and thanks for your dedication too keep food on our tables.
I've been on the road for 25 years... my life has been burnt I80... I've been waiting.. what will be better.. it won't be better if nothing is done for this..
I agree for the most part, but it’s not easy for every driver to save money. Trucks break down, reefers break down, I left my job to help my hubby run his small 8 truck fleet. So I needed to get paid. I did everything aside for drive. I was paid $500 a week and had to buy food and household needs from that. In 7 years I did manage to save about $12,500. But thats nothing . It’s just emergency money we don’t touch. Now after 7 years, we just can’t make it, we have to go bankrupt. Loads don’t even pay enough for our drivers to buy fuel . Insurance is too high. Tolls are high. Fuel is still high. Truck repairs every week, reefer repairs too. It’s very bad. We tried so hard . Hubby took out so many loans to keep the business going. He had to stop paying me this month. So I work for free and have to buy food and water and any other need, with my credit cards. We just can’t do it anymore. Hubby is very sad coz he feels like a failure. But it’s not his fault. His broker friends have told us that they’re getting calls from ppl offering to do loads for 75% less than we did them for. We don’t know how they’re even making money taking loads for $400 when it costs more just to fuel the truck. Something is going on and we don’t know what . We suspect it’s illegals . Biden and his wide open borders have destroyed our country and economy. Ppl are too blind to see….. I fear we may never recover and are headed for a worst depression than the one back in the 20’s… I’m gonna pray for us all and for our country….😢😢😢
I was an owner operator and quit not long after deregulation in the 80's. Back then my Toyo tires cost $350 times 10, oil was way high, fuel was up and the big companies could cut costs by buying large amounts of all those things. Trip insurance was crazy and the big guys were self insured. I went back into the military and drove trucks there. No state or federal garbage. I hope truckers are successful in this protest, as a consumer (and old man now) I am willing to pay more for products (hopefully US made) to support my old sisters and brothers. Good luck!
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am from New York going to Indiana to join the protest😮
I foresee a California only transfer station at the major interstate borders, where out of state drivers transfer loads to local Cali drivers, trading for empty trailers or loads headed to other states
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am from New York going to Indiana to join the protest
What scares me more as a trucker is them asking government to get involved. I do not know of many things that got better when the government gets involved!!!!
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am from New York going to Indiana to join the protest
@@Jyoti.sidhu-rg8hc I get it. My question is how do we deal with these company drivers that are too afraid of losing their jobs and how we address the owner operators that fear losing their trucks. What I find interesting is the younger generation has the balls to do it with the great resignation movement, and the baby boomers all they do is talk. Just saying.
I’ve been in trucking over 25 years. The problem is drivers will never come together. It’s going to take the mega carriers to shut down and then everyone else would follow suit ❤️❤️
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
Don't even need to strike. Just drive the posted 55mph speed limit for trucks in California and see how other drivers react. Most will cuss you out, flip you off and brake check you. California hates truckers.
Imagine staying in California, willingly. It's definitely a progressive state. A progressively worse state over the years. How much higher do your taxes need to be in order for you to get the hint you need to get out?
And the high taxes crooked political officials keep taking from hard working persons, there's no explanation to whereas the money goes to help fix these societal problems that is made by the politicians to begin with passing dubious laws constantly to "right" tax paying persons. Only in America this happens time and again which is NOT patriotic in no sense for a citizen to enjoy basic civil liberties to just provide basic means to survive... No wonder violent crime is on the rise here in the homeland, good ole USA, and it will only worsen in the near future.
Glad to hear to hate my state. There are a lot of god fearing, USA loving people like myself that still live here and are trying to make a living. Your ignorance is funny you think by going on strike and not coming to the state that we will starve or not get the things we need you’re sadly mistaken when one driver stops working or refuses to work. There are 10 more to take his place immediately that’s just the way it is.
I support you! I have stopped going to California for over a year. And I for one will not take advantage of your strike by taking any freight because I’m sure rates will rise
Just FYI for commercial truck drivers: City of LA has raised parking citations to $500 first offense, $750 2nd offense, $1000 on 3rd. Ask me how I found out? 🙄 So appearantly, you can never ever stop a commercial truck in LA on any street. I have a 🤬ng TOW TRUCK! I have to go into residential streets to load/unload vehicles. I GOT CITED WHILE I WAS MOVING THE CAR FROM GARAGE TO THE STREET TO LOAD IT! 😡 I did not leave my truck running because THIEVES! $1250 in 2 parking tickets in less than 30 days.
Man that's total BS. Guess if I were a towtrucker when the cops called I wouldn't go - gotta park it to pull it so guess that's not gonna get snagged. Towtrucker need to band together on that.
I'm a retired driver trainer for the top carriers. I'm retired in Ky and support you and this completely. Calif is where the damn CDL. Started where I got my CDL.And my school was for 12 weeks 6 days a week. We started with 550 and graduated 120.
Looks like we got us a Convey. Good. About time. While I'm retired now, many moons ago I was a driver for a few years. Of course I'll stand with them. Much more to stand up for in America right now however, if you're in CA, and many states being stripped of Constitutional RIGHTS, yes, but more importantly God Given rights. And this protest? IS YOUR RIGHT. Awesome.
I really wish that truck drivers across the country would band together and park there trucks and shut down for 2 or 3 days. Then maybe these a$$ hats will really realize how much of this country we move.. because someone on here said it, that they praised us through the pandemic, and my oh my look where we are at now…
Give you all a heads up my father was forced to retire in 1999 because he had cancer he died a year later at that time he was driving for ABF 1.28 a mile full benefits
Too many owner operators in the game , let ‘em die off from accepting the rates it’ll correct itself . Just find another avenue until majority exits . My truck is park and I’m stacking bread until the market corrects itself . Brokerages are gonna get what they deserve sooner or later . Focus on another bag instead of stressing yourself out negotiating with these trash brokers and against these cheap haulers . My opinion . Remember they will have maintenance bills sooner or later and won’t be able to afford to stay in the game .
If the owner ops die out then mega carriers and Habibi slavers will just swoop in and take all the freight. Mega carriers need to die out, idk how they stay afloat with these rates honestly with so many non-driver employees increasing their overhead costs.
We definitely need a good chunk of drivers to leave the industry. Not go company driver; completely leave. We need the big companies to struggle and not cover all the loads so good O/O’s can get contracts in place and have a decent spot market. There is no “driver shortage”, only a shortage of people willing to be Lytx camera harassed for crap pay in a hot truck that won’t idle. Strikes and boycotts can only lead to more regulations that in the end will only stifle and hurt good O/O’s making it more difficult for them to make a fair wage. The regulations only benefit the mega companies when it’s all agreed on and written into law. This is simple supply and demand. We still have a major influx of Covid drivers that cashed in while the rates were good. They need to go get a non-driving job and leave the industry. The market is highly saturated with trucks and drivers! This is the real reason loads are paying trash rates!
I was forced to retire, 28 year's driving in the Northern part of California, an out of control driver stopped right in my lane about 1 mile before the huge water tower on highway 5 north bound ,I ended up with 2 fractures in my spine, now I'm in terrible pain.
Thats badass bro my respects. I wish I could join but im a company driver. But i do appreciate all your guy's effort and movement because I know its not just gonna benefit you guys it will benefit all truckers. So much love to you guys.💯💪🙌👍
Im a new Trucker living in California, starting Orientation with New Company this June. I stand with all the Truckers! We all Deserve Better Pay and Conditions! Truckers are the Life Blood of the Economy and without us the Economy would Stop.
From a strategic standpoint, this is a bad move. The reason the Canadian truck protest worked because they protested not just for themselves, but for their nation. In other words, they fought for something greater. Far from trying to earn more money, the Canadians were willing to lose lots of money to fight for what they wanted... of all the problems facing California, cheap freight is near the bottom. It would be better to protest taxes, the governor or some specific law.
44,000 lbs 2957 miles posted for $2500….85 cents a mile ….run entire country, commit 5 to 6 days on the load and your left with $500, my buddy just parked his truck going back to company..it’s getting silly out here, heard 9000 authorities closed since start of year😳
Dat board, also depends where you are looking, avg may be around $1.50 a mile and I may be high … tons of loads paying .90 to $1.30 a mile …other day say a posting for $2200 for 1100 miles had over 10 stops 😂
Stop driving there. People will get pretty damn upset pretty damn fast when their grocery store shelves are empty and their Amazon packages don't show up. The key to make good changes is the message. People need to know why they can't get stuff.
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
I heard one of the things mentioned (fuel) surcharge. There’s something that many owner operators aren’t paying attention to is the brokers, companies they are adding the fuel surcharge in which is given to them to give the owner operators to help off set some of the cost we pay for fuel. the brokers agent’s are taking the fuel surcharge and adding it in to what they are paying to haul the load when they by doing this get to actually pay owner operators less and they keep more of their own money. Question ???? for owner operators do we pay for our fuel out of our own pockets or do those agents broker pay for our fuel???? The point I’m making is the brokers ,agents are suppose to becgiving us that money by it’s self and pay to haul load with out adding fuel surcharge to what the load pays. Example a load pays $2000 dollars but this includes our fuel surcharge ; the agent or broker adds the fuel surcharge $150 to what they originally paying which is $1850 so ask yourselves are you really getting $2000 when in fact they added the fuel surcharge on top of the $1850 (the fuel surcharge is suppose to be ours anyway) they do this because they aren’t honest and they are greedy so they do it to make the price look better. So actually my owner operator trucker’s we are being bamboozled. Actually the freight isn’t paying when you subtract the fuel surcharge which is suppose to come straight to us outside off what the load is paying. I been caught on to this years ago.
That’s right we were so called “heroes, now we are ZEROES.” Hope it gains traction nationwide, just think we needed a “legislation bill” submitted to congress to use a bathroom at shipper/receiver. So what did they do? They provided us a port a John to use when it’s 10,15, 20 degrees. I’ll just stop there but that’s what they think of all our hard work. If you want change then go home for awhile, it’s pretty simple. Unless we all stand together we will all fall together, we have choices.
Everyone says I'll be there can't wait let's do it but when it comes to that day there nowhere to be seen and if some do show up it's not enough to make a difference. It will get no news media nationwide.
The industry is already over populated! I want to buy my own rig so bad, but from what I hear from everyone it’s just not worth it! I don’t want to be a company driver anymore only been 3 years but damn man.
Truck drivers need to be organized and united with a strong Union! I’m currently a truck driver for Schneider grinding but still a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 11. Twenty years and it was the best career move I did. It’s so bizarre to watch truckers striking without a foot to stand on. When strong Unions go on strike workers gain higher pay, benefits and better working conditions! Organize and Unite! 💪🏽
Too bad there isn't a Union for us, and don't bring up Teamsters. Some of us are old enough to remember what they did to the old timers back in the 70s when they went on strike and the Teamsters left truckers hanging.
@@rafaelortiz544 I actually experienced the Teamsters Union shortly working for MV Transportation in Santa Clarita driving buses. I was not impressed at all, they might as well have been working non-union!
Think Amazon might being used to move products. next week on loadboard I'm seeing a large number round-trip to Cali. however , the rate isn't worth it going to stay local n move containers n can do about 2k for a 14 hr period
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am from New York going to Indiana to join the protest
Whats the point if you do it just from the 15th-21st. You gotta go all the way with it. You gotta stave them. Best way is stop with the mobility of food and petroleum. You need more than 7 days. Make it 70 days.
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
Interesting. One of my daughter's friends is a trucker in California. She came to the state where we live a couple of weeks ago, liked it, made some inquiries and will be moving here once she finishes a course she had started. She is very unhappy of how things are for truckers in California.
I’ve avoided California since 2016! Ridiculous laws, I’m waiting on the day the state begs truckers to move their goods because the store shelves are empty 😡
Company Driver here, I ran west coast up till June. I switched jobs so I don't have to see that hole. The last time I was there deisel was 7.55 , man , and one truck I was at didn't have deisel and half the lot was a homeless camp.
You can't blame the brokers for the low rates when there are carriers that take cheap freight. I'd like to see the carriers that take 80 cent per mile rates when company drivers are making 70 cents per mile.
I was told by one broker it was the Mega Carriers that can afford to do so that are doing it to drive a lot of small carriers out market... Too many trucks and not enough freights... Supply and demand...
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
@Melissa the Mogul That's because mega carriers are subsidized by the government. There's no other way they can pay a driver, pay for fuel and maintenance costs, and haul freight for 80 cents per mile.
@@truthseeker2321 you hit the nail on the head... They can and will always afford the next moves because they're a part of the planning committees... It's like playing Chess
@Melissa the Mogul EVERY regulation that truckers are under were pushed by the mega carriers, including the ELD and the hours of service that changed in 2003.
It's not fair we trucker are suffering these days more than last year‼️ now we are only working 3 days out of 6. It has become unbearable for us regulars even in Chicago
I’m a new truck driver, been working for a company that pays me by form 1099, they classify me as owner op…getting paid .25 cpm…company truck and gas card. Idk how I feel about that. Looking to leave soon.
All joking aside, you would be better off working at McDonald's. That is a horrible situation, and they should be ashamed of themselves for taking advantage of you. That's only 750.00 on 3000k mile week. You probably have no benefits, and you have to take your own taxes out. If you're really in that situation?.. I would quit immediately and go to ANY other company that you're not 1099.
Sir please please leave this week like Monday quit, that is the worst pay rate I have heard in 10 years, the 1099 your only making about 20 cent per mile after you pay TAXES Jesus , are you joking, go work for swift, JB, US Xpress someone to get some miles under your belt, I started truck June of 1994 started out at 26 cpm please for the love of God quit . You got to be joking or trolling there's no way you work for those wages.
Ok I am back , ovo there's no way no way, your are working for that not being rude but I don't believe you. No flipping way name the company or the person you drive for no excuse say the name ...... Walmart greeter pays more than that with benefits, swift ,USA, USexpress, all the big box freight companys pay double that what's up with you working for such low wages there's more to this than your telling. Please sir quit Monday morning.
This is a true story guys, coming out of school and looking for a job this is one of the only places that called me back. I do feel taken advantage of and I’m glad I got some insight from ppl in the industry. The company is called Just in Time cargo. I’m definitely making my way out ASAP. I’m fully endorsed clean driving record and no criminal background, I’m worth more than what this company is offering.
25 cents a mile? You are almost working for free. Don't leave soon, you should've left yesterday do it now, better yet why did you even start with them?
I can assure you that has never done a damn thing to change anything in the last 20 years. Of that very few things that have changed for the better is not because of some candidate.
I think instead of clogging the highways and what not just park and ignore load boards and all your dedicated contracts, but that'll be too much to ask... And bet yourself scale house will be wide open to receive everyone, yes its going to be beautiful
All these happening in CALIFORNIA because of ONE REASON. Make truckers suffer and strike SO They have their excuse to back their argument in CONGRESS for SELF-DRIVING TRUCK LAW to go in action ASAP. They will say, “ See ? They are slowing down our economy, we can not rely on them solely, we have to bring self-driving trucks ASAP “
Liked and shared on my channel, hopefully Russian - Slavic community will help you guys out, I would love to help out, but I stay away from California in my old school Cummings! 🤝
If they come from a differant country they should not be alowed to send their money back to their orgin if they dont pay taxes in the u s a first thats what for the next they dont pay like a citzen does by the way i would like to know how they can read road signs in this country how do they get a cdl what a joke
Broker Convoy is offering loads for 150-200 bucks, and I don't know how tf people are booking those loads; I've had my truck parked for seven months now, even canceled my fully paid insurance.
Since January of 2021, I don't even get out of bed for less than $500 a day for my truck. I don't care if the freights across the street and I got to move it to the other side of the street, 499 bucks or less will not move the needle in my meter either. In fact, I'm looking to take on an hourly gig doing roll-off dumpsters.
@@sgsupreme17 Most of what I've done has been containers and dry van work. At both the receiver and the shipper they have up to 2 free hours. This is for such hours shot in the ass of our allowable 14-hour clock. This doesn't even take into account the times when they take more than 2 hours. Therefore, each play takes two hours in one log book, this only allows 10 hours out of the 11 allowed per 14-hour block. And in the Chicagoland area especially when you get closer to the city of Chicago, I figure rates more by time than by the mile since it could take an hour to go 15 miles on many expressways and this is even ones without Construction foing on.
Im not shutting down. Im sitting in central California pumping milk into my Big Tanker Truck. Teamsters Union. Hourly pay and overtime pay after 8 hours and 2 days off per week. It's good
I had my fill of California’s over regulation for truckers 13 years ago. Since then I have not hauled freight in or out of California. I don’t like their lower speed limits, lack of parking for trucks, the CHP targeting trucks to see how many trucks they can write tickets to and now the low freight rates, that is the most trucker unfriendly state. I have not been to California in 13 years and will never return for business or pleasure. STOP ALL FREIGHT IN OR OUT OF CALIFORNIA FOREVER.
Politicians don't care. Most Californians don't know better. Because they're focused on their own problems. And unfortunately there's going to be a lot of people angry...
I stopped going to California years ago refused all loads going to it did not care what it paid. To much BS with DOT out there 55 MPH everything is a million dollars and more anyway good luck fellow drivers out there.
Not a single one of my checks as a truck driver got any type of hazard pay to this day and I never stop driving during Covid smh.. we gets no respect, from the public or the manufacturers Ever… so disrespectful
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
I was OTR in St Paul area 20 years. I always told companies I interviewed with no Northeast, no Canada and Cali was getting close to being added to my no drive list. I moved to the Seattle area in ‘08 and got a local Teamsters driving job. OTR was fast becoming a slave labor job even back then.
I feel for u O/O right now. I'm a company driver and only been in this industry for about a 10 months now in Detroit Mi area and I came up in poverty and always made sure to not live above my means. I feel like a lot of guys ran up there bills by getting that expensive newer semi, big ol lifted trucks, wife's got a new car, got big ol mortgages and dug yourselves into a hole. I came from25 yrs of roofing and I made peanuts compared to what I make now but I've been able to manage very well for my family. I waited for the recession and bought a $60k home 1000sq ft and I have 2 used 2015 vehicles that I can afford and I'm killing it right now. I only made around 30k at roofing and now I'm on track to make around $60k for the year. I did have a dream of being an o/o but I know that dream isn't in my near future . I don't see nobody listening to u guys and I wish there is something I could help with but I never had plans of being otr . I'm staying local so I can be close to my family and within a couple hours reach of em. I can't complain about nothing. I've been able to save up a lot of money and my family is good. I have benefits and a retirement plan. I ain't gonna get that many years out of trucking. I'm 45 so I'm only looking at 20 yrs at this and that time flies by. I hope u guys get better rates tho but I think I got a better chance at making even more money with my union negotiating with the companies for better hourly wages. Maybe this industry just isn't an O/O industry anymore and y'all might have to adjust with the times. Good luck tho but like I said I just don't see them listening to y'all because what y'all won't do mega carriers will get company drivers to do I think. And honestly OTR should disappear and we should relay loads state to state maybe. 🤷🏻♂️ being an O/O sounds like a dream but right now it's a nightmare. Good look guys! Wish I could help but I've learned to survive and sometimes u gotta take 1 step back in order to take 3 steps forward.
You're killing it at 60k a year, with a mortgage, a wife and kids? Back when I started 36 years ago I was making 30k a year, which had more value than 60k a year does now,and I was killing it.
It’s funny how people keep on saying stop driving to California 😅. The rates are bad EVERYWHERE. Unfortunately brokers know that their loads are going to be moved by some desperate driver. Trust me I get it times are extremely tough out here, but try to show some pride out here guys. This fkn broker wanted me to underbid a fellow O/O. I said, give it to him then since my asking price is higher. The next day he posted the load at a lesser price and was still on the board at their pick up time. I’m hoping he wasn’t able to move it, but unfortunately I doubt it.
They may be bad everywhere, but California is especially evil ~ they’re leading the way in the movement towards replacing current diesel trucks with electric trucks, because they think climate change is actually a real problem. 🙄 This will make all truck drivers obsolete. All truck drivers, including company drivers, need to refuse to deliver to California! No exceptions! When the shelves go bare and people begin to starve and riot, Newsom will change his tune because he won’t have any choice. #CutThemOff
OK I’m going to weigh in on this a little bit. I recently went from a lease purchase to a company driver for an Indian owned company they promised the moon and stars and of course so far that has been a lie. We will see what the next couple weeks brings however my Dispatch is in India not even in America, this is a problem. Dispatch needs to be regulated and local. There needs to be repercussions for companies that make offers they cannot and will not follow through with. So far it has been a learning experience for me in the one week I have been with them. So more than likely I’m going to get into another lease in the next couple weeks if these guys do not follow through with their promises. Some thing that needs to happen is this whole safety thing needs to be reevaluated I don’t know about you Alex or anybody else have you ever driven a truck prior to these T6 80s and 579 Peterbilt’s you know trucks that you actually had to drive versus ones that have adaptive cruise control and what not . I absolutely cannot stand a truck that slams the brakes on for you when it is completely unnecessary it is dangerous extremely dangerous very distracting lane departure constantly going off because the white line moved a little tiny bit on the shoulder or disappears because of construction or an on-ramp constantly having the truck beeping at you For every little thing and then just slowing down because your four or five truck Lanks behind the truck in front of you then you override the cruise control to maintain your speed while waiting for a car to pass you and then your truck slams on the brakes because it thinks you’re going to hit something that’s still 3 to 4 blanks ahead of you this is utter garbage we need to get rid of this crap same with the inward-facing cameras first time I’ve ever had to deal with one absolutely cannot stand it. I looked in my mirror going around the corner my inward-facing camera started notifying me and sending messages to the safety administrator that I was distracted while driving because I was looking in my mirror going around the corner in a construction zone doing exactly what you’re supposed to do as a driver. He’s inward facing cameras need to be abolished the AI features in these cameras needs to be removed. California and the CARB needs to back the hell off. Last I heard we still can’t get replacement parts for emissions systems matter of fact last year the company I was with deleted several trucks just because of that. Trucks should not be governed below the legal speed limit for the routes which they travel meaning if you’re in an 80 mph zone you better be able to do 80 having your pedal speed governed lower than your cruise control speed should be illegal in every case. CB radios should be mandatory in every truck everyone needs to be held to the current law that states you must be able to speak English in America and be able to understand and communicate with other drivers shippers receivers and brokers should all be held to the same standard. The FCC needs to actively monitor channel 19, 17 and 9 take action against those ham operators flooding the channels that truck drivers normally use with massive amounts of watts. It is ridiculous when you’re trying to talk to another truck to warn them about an accident that they need to stop when our four Watt radio is getting over powered by 10,000 Watts from five states away. All scales should be free.
I feel for you brother. I was in a Kenworth two years ago and it was three years old and have on the automated manual. Everyday I work for the company I would bet you about how it was just impossible for me to drive it. I quit after 2 weeks and accompany stiffed me and I'm taking him to court next month hopefully and going to get my $4,000. I'm driving my own truck tractor semi-trailer combination or I'm just going to drive a class B truck and haul beer or something and be paid by the hour.
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I just shared this video with multiple O/O's in CA & we were not aware at all about this upcoming convoy. We need some information in order to support.
PSA for all truck driver. Here's the true battle truck drivers will have to fight I've laid it out. Knowledge is power truly enjoy the truth.
Trucker driver strikes, like any other form of protest, can have varying degrees of success depending on several factors. While it is not accurate to say that all trucker driver strikes always fail, there are certain challenges and limitations that can make them less effective or hinder their organization. Here are some reasons why trucker driver strikes may face difficulties and how they can impact their chances of success:
1. Lack of unified organization: The success of any strike relies heavily on strong organization and coordination among the participants. Truck drivers are often independent contractors or work for different companies, which can make it challenging to achieve a unified front. Without a centralized organizing body or union, it becomes harder to gather widespread support and effectively negotiate with employers or the government.
2. Fragmented demands: In many cases, trucker driver strikes occur due to various grievances and demands from different groups of drivers. These demands can vary in nature, such as improved pay, better working conditions, or changes in regulations. When the demands are not clearly defined or aligned, it becomes difficult to present a united front and negotiate effectively with the relevant stakeholders.
3. Economic consequences: Trucking is a critical industry that plays a significant role in the transportation of goods across the country. When trucker driver strikes occur, there can be significant economic consequences, including disruptions in the supply chain, delays in deliveries, and increased costs for businesses. These consequences can lead to public backlash and reduced public support for the strike, making it harder to achieve the desired outcomes.
4. Legal restrictions: In some countries or jurisdictions, there might be legal restrictions or regulations that limit the ability of truck drivers to strike. These restrictions can include laws that designate truck drivers as essential workers or impose restrictions on strikes in certain industries. Such legal barriers can make it challenging to organize effective strikes or garner public sympathy.
5. Time frame and government attention: The time frame required to get the government's attention through a trucker driver strike can vary significantly. Governments often have established procedures and channels for addressing labor issues and resolving disputes. These processes may involve negotiations, legal proceedings, or regulatory changes, which can take time. The duration of a strike and its impact on the economy and public sentiment can influence how quickly the government responds to the demands of the truck drivers.
While it is challenging to determine a specific time frame to get the government's attention, sustained strikes with widespread participation, clear demands, and strong public support can increase the likelihood of governments taking notice and engaging in negotiations. Additionally, the effectiveness of a strike can also depend on factors such as political climate, public sentiment, media coverage, and the willingness of government officials to address the concerns of the truck drivers.
It's important to note that the success or failure of trucker driver strikes is not predetermined, and there have been instances where such strikes have achieved their objectives. However, the challenges and limitations mentioned above can make it more difficult to organize and achieve desired outcomes.
In the United States, there are legal restrictions and regulations that impact the ability of truck drivers to form a unified union or engage in strikes. While I can provide some general information, please note that specific laws and regulations may vary at the federal, state, and local levels. Here are some key points to consider:
1. Independent contractor status: Many truck drivers in the United States are classified as independent contractors rather than employees. This classification can limit their ability to form unions under federal labor laws, as independent contractors are not afforded the same rights and protections as employees. Independent contractors typically do not have the legal right to engage in collective bargaining or unionize.
2. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA): The NLRA, enacted in 1935, grants most private sector employees the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations (unions) and engage in collective bargaining. However, there are certain exceptions and exclusions that may apply to specific industries or types of workers. For example, agricultural laborers, independent contractors, and supervisors are generally excluded from the protections of the NLRA.
3. State laws: Some states have enacted laws that further regulate or limit the ability of truck drivers to form unions or engage in strikes. These laws can vary significantly from state to state. For instance, some states have right-to-work laws, which prohibit agreements that require employees to join or pay dues to a union as a condition of employment.
4. Restrictions on strikes: There are no specific laws in the United States that ban strikes by truck drivers. However, there are legal restrictions on strikes that apply to all industries. For example, the Railway Labor Act (RLA) governs labor relations in the airline and railroad industries and includes provisions related to strikes, mediation, and arbitration.
5. Legal challenges and court decisions: Over the years, legal challenges and court decisions have shaped the landscape of labor rights and unionization in the United States. Some court rulings have expanded or restricted the rights of specific groups of workers, including truck drivers, to unionize or engage in collective action.
I really hope you will wake up on this Electric truck because you're not helping the independent truck drivers.
A diesel truck cannot compete against electric trucks. If owner operators are not charging over the cannot compete.
@@milesromine9960 where should they charge them?? I'm guessing solar panels would be best
Drivers dont need to protest california. They need to outright boycott california. No one is going to hear a protest. But they will notice loss of revenue due to truckers avoiding that state. But good luck
I started boycotting Commiefornia many years ago
Yup but the things that work never get done for some reason. Always a small protest here or there and then forgotten.
Exactly but will never happen. Should have boycotted when they enforced the DPF.
@@serggla924 yup since my dads times. A couple few braves souls always try but same outcome
It’s not even smart to delivery to California and pickup from California.the tax and all in California the rates are not even close to the pay.
People are tired of being treated like garbage. They work hard and know that they deserve better.
These independent truckers need to hurry up and adapt with the times or they’re gonna be left on the street! They are not hurting these companies by boycotting,these companies are simply just hiring more company drivers
As long as Congress appoints makes money off these policies that’s all they care about.
Not the middle class. Just the poor and the rich.
@@mattmatt7867 I've done fine not adapting to communist jerkoffs I will always be my own guy and it's a hill I'm willing to die on
IF it's not working for you choose another profession no one is making them drive truck any other occupation you would quite and find work else where
Thyron looks like you are stupid if there is no truck driver you don’t have food truck drivers are the one who bring the food for you so
Truck drivers were heroes during Covid. My how quick the public forgets 💯
Facts!!!!
Tuckers are hated until they need us
Toilet paper saved their booties
Less than 10% of truckers are owner operator
Yea we were out there with the virus ..everywhere delivering. Now they wanna put owner ops out
Truck drivers are heroes and are the backbone for this country I appreciate all truckers you guys rock 😎
Not only in California, they are not paying in the whole country. Without a doubt, this should be a nationwide strike to prevent brokers from keeping so much money and to ensure we have better-paid loads.
Mega carriers won't do this
@@gailmorra you’re right:(
Yea nationwide trucker strike. That will maybe make them listen. This ca strike will probably make them laugh. This needs too be the whole country stopping. Enough is enough
@@gailmorra yea they will benefit during the strike taking more cargo
@gailmorra mega carries are nothing without drivers. If the company drivers don't show up for work, then the mega carries can't be maintained. It's pretty simple. Owner operators and company drivers need to come together
I wish truck drivers would stick together and actually make this happen. Show them there are power in numbers.
Pay my bills and I’m standing with you.
@@YomommahouseThis is the answer why the protest numbers always soo low
@@Louis19699 hey got a kid who is sick. Sorry but can’t be out complaining with owner operators right now.
Now's the time for all of us americans to stand together stand united as one nation every American must do right now and truckers feeds america and we must standby our American truckers here feeding america
@@Yomommahouse it’s protesting for truckers rights. You call it complaining than get out of the industry
Good luck guys🙏🙏🙏 I hope this time will show up more trucks then last time in Washington DC. Good Bless You. We, the Canadian Truckers are with you🇨🇦🇺🇸
The hundreds of trucks on Constitution Ave wasnt enough?
@@truckingwiththeschmitts7951 The leader of that Convoy said it was 50 people there and the truckers failed to show up…..
@Ovi B Oh you are talking about one this year with Rick Santiago. Nothing with him succeeds.
I paid my last truck off in the end of 2009 and march of 2010 sold it, let my CDL go ( so i wouldn't return ) and didn't look back. We as drivers always attempted and screamed for this to happen and well you know it didn't. So good to see these things taking place. Just so many drivers not willing to save enough money and prepare for a shut down. For whatever reason they just allow the government to do what they want. After dedicating 16 years of my soul to trucking i just couldn't afford to losing everything ONCE AGAIN and starting all over. Honestly and keeping it real here, I sometimes do miss trucking because i enjoyed my freedom on the road, but now that it's been this long I'm glad i took that path after witnessing how bad it is now. The income was pretty good then but to keep it great i had to be a prisoner in my own truck nonstop. You will someday realize in the future your Family is much more important then any job, and my hopes are you recognize it before it's too late. Love all you truckers and what you do. Keep striving and thanks for your dedication too keep food on our tables.
It’s all by design
I've been on the road for 25 years... my life has been burnt I80... I've been waiting.. what will be better.. it won't be better if nothing is done for this..
why don’t guys like you become brokers =would a union be out of the question or are the teamsters a bunch of crooks
I agree for the most part, but it’s not easy for every driver to save money. Trucks break down, reefers break down, I left my job to help my hubby run his small 8 truck fleet. So I needed to get paid. I did everything aside for drive. I was paid $500 a week and had to buy food and household needs from that. In 7 years I did manage to save about $12,500.
But thats nothing . It’s just emergency money we don’t touch.
Now after 7 years, we just can’t make it, we have to go bankrupt. Loads don’t even pay enough for our drivers to buy fuel . Insurance is too high. Tolls are high. Fuel is still high. Truck repairs every week, reefer repairs too. It’s very bad. We tried so hard . Hubby took out so many loans to keep the business going. He had to stop paying me this month. So I work for free and have to buy food and water and any other need, with my credit cards. We just can’t do it anymore. Hubby is very sad coz he feels like a failure. But it’s not his fault. His broker friends have told us that they’re getting calls from ppl offering to do loads for 75% less than we did them for. We don’t know how they’re even making money taking loads for $400 when it costs more just to fuel the truck. Something is going on and we don’t know what . We suspect it’s illegals . Biden and his wide open borders have destroyed our country and economy. Ppl are too blind to see….. I fear we may never recover and are headed for a worst depression than the one back in the 20’s… I’m gonna pray for us all and for our country….😢😢😢
I was an owner operator and quit not long after deregulation in the 80's. Back then my Toyo tires cost $350 times 10, oil was way high, fuel was up and the big companies could cut costs by buying large amounts of all those things. Trip insurance was crazy and the big guys were self insured. I went back into the military and drove trucks there. No state or federal garbage. I hope truckers are successful in this protest, as a consumer (and old man now) I am willing to pay more for products (hopefully US made) to support my old sisters and brothers. Good luck!
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am from New York going to Indiana to join the protest😮
the strike will end when the employers find the money to pay.
The Truckers not ready, the need to shut it down for 2 weeks
I foresee a California only transfer station at the major interstate borders, where out of state drivers transfer loads to local Cali drivers, trading for empty trailers or loads headed to other states
I know of a company (100 trucks) in NE Ohio does that already.
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am from New York going to Indiana to join the protest
What scares me more as a trucker is them asking government to get involved. I do not know of many things that got better when the government gets involved!!!!
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help!" The 9 most terrifying words in the English language...Ronald Reagan!
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am from New York going to Indiana to join the protest
Scariest word's in the English language >>>
I'm joe biden and I'm here to help
Wait just a minute...
I'm from the government AND I'm here to help 🙊🙉🙈
I just quit my job today because I refuse to take any loads to California. It really is a nightmare going there.
Thanks. I have more balls than most drivers
@@Polemic-2525 How many? Just out of curiosity.
@@laramiefj40 - 🤣😂🤣
This protest not only California, whole United States indiana, texas, Seattle wa and California I’m from New York I’m joining protest indiana may 16
@@Jyoti.sidhu-rg8hc I get it. My question is how do we deal with these company drivers that are too afraid of losing their jobs and how we address the owner operators that fear losing their trucks. What I find interesting is the younger generation has the balls to do it with the great resignation movement, and the baby boomers all they do is talk. Just saying.
I’ve been in trucking over 25 years. The problem is drivers will never come together. It’s going to take the mega carriers to shut down and then everyone else would follow suit ❤️❤️
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
Wail your Governor Nusom sleeps. A very restful sleep
Unbelievable.
Don't even need to strike. Just drive the posted 55mph speed limit for trucks in California and see how other drivers react. Most will cuss you out, flip you off and brake check you. California hates truckers.
I'm sure that's the maximum speed limit for trucks is 55, so technically one can drive 50mph and get more attention
@@77petesgarage I think all trucks should drive 50 mph in California until we force them to raise the speed limit.
This protest is not only California this protest is Texas , indiana, Seattle wa New York,New Jersey and California I’m joining protest indiana may 16
California hates California
Imagine staying in California, willingly.
It's definitely a progressive state. A progressively worse state over the years.
How much higher do your taxes need to be in order for you to get the hint you need to get out?
And take your truck with you & never cross that state line again!
California isn't for poor people
Problem is majority of people in California have high paying tech jobs and the idiots there don't realize how their own state is eating them alive
I left 8 months ago life has been so much better.
And the high taxes crooked political officials keep taking from hard working persons, there's no explanation to whereas the money goes to help fix these societal problems that is made by the politicians to begin with passing dubious laws constantly to "right" tax paying persons. Only in America this happens time and again which is NOT patriotic in no sense for a citizen to enjoy basic civil liberties to just provide basic means to survive...
No wonder violent crime is on the rise here in the homeland, good ole USA, and it will only worsen in the near future.
I have deliveries in Bakersfield and Tulare on Monday. I guess I will be part of the convoy whether I want to or not! 😂😂😂
Yes bro , you need to join to the protest
Bro I have a delivery in Bakersfield Monday too. Maybe I’ll join lol
I wish to see the day we all just fully stop going to that God forsaken state... i hate that state with a passion!!
I agree
Glad to hear to hate my state. There are a lot of god fearing, USA loving people like myself that still live here and are trying to make a living. Your ignorance is funny you think by going on strike and not coming to the state that we will starve or not get the things we need you’re sadly mistaken when one driver stops working or refuses to work. There are 10 more to take his place immediately that’s just the way it is.
Amen
Why do yall keep electing idiots
Yes !! I agree
Hopefully rates/fuel gets corrected permanently and not just a 2 week correction.
Thank you truckers for doing what many can't even do and that is show faith in God, and strength in numbers.
I support you! I have stopped going to California for over a year. And I for one will not take advantage of your strike by taking any freight because I’m sure rates will rise
Just FYI for commercial truck drivers: City of LA has raised parking citations to $500 first offense, $750 2nd offense, $1000 on 3rd. Ask me how I found out? 🙄 So appearantly, you can never ever stop a commercial truck in LA on any street. I have a 🤬ng TOW TRUCK! I have to go into residential streets to load/unload vehicles. I GOT CITED WHILE I WAS MOVING THE CAR FROM GARAGE TO THE STREET TO LOAD IT! 😡 I did not leave my truck running because THIEVES! $1250 in 2 parking tickets in less than 30 days.
Lol California is going to sink into the fucking ocean soon
This is the reason I hate California.
They need to start fining the homeless for parking their tents. They can afford it b/c government is paying them
That's nuts Its insane out there .I'm glad my son left San Diego now I never need to go there again.
Man that's total BS. Guess if I were a towtrucker when the cops called I wouldn't go - gotta park it to pull it so guess that's not gonna get snagged. Towtrucker need to band together on that.
I'm a retired driver trainer for the top carriers. I'm retired in Ky and support you and this completely. Calif is where the damn CDL. Started where I got my CDL.And my school was for 12 weeks 6 days a week. We started with 550 and graduated 120.
Like I said many times!! I don’t go to CA!! They seem to not want freight ! Screw em!!
Exactly
Looks like we got us a Convey. Good. About time. While I'm retired now, many moons ago I was a driver for a few years. Of course I'll stand with them. Much more to stand up for in America right now however, if you're in CA, and many states being stripped of Constitutional RIGHTS, yes, but more importantly God Given rights. And this protest? IS YOUR RIGHT. Awesome.
I really wish that truck drivers across the country would band together and park there trucks and shut down for 2 or 3 days. Then maybe these a$$ hats will really realize how much of this country we move.. because someone on here said it, that they praised us through the pandemic, and my oh my look where we are at now…
I always wanted us farmers to band together but it's like trucking way to many players be safe from Ohio farm lands
Don't convoy, just stay home, save money. put everything to a standstill. When people can't get food and water, they will get you what you want...
Give you all a heads up my father was forced to retire in 1999 because he had cancer he died a year later at that time he was driving for ABF 1.28 a mile full benefits
Too many owner operators in the game , let ‘em die off from accepting the rates it’ll correct itself . Just find another avenue until majority exits . My truck is park and I’m stacking bread until the market corrects itself . Brokerages are gonna get what they deserve sooner or later . Focus on another bag instead of stressing yourself out negotiating with these trash brokers and against these cheap haulers . My opinion . Remember they will have maintenance bills sooner or later and won’t be able to afford to stay in the game .
Sadly the Lack of Maintaince will probably Cost Lives of other's & Possibly their Own ? 🤔
I doubt it will correct it self
If the owner ops die out then mega carriers and Habibi slavers will just swoop in and take all the freight.
Mega carriers need to die out, idk how they stay afloat with these rates honestly with so many non-driver employees increasing their overhead costs.
We definitely need a good chunk of drivers to leave the industry. Not go company driver; completely leave. We need the big companies to struggle and not cover all the loads so good O/O’s can get contracts in place and have a decent spot market.
There is no “driver shortage”, only a shortage of people willing to be Lytx camera harassed for crap pay in a hot truck that won’t idle.
Strikes and boycotts can only lead to more regulations that in the end will only stifle and hurt good O/O’s making it more difficult for them to make a fair wage.
The regulations only benefit the mega companies when it’s all agreed on and written into law.
This is simple supply and demand.
We still have a major influx of Covid drivers that cashed in while the rates were good. They need to go get a non-driving job and leave the industry.
The market is highly saturated with trucks and drivers!
This is the real reason loads are paying trash rates!
@@BarnacleBoy42069most mega carriers have direct freight or customer set contracts. Also truck capacity to keep up with the contact volume.
I was forced to retire, 28 year's driving in the Northern part of California, an out of control driver stopped right in my lane about 1 mile before the huge water tower on highway 5 north bound ,I ended up with 2 fractures in my spine, now I'm in terrible pain.
Thats badass bro my respects. I wish I could join but im a company driver. But i do appreciate all your guy's effort and movement because I know its not just gonna benefit you guys it will benefit all truckers. So much love to you guys.💯💪🙌👍
Im a new Trucker living in California, starting Orientation with New Company this June. I stand with all the Truckers! We all Deserve Better Pay and Conditions! Truckers are the Life Blood of the Economy and without us the Economy would Stop.
Let me guess your weekly pay is ch it and hours waiting for load no pay😏
From a strategic standpoint, this is a bad move. The reason the Canadian truck protest worked because they protested not just for themselves, but for their nation. In other words, they fought for something greater. Far from trying to earn more money, the Canadians were willing to lose lots of money to fight for what they wanted... of all the problems facing California, cheap freight is near the bottom. It would be better to protest taxes, the governor or some specific law.
have your stuff delivered by truck to support the truck drivers.
Should be protesting the brokers and corporations that don’t pay.
44,000 lbs 2957 miles posted for $2500….85 cents a mile ….run entire country, commit 5 to 6 days on the load and your left with $500, my buddy just parked his truck going back to company..it’s getting silly out here, heard 9000 authorities closed since start of year😳
This part
Minus well just work at a job and be home every night. Fuck all this. Its pure robbery
What load board are you on the cheapest rate I've seen was about 1.76 per mile
Dat board, also depends where you are looking, avg may be around $1.50 a mile and I may be high … tons of loads paying .90 to $1.30 a mile …other day say a posting for $2200 for 1100 miles had over 10 stops 😂
@@sonzofman4224 that's ridiculous, I hope nobody runs for that cheap. There's no way they are even breaking even if they do
Stop driving there. People will get pretty damn upset pretty damn fast when their grocery store shelves are empty and their Amazon packages don't show up. The key to make good changes is the message. People need to know why they can't get stuff.
Just Say No to Amazon. Cheap freight. Owner Operators missing payments. Arguing with remote staff from India. It's a mess. Save yourself the misery.
One of the biggest challenges are the brokers these are very greedy thief's
I pray this has a big turn out and things really change
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
Lol, not going to happen. I've been hearing this same shit for 36 years.
I heard one of the things mentioned (fuel) surcharge. There’s something that many owner operators aren’t paying attention to is the brokers, companies they are adding the fuel surcharge in which is given to them to give the owner operators to help off set some of the cost we pay for fuel. the brokers agent’s are taking the fuel surcharge and adding it in to what they are paying to haul the load when they by doing this get to actually pay owner operators less and they keep more of their own money. Question ???? for owner operators do we pay for our fuel out of our own pockets or do those agents broker pay for our fuel???? The point I’m making is the brokers ,agents are suppose to becgiving us that money by it’s self and pay to haul load with out adding fuel surcharge to what the load pays. Example a load pays $2000 dollars but this includes our fuel surcharge ; the agent or broker adds the fuel surcharge $150 to what they originally paying which is $1850 so ask yourselves are you really getting $2000 when in fact they added the fuel surcharge on top of the $1850 (the fuel surcharge is suppose to be ours anyway) they do this because they aren’t honest and they are greedy so they do it to make the price look better. So actually my owner operator trucker’s we are being bamboozled. Actually the freight isn’t paying when you subtract the fuel surcharge which is suppose to come straight to us outside off what the load is paying. I been caught on to this years ago.
That’s right we were so called “heroes, now we are ZEROES.”
Hope it gains traction nationwide, just think we needed a “legislation bill” submitted to congress to use a bathroom at shipper/receiver.
So what did they do? They provided us a port a John to use when it’s 10,15, 20 degrees.
I’ll just stop there but that’s what they think of all our hard work. If you want change then go home for awhile, it’s pretty simple. Unless we all stand together we will all fall together, we have choices.
Yea they laugh at us. When we provide a service for communities and the whole country. We are their floormats they walk all over truckers
Yes, after 23 years, it's time to do something else...unless the rates "magically" rise to meet the costs, committment and lost time!
Finally this should be nationwide !
Everyone says I'll be there can't wait let's do it but when it comes to that day there nowhere to be seen and if some do show up it's not enough to make a difference. It will get no news media nationwide.
Straight preaching here.
Good luck on your convoy on the 17 hold country should have 1 to 2 weeks off for picking up or delivering
The industry is already over populated! I want to buy my own rig so bad, but from what I hear from everyone it’s just not worth it! I don’t want to be a company driver anymore only been 3 years but damn man.
Truck drivers need to be organized and united with a strong Union!
I’m currently a truck driver for Schneider grinding but still a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 11. Twenty years and it was the best career move I did.
It’s so bizarre to watch truckers striking without a foot to stand on.
When strong Unions go on strike workers gain higher pay, benefits and better working conditions!
Organize and Unite! 💪🏽
We making union now in this protest , please I have humble request don’t pickup load may 15 to may 21
Too bad there isn't a Union for us, and don't bring up Teamsters. Some of us are old enough to remember what they did to the old timers back in the 70s when they went on strike and the Teamsters left truckers hanging.
@@rafaelortiz544 I actually experienced the Teamsters Union shortly working for MV Transportation in Santa Clarita driving buses.
I was not impressed at all, they might as well have been working non-union!
Think Amazon might being used to move products. next week on loadboard I'm seeing a large number round-trip to Cali. however , the rate isn't worth it going to stay local n move containers n can do about 2k for a 14 hr period
I’m starting to think freight rates is good but the brokers are taking it all.
Bravo to the drivers!👏👏
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am from New York going to Indiana to join the protest
Whats the point if you do it just from the 15th-21st. You gotta go all the way with it. You gotta stave them. Best way is stop with the mobility of food and petroleum. You need more than 7 days. Make it 70 days.
Absolutely wonderful. Somebody somewhere needs to pushback. Bless these truckers for standing for something !! Made my day !!
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
Interesting. One of my daughter's friends is a trucker in California. She came to the state where we live a couple of weeks ago, liked it, made some inquiries and will be moving here once she finishes a course she had started. She is very unhappy of how things are for truckers in California.
Even though the past protest have fail but one day we will win cause God will answer our prayers and make a move on His time not ours
Its getting real crazy
I’ve avoided California since 2016! Ridiculous laws, I’m waiting on the day the state begs truckers to move their goods because the store shelves are empty 😡
So have they called you back yet? It's been 7yrs now right?
Company Driver here, I ran west coast up till June. I switched jobs so I don't have to see that hole. The last time I was there deisel was 7.55 , man , and one truck I was at didn't have deisel and half the lot was a homeless camp.
You can't blame the brokers for the low rates when there are carriers that take cheap freight. I'd like to see the carriers that take 80 cent per mile rates when company drivers are making 70 cents per mile.
I was told by one broker it was the Mega Carriers that can afford to do so that are doing it to drive a lot of small carriers out market... Too many trucks and not enough freights... Supply and demand...
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
@Melissa the Mogul That's because mega carriers are subsidized by the government. There's no other way they can pay a driver, pay for fuel and maintenance costs, and haul freight for 80 cents per mile.
@@truthseeker2321 you hit the nail on the head... They can and will always afford the next moves because they're a part of the planning committees... It's like playing Chess
@Melissa the Mogul EVERY regulation that truckers are under were pushed by the mega carriers, including the ELD and the hours of service that changed in 2003.
It's not fair we trucker are suffering these days more than last year‼️ now we are only working 3 days out of 6. It has become unbearable for us regulars even in Chicago
I’m a new truck driver, been working for a company that pays me by form 1099, they classify me as owner op…getting paid .25 cpm…company truck and gas card. Idk how I feel about that. Looking to leave soon.
All joking aside, you would be better off working at McDonald's. That is a horrible situation, and they should be ashamed of themselves for taking advantage of you. That's only 750.00 on 3000k mile week. You probably have no benefits, and you have to take your own taxes out. If you're really in that situation?.. I would quit immediately and go to ANY other company that you're not 1099.
Sir please please leave this week like Monday quit, that is the worst pay rate I have heard in 10 years, the 1099 your only making about 20 cent per mile after you pay TAXES Jesus , are you joking, go work for swift, JB, US Xpress someone to get some miles under your belt, I started truck June of 1994 started out at 26 cpm please for the love of God quit . You got to be joking or trolling there's no way you work for those wages.
Ok I am back , ovo there's no way no way, your are working for that not being rude but I don't believe you. No flipping way name the company or the person you drive for no excuse say the name ...... Walmart greeter pays more than that with benefits, swift ,USA, USexpress, all the big box freight companys pay double that what's up with you working for such low wages there's more to this than your telling. Please sir quit Monday morning.
This is a true story guys, coming out of school and looking for a job this is one of the only places that called me back. I do feel taken advantage of and I’m glad I got some insight from ppl in the industry. The company is called Just in Time cargo. I’m definitely making my way out ASAP. I’m fully endorsed clean driving record and no criminal background, I’m worth more than what this company is offering.
25 cents a mile? You are almost working for free. Don't leave soon, you should've left yesterday do it now, better yet why did you even start with them?
About 8 months ago, I stopped and stopped delivering a taking loads from CA. And I live in AZ.
If only I could say what I really wanted to say about the country of Commiefornia 0:41
I am glad every trucker knows what is wrong with the industry, now what can be done where everyone sticks together.
All that striking is cool but pooling money and resources behind a candidate on election time would really send a message
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂Repeating the same thing over and over, expecting different results is the definition of insanity.
I can assure you that has never done a damn thing to change anything in the last 20 years. Of that very few things that have changed for the better is not because of some candidate.
That only works if elections are honest.
I think instead of clogging the highways and what not just park and ignore load boards and all your dedicated contracts, but that'll be too much to ask...
And bet yourself scale house will be wide open to receive everyone, yes its going to be beautiful
All these happening in CALIFORNIA because of ONE REASON. Make truckers suffer and strike SO They have their excuse to back their argument in CONGRESS for SELF-DRIVING TRUCK LAW to go in action ASAP. They will say, “ See ? They are slowing down our economy, we can not rely on them solely, we have to bring self-driving trucks ASAP “
You are right. #Perspectives
Gonna put a whole new meaning on computer crash ...with fatalities ..
And drivers will finally see what they have been asking for ?? It will finally be the 4 wheelers fault ??
Power to the People ❤❤❤❤
Great idea, but I will have to see it to believe it.
Liked and shared on my channel, hopefully Russian - Slavic community will help you guys out, I would love to help out, but I stay away from California in my old school Cummings! 🤝
Поглядим дядь Вов
The system is so corupt its sicking
They should be protesting the emission laws in the state.
If they come from a differant country they should not be alowed to send their money back to their orgin if they dont pay taxes in the u s a first thats what for the next they dont pay like a citzen does by the way i would like to know how they can read road signs in this country how do they get a cdl what a joke
I’m from Stockton. Recently moved to OK, good decision. I miss family but don’t miss Cali. I’ll share this vid
I feel every truck driver should boycott California; that’ll make them change their toon.
Broker Convoy is offering loads for 150-200 bucks, and I don't know how tf people are booking those loads; I've had my truck parked for seven months now, even canceled my fully paid insurance.
Since January of 2021, I don't even get out of bed for less than $500 a day for my truck. I don't care if the freights across the street and I got to move it to the other side of the street, 499 bucks or less will not move the needle in my meter either.
In fact, I'm looking to take on an hourly gig doing roll-off dumpsters.
@@michaeldunagan8268 Fully agree 👍🏼, idk how people book them for 200 and drive 70 miles to delivery.
@@sgsupreme17
Most of what I've done has been containers and dry van work. At both the receiver and the shipper they have up to 2 free hours. This is for such hours shot in the ass of our allowable 14-hour clock. This doesn't even take into account the times when they take more than 2 hours.
Therefore, each play takes two hours in one log book, this only allows 10 hours out of the 11 allowed per 14-hour block. And in the Chicagoland area especially when you get closer to the city of Chicago, I figure rates more by time than by the mile since it could take an hour to go 15 miles on many expressways and this is even ones without Construction foing on.
Im not shutting down. Im sitting in central California pumping milk into my Big Tanker Truck. Teamsters Union. Hourly pay and overtime pay after 8 hours and 2 days off per week. It's good
If most of the trucking industry had unions this wouldn’t be a problem and nobody would be protesting
What’s your hourly pay ?
@@user-vt6cs4mn7f ,23 I think
Good retirement pension and other benefits makes it worth it
I had my fill of California’s over regulation for truckers 13 years ago. Since then I have not hauled freight in or out of California. I don’t like their lower speed limits, lack of parking for trucks, the CHP targeting trucks to see how many trucks they can write tickets to and now the low freight rates, that is the most trucker unfriendly state. I have not been to California in 13 years and will never return for business or pleasure. STOP ALL FREIGHT IN OR OUT OF CALIFORNIA FOREVER.
Truckers are not united,they don't have the same interest every trucker for them self , worst industry , Control by Mobs.
Politicians don't care. Most Californians don't know better. Because they're focused on their own problems. And unfortunately there's going to be a lot of people angry...
They still have loads for .50 a mile? I was being paid that in 1998
Ohhh I saw some loads offering as low as 0.27 per mile. It’s madness!
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They know the migrants will grab at it
Well u should be retired by now BIG shot.😂
Are you still trucking??
I stopped going to California years ago refused all loads going to it did not care what it paid. To much BS with DOT out there 55 MPH everything is a million dollars and more anyway good luck fellow drivers out there.
I just don't go to California no more. It's been about a year.
I wish loads paid 5-10$ a mile . 2$ a mile ain’t no money. How In the hell can I save money with 2$ a mile? Lol it’s pathetic out here
Don't toy, all talk , no walk !
Not a single one of my checks as a truck driver got any type of hazard pay to this day and I never stop driving during Covid smh.. we gets no respect, from the public or the manufacturers Ever… so disrespectful
I don't understand how california can dictate interstate commerce and I can't believe the congress of the united states lets them get away with it.
It’s called states rights
Right in the middle of the Inspection Blitz...ABS and load securement...this year
It will be interesting to see how well a "Sanctioned" protest does. its a start, at least. Good Luck!
This protest is not only California, whole USA, Indiana, Seattle Va, Texas, New Jersey and California, I am going from New York to Indiana to join the protest
I was OTR in St Paul area 20 years. I always told companies I interviewed with no Northeast, no Canada and Cali was getting close to being added to my no drive list.
I moved to the Seattle area in ‘08 and got a local Teamsters driving job. OTR was fast becoming a slave labor job even back then.
Together we stand, divided we fall
Advertise on interstate billboards so drivers can see it.
All truckers in Cali need to shut down indefinitely. Screw EPA & the politicians.
Stop doing business in California! 😐
People live there they have their business there. Not everyone can up and leave
You can thank CARB for all of this.
I was forced to sell my truck because it was deemed NON-COMPLIANT... I WILL NEVER RETURN TO TRUCKING!
im in SoCal and yes driving here in CA sucks.. but i imagine NY is way worse!
It isn't, because NY is only somewhat bad in the city. The entire state of CA sucks.
I feel for u O/O right now. I'm a company driver and only been in this industry for about a 10 months now in Detroit Mi area and I came up in poverty and always made sure to not live above my means. I feel like a lot of guys ran up there bills by getting that expensive newer semi, big ol lifted trucks, wife's got a new car, got big ol mortgages and dug yourselves into a hole. I came from25 yrs of roofing and I made peanuts compared to what I make now but I've been able to manage very well for my family. I waited for the recession and bought a $60k home 1000sq ft and I have 2 used 2015 vehicles that I can afford and I'm killing it right now. I only made around 30k at roofing and now I'm on track to make around $60k for the year. I did have a dream of being an o/o but I know that dream isn't in my near future . I don't see nobody listening to u guys and I wish there is something I could help with but I never had plans of being otr . I'm staying local so I can be close to my family and within a couple hours reach of em. I can't complain about nothing. I've been able to save up a lot of money and my family is good. I have benefits and a retirement plan. I ain't gonna get that many years out of trucking. I'm 45 so I'm only looking at 20 yrs at this and that time flies by. I hope u guys get better rates tho but I think I got a better chance at making even more money with my union negotiating with the companies for better hourly wages. Maybe this industry just isn't an O/O industry anymore and y'all might have to adjust with the times. Good luck tho but like I said I just don't see them listening to y'all because what y'all won't do mega carriers will get company drivers to do I think. And honestly OTR should disappear and we should relay loads state to state maybe. 🤷🏻♂️ being an O/O sounds like a dream but right now it's a nightmare. Good look guys! Wish I could help but I've learned to survive and sometimes u gotta take 1 step back in order to take 3 steps forward.
You're killing it at 60k a year, with a mortgage, a wife and kids?
Back when I started 36 years ago I was making 30k a year, which had more value than 60k a year does now,and I was killing it.
It’s funny how people keep on saying stop driving to California 😅. The rates are bad EVERYWHERE. Unfortunately brokers know that their loads are going to be moved by some desperate driver. Trust me I get it times are extremely tough out here, but try to show some pride out here guys. This fkn broker wanted me to underbid a fellow O/O. I said, give it to him then since my asking price is higher. The next day he posted the load at a lesser price and was still on the board at their pick up time. I’m hoping he wasn’t able to move it, but unfortunately I doubt it.
They may be bad everywhere, but California is especially evil ~ they’re leading the way in the movement towards replacing current diesel trucks with electric trucks, because they think climate change is actually a real problem. 🙄 This will make all truck drivers obsolete. All truck drivers, including company drivers, need to refuse to deliver to California! No exceptions! When the shelves go bare and people begin to starve and riot, Newsom will change his tune because he won’t have any choice. #CutThemOff
OK I’m going to weigh in on this a little bit. I recently went from a lease purchase to a company driver for an Indian owned company they promised the moon and stars and of course so far that has been a lie. We will see what the next couple weeks brings however my Dispatch is in India not even in America, this is a problem. Dispatch needs to be regulated and local. There needs to be repercussions for companies that make offers they cannot and will not follow through with. So far it has been a learning experience for me in the one week I have been with them. So more than likely I’m going to get into another lease in the next couple weeks if these guys do not follow through with their promises.
Some thing that needs to happen is this whole safety thing needs to be reevaluated I don’t know about you Alex or anybody else have you ever driven a truck prior to these T6 80s and 579 Peterbilt’s you know trucks that you actually had to drive versus ones that have adaptive cruise control and what not . I absolutely cannot stand a truck that slams the brakes on for you when it is completely unnecessary it is dangerous extremely dangerous very distracting lane departure constantly going off because the white line moved a little tiny bit on the shoulder or disappears because of construction or an on-ramp constantly having the truck beeping at you For every little thing and then just slowing down because your four or five truck Lanks behind the truck in front of you then you override the cruise control to maintain your speed while waiting for a car to pass you and then your truck slams on the brakes because it thinks you’re going to hit something that’s still 3 to 4 blanks ahead of you this is utter garbage we need to get rid of this crap same with the inward-facing cameras first time I’ve ever had to deal with one absolutely cannot stand it. I looked in my mirror going around the corner my inward-facing camera started notifying me and sending messages to the safety administrator that I was distracted while driving because I was looking in my mirror going around the corner in a construction zone doing exactly what you’re supposed to do as a driver. He’s inward facing cameras need to be abolished the AI features in these cameras needs to be removed. California and the CARB needs to back the hell off. Last I heard we still can’t get replacement parts for emissions systems matter of fact last year the company I was with deleted several trucks just because of that. Trucks should not be governed below the legal speed limit for the routes which they travel meaning if you’re in an 80 mph zone you better be able to do 80 having your pedal speed governed lower than your cruise control speed should be illegal in every case. CB radios should be mandatory in every truck everyone needs to be held to the current law that states you must be able to speak English in America and be able to understand and communicate with other drivers shippers receivers and brokers should all be held to the same standard. The FCC needs to actively monitor channel 19, 17 and 9 take action against those ham operators flooding the channels that truck drivers normally use with massive amounts of watts. It is ridiculous when you’re trying to talk to another truck to warn them about an accident that they need to stop when our four Watt radio is getting over powered by 10,000 Watts from five states away. All scales should be free.
I feel for you brother.
I was in a Kenworth two years ago and it was three years old and have on the automated manual. Everyday I work for the company I would bet you about how it was just impossible for me to drive it. I quit after 2 weeks and accompany stiffed me and I'm taking him to court next month hopefully and going to get my $4,000.
I'm driving my own truck tractor semi-trailer combination or I'm just going to drive a class B truck and haul beer or something and be paid by the hour.
If you cannot afford to take six days off to support a worthy cause you’re in the line of work
Im from california and im down with you guys! Remind these politicians that you guys are still heroes and need to be paid accordingly.
Don’t drive for MGR you will loose everything house car phone family 😢
Seems like u should have left earlier, & maybe could have held on. Once I start seeing losses, I'm out.