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In reply to the discussion: trucker convoy gets a few dozen instead on the700,000 they [View all]
ProfessorGAC
(76,774 posts)33. I Wondered About That
Seems to me that taking the time to drive hundreds, or even a couple thousand miles, suggests these particular truckers working very hard.
Of course MCE, we know that "nobody wants to work anymore." Their line, not mine. Except now, it applies to them.
How many truckers can afford taking a couple weeks off to make a political point? Not many, I'd guess.
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And these people want shithole and cult to run the country........................
Lovie777
Jan 2024
#2
Most true truckers, like myself, view these assholes with contempt,
MarineCombatEngineer
Jan 2024
#3
So how much would it cost you to drive your tractor (sans trailer) from Norfolk, VA to the border ...
Botany
Jan 2024
#5
Well, figure the average semi gets between 4 to 7 MPG without hauling a trailer,
MarineCombatEngineer
Jan 2024
#9
So around $6,400 not counting tires, oil, highway fees, insurance, taxes, food, and speed.
Botany
Jan 2024
#14
Back in the day when I worked @ a large garden center/nursery if a supplier did not have their own...
Botany
Jan 2024
#21
Yeah, I forgot about the reefers, they have their own fuel tanks too.
MarineCombatEngineer
Jan 2024
#25
So a trucker can't call the dispatcher and refuse a load without a good explanation?
Botany
Jan 2024
#34
Yep, if I call my agent and tell him to call a distributor and refuse the load without a good excuse,
MarineCombatEngineer
Jan 2024
#41
Back in the day I had to call a nursery (supplier) about a contract driver and the owner of ...
Botany
Jan 2024
#51
The big circles of highway are around DFW, Houston, Austin and San ANtonio
yellowdogintexas
Jan 2024
#73
Yeah, this Texan had to laugh at the idea of those blowhards making an impact at the Texas border.
efhmc
Jan 2024
#76
Yeah, the cost of fuel way back in the day was cheaper than today, plus just about every state
MarineCombatEngineer
Jan 2024
#44
I saw a lot of they guys in Canada were contractor types in their work trucks when they wouldn't be working
brewens
Jan 2024
#29
Yup. Most truckers are moderates either way. Believe in science and health safety.
LiberalLovinLug
Jan 2024
#56
That was my first thought too. "Biggest convoy evah. Let's pull a number out of my ass - let's say 500, no wait 600...
RussellCattle
Jan 2024
#22
As with all things in their manufactured crisis, it petered out before it got started.
Torchlight
Jan 2024
#11
You're close. It's the actual voting that's gonna get us on the Biden list. Not answering poll questions.
3Hotdogs
Jan 2024
#62
Every time there's a thread about trucks a truckers, I think of this song:
MarineCombatEngineer
Jan 2024
#63