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17. Yep it's very specialized

Tue Feb 8, 2022, 10:57 AM

Feb 2022

Need operators with years of training and the equipment is very expensive, some of those tow rigs are easily over a million dollars.

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Towing companies on city contracts refuse to move convoy vehicles [View all] Calista241 Feb 2022 OP

Cancel their contracts. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #1

The government will probably apologize madville Feb 2022 #8

At least open those contracts to new bids... BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #25

The vast majority of their business likely comes from truckers FBaggins Feb 2022 #81

Of course DownriverDem Feb 2022 #2

Towing companies held hostage by the truckers. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #4

Socket wrenches and cutting torches. Arrest and seize keys. Break in and hotwire. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #3

That's easier said than done. Calista241 Feb 2022 #6

There are master keys for most heavy equipment madville Feb 2022 #10

Sabotaging equipment is a great way to make sure it is further damaged. Ace Rothstein Feb 2022 #19

Probably wouldn't be the truck owners disabling them madville Feb 2022 #22

They ultimately made the choice to put their truck into an uninsured situation. Gore1FL Feb 2022 #36

That was my idea, too Warpy Feb 2022 #18

Cut the tires off and drag the truck on its rims. Start getting serious and truckers will capitulate Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #37

You want to drag a 17,000-pound vehicle on its rims? jmowreader Feb 2022 #41

Sure, but to every problem there is a way around, if the government is determined enough. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #63

And the truckers standing by surrounding their trucks... LiberatedUSA Feb 2022 #46

What part of " absolute perimeter control" do you not understand? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #62

I'm just enjoying... LiberatedUSA Feb 2022 #64

Sure. It's easy for me, but a key point is that the government would have the right to do it Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #65

If they do have handguns, they going to prison. NanananaFatman Feb 2022 #80

Arrest the "protesters"... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #5

Trucking will be one of the first sectors to go full on AI control harumph Feb 2022 #7

Pretty Much... GB_RN Feb 2022 #13

That's the misconception many have about trucking madville Feb 2022 #68

Decades away madville Feb 2022 #16

I don't know if it's decades away, but it's definitely not anytime soon. Calista241 Feb 2022 #27

LOL DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #45

Watching too many movies nvme Feb 2022 #47

Really??????? DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #50

beyond small planes, how many crashes in the last 2 years have there been? nvme Feb 2022 #54

Your question should be DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #56

Watching the Tesla self driving beta testing madville Feb 2022 #70

I agree, the concept is sound, but the implementation is still at least 10-20 years away. patphil Feb 2022 #61

The Weather Channel has prime-time shows about these companies... Archae Feb 2022 #9

Yep it's very specialized madville Feb 2022 #17

YUP DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #49

Cut up the trucks and haul them to the crusher. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #11

That's 6 months - 1 year worth of work cutting up and destroying 400-500 trucks. Calista241 Feb 2022 #21

Then use the giant helicopters as suggested by another DUer. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #31

A CH-53 heavy lift helicopter has a maximum lift capacity of 35k lbs. Calista241 Feb 2022 #33

Use heavy lift cranes. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #38

seems like a breach of contract JT45242 Feb 2022 #12

Something's got to give pandr32 Feb 2022 #14

Fine the owners of the trucks, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #15

Can't Canada take possession of the trucks now that they are breaking the law? Maraya1969 Feb 2022 #20

This is madness Hekate Feb 2022 #23

If we categorize everyone by occupation, ANY of them can paralyze society with strikes bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #24

Isn't there city towing? Most cities have their own towing trucks for traffic control. ancianita Feb 2022 #26

Towing trucks that move cars are one thing. Calista241 Feb 2022 #30

Fire the colluding assholes and find less rw companys to work for the city. lark Feb 2022 #28

I despise what they are saying and their methods, BUT nvme Feb 2022 #48

But look at what they are protesting about? Not money or security. Friggin vaccines! Maraya1969 Feb 2022 #51

I believe in the right to protest nvme Feb 2022 #53

I doubt you'd say that if you lived in Ottowa... Violet_Crumble Feb 2022 #73

It's civil disobedience nvme Feb 2022 #77

No. It's not. Violet_Crumble Feb 2022 #79

What is the solution then? nvme Feb 2022 #82

What was done here worked... Violet_Crumble Feb 2022 #83

Like they say, cancel the contracts Mysterian Feb 2022 #29

Call in the military. Confiscate the trucks as abandoned/unwanted property. Sell the trucks. NurseJackie Feb 2022 #32

For anonymous "activists" on a burner? Backseat Driver Feb 2022 #34

Fine the owners of the trucks, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #35

I believe YOUR response is the best so far bluestarone Feb 2022 #72

Jail the drivers/owners until they move their vehicles. MarcA Feb 2022 #39

Close to impossible to tow w/o driver cooperation IbogaProject Feb 2022 #40

It's not that hard jmowreader Feb 2022 #43

Your first sentence stopped me cold...................... DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #55

Yup. Six wheels on the tractor. jmowreader Feb 2022 #57

seems to be a complete breakdown of law and order there... bahboo Feb 2022 #42

I was a kid during the trucker strike in the mid 70s. There are ways. mackdaddy Feb 2022 #44

CAT 988K Block Loader (forklift) bello Feb 2022 #52

Maybe start removing the license plates and cancelling their registration/licensing. Now you cannot Ziggysmom Feb 2022 #58

Cancel their city contracts and start using snow plow to push the trucks into lots. appleannie1 Feb 2022 #59

So, cancel the contracts, bring in the military and impound all those vehicles. patphil Feb 2022 #60

Tighten the Screws Roy Rolling Feb 2022 #66

Use the Canadian military and confiscate their trucks if they don't move them. Emile Feb 2022 #67

Maybe UserNotFound Feb 2022 #69

Here's a thought: hire several crews with acetylene torches and start cutting the rigs apart and Atticus Feb 2022 #71

Whew. What a relief. I was afraid that all the DUers who were working as structural engineers mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #74

That actually made me laugh out loud. +1 Jedi Guy Feb 2022 #75

Clearly this is a problem requiring some cooler heads. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2022 #76

Start cancelling licenses and applying fines for illegal parking and various traffic infractions. keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #78

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