Comments on: It’s Not About Trucking

By: chris wesling

chris wesling — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:36:33 +0000

Every person, notjust truckers would sit down and not work for just 4 hours to get the message across that all americans are together, we could lower oil prices. Remember when we were building the pipeline in Alaska, they said that we would never again have to depend on foreign oil? There is definitely price gouging-fuel in Ca.used to be $.30 higher than Pa and now it is just the opposite.

By: Jeff Wilson

Jeff Wilson — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:31:48 +0000

I have been involved with trucking for over 30 years and have heard all this before…..over and over again. The article is right on many aspects. But the bottom line is our government is getting bigger and bigger with more and more programs. We are supporting everything with fewer points of income producers. America’s greatest producers - agriculter is the most effcient in the world, yet we still pay to not produce corps, why? Our transportation system with trucking is a cost effective, reliable process that effectively keeps this country supplied. Yet we beat down the trucking industry, why?

America shines it’s brightest and overcomes the adversities when it’s citizens stop being the “victims” and become the “can do” rugged indavidualists that built this country.

It is time we held people accountable for what they are doing or not doing and stop then downward draw on this country. Our legislators need to stop spending beyond our means just to please select groups of special intersts. To further that we need a stop to all the “extra” money the government and the Federal Reserve keeps pumping into the economy. It’s time to say enough is enough….if we don’t have the money in hand we don’t spend it. The Federal government is not the keeper of the people and should stop trying to solve every problem that someone faces. Sure some will be hurt, some business will fail, but we will become stronger and better for it. Once we become self reliant, accountable and budget minded again we will begin to overcome the economic adversities we are facing. In a short time the price of fuel, the taxes and the dependance we place on foriegn oil will take on a new and acceptable format….one we can manage!

Only a change in the way we move forward will correct what we have done in the past. It’s time to speak up and demand accountablity!

By: cathy mccarty

cathy mccarty — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:32:00 +0000

i agree with kelly peters. i cant keep up with all the taxes, etc. i try to keep enough in the fuel accounts but its either pay taxes or buy fuel. cant win.

By: John Smith

John Smith — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:13:14 +0000

On many levels I agree with the article and also the first respondent. However we do live in a market economy that for the better part is left to manage itself. The truckers certainly have the right idea to take action. That action shouldn’t be about a message but rather a tangible affect to reduce oil prices based on supply and demand principals. If anything the truckers are sending a message to the rest of us to stand beside them. The problem? stopping and slowing down the nations freight is not going to put a big enough dent in that oil market. It will take a better organized effort with a longer term goal.

many concerted efforts over time.

By: Kelly Peters

Kelly Peters — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:18:39 +0000

The oil co. are making 8 or 9% profit, no one has said a thing aout The 16 to 18% that The GOV is taking (which is double The amount that The oil co. are making). Where is The outrage over The mis-spending of our moneys that they take from us?