AMOM's Blog

I believe it was just the independents that were doing this. Since they are more immediately and directly affected by the high diesel prices. I know these things tend to fail but to attempt and set an example is truly commendable.

The huge profits Exxon and other oil companies make are ridiculous and it's at the little people's (us) expense. Good luck to all truckers - mainly the independents.

I'm with ya Tommy and who cares if one is a diehard Republican. If their wallet isn't hurting then more power to them but most of the increases we've seen were promised not to happen in his first term.

Gosh, last thing I wanna do is bash Dubya. We'll have the CAT (Conservative Attack Team) dispatched to open up a can of whoopass!

Everyone needs to call in sick and stay home, but some idiots would be out there no matter what.

Alot of the Independent drivers cannot afford to park their rigs for 2-3 days. Example we have a $3,600.00 overhead to pay each month and that doesn't include taxes or fuel.

Yeppers wandering

High gas prices or not -- life pretty much goes on. Not many people I know can sit for 3 days without pay. You cut corners and life goes on.

Most of the people I know that are having problems buying gas had totally overspent over the last few years anyway, so its all just catching up to them now. It as much their own fault as anyone elses.

Not everyone is suffering over gas prices thou....Trust me..Come the summer the gas stations will still be packed with RVs and 4 wheelers and the lakes will be filled to the max with boats just like every summer.

sarcasticdragon - the issue with the truckers is not the price of gasoline its the price of diesel which is running about 60 to 80 cents higher a gallon than reg gasoline. And it cost more to process gasoline than diesel since diesel is the junk fuel that is left after gasoline has been processed. Also your fuel tax that you pay at the pump is no were near the fuel tax the truckers pay for diesel at the pumps not to mention the fuel taxes we pay at the end of each quarter on top of what we already have paid. Then when we as normal consumers go to the stores we pay taxes just like you do to purchase merchandise so you tell me what the problem is. If the price of fuel doesn't come down maybe there won't be things readily available to you or me to purchase because 90% of the freight shipped is hauled by the independent operator. There are so many independents that are losing their equipment right now because the rates they get paid are the same rates they got paid last year when diesel was quite a bit cheaper. Most of the trucks out there are getting 5 - 7 miles per gallon when these brokers out there only want to pay 85 to 95 cents per mile. The brokers and the big businesses are the ones that are making the profits out there. And they will be the ones pulling their rv's and boats around the country this year not you or I. So the general public needs to stand behind the truckers and quit running the wheels off their cars.

Its called the selling of america its been going on for years I've lost several jobs in my life to manufacturing being shipped offshore. And now they are trying to break the independents back by making it unafordable to haul products. Thats why you see so many mexican trucks in the midwest as well as all over the country 98% of them cannot speak english and do not know our traffic laws. This is the only industry they can't ship off shore so to pacify big business their letting them come across the border to haul for cheaper the fuel prices in mexico are alot lower than here in the states and the fuel there is not regulated to our epa's standards. They shouldn't be allowed here to take our jobs away from us as well as our other jobs that are left for other citizens of this Great United States.