Rumblings Increase About Trucking Protest To High Gas Prices

[Newsjock]

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By Bryan Johnson

SEATTLE - Trucks drivers are telling KOMO 4 News they are hearing increasing discussion about parking rigs to protest high diesel prices.

Several drivers say the talk is "all over the CB" across the country.

This week, log truck drivers in southwestern Washington parked their rigs to try to force additional fuel allowance from timber companies. In the Miami area, truck drivers formed a 20-mile long protest caravan.

... The truckers have heard of logging trucks parking in protest in Grays Harbor. Quietly, not openly yet, they are talking of parking their rigs.

Mike said: "I don't know (if) we can bring the price of fuel down by doing that; but, hopefully, it would get the government's attention. Something has to be done about it."

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[tk2kewl]

1. Man... if the truckers do this nationwide...

lots of other folks should join in a general strike. Too bad the Teamsters bailed on the AFL-CIO

[guruoo]

10. Sounds like it's time...

to dig that old cb out of the attic.

[Roland99]

13. We'll look like the French highways when the truckers there parked

LONG overdue.

[guruoo]

19. 1970 Trucker's strike

Plenty here, good as place as any to start:

Teamsters - TeamsterNet Forums-viewtopic-1970 trucker's strike
http://www.teamster.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=22134

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=1970+trucker%27s+strike&btnG=Search

[Jose Diablo]

37. Convoy

Convoy
Brandt Paul

(Yeah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck,
you got a copy on me Pigpen? C'mon.)
(Ah yeah, ten-four Pigpen, for sure, for sure.
By golly it's clean clear to Flagtown. C'mon.)
(Yeah, that's a big ten-four there Pigpen. Yeah, we definitely got the
front door good buddy. Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy)

It was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth pullin logs
Cab over Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin hogs
We's headed for bear on eye-one-oh
About a mile outta Shakeytown
I says Pigpen, this here's the Rubber Duck
And I'm about to put the hammer down

Coz we got a little old convoy rockin' thru the night
Yeah we got a little old convoy aint she a beautiful sight
Come on and join our convoy aint nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA
Convoy

(Ah, breaker,
Pigpen this here's the Duck and you wanna back off on them hogs?)
(Ah, ten-four, about five mile or so)
(Ten roger, them hogs is gettin' IN-tense up here)

By the time we got into Tulsa town we had 85 trucks in all
But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf
And them bears 's wall to wall
Yeah them smokeys 's thick as bugs on a bumper
They even had a bear in the air
I says Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck
We about to go a-huntin' bear

Coz we got a great big convoy rockin' thru the night
Yeah we got a great big convoy aint she a beautiful sight
Come on and join our convoy aint nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy across the USA
Convoy

(Ah, you want to give me a ten-nine on that Pigpen?)
(Ah, negatory Pigpen, you're still too close.
Yeah them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses.
Mercy's sakes you better back off another ten)

Well we rolled up Interstate Forty-Four
Like a rocket sled on rails
We tore up all of our swindle sheets
And left 'em sittin' on the scales
By the time we hit that Shi town
Them bears was a-gettin' smart
They bought up some reinforcements
From the Illinois National Guard

There's armoured cars and tanks and jeeps
And rigs of every size
Yeah them chicken coops was full of bears
And choppers filled the skies
Well we shot the line
We went for broke
With a thousand screaming trucks
And eleven longhaired friends of Jesus
In a chartreuse microbus

(Ah, Rubber Duck, this is Sodbuster. C'mon here?)
(Yeah, ten-four Sodbuster.
Listen, ya wanna put that microbus in behind that suicide jockey?)
(Yeah he's haulin' dynamite and he needs all the help he can get)

Well we laid a strip for the Jersey shore
Prepared to cross the line
I could see the bridge was lined with bears
But I didn't have a doggone dime
I says Pigpen this here's the Rubber Duck
We just aint gonna pay no toll
So we crashed the gate doin' ninety-eight
I says Let them truckers roll, ten-four

Coz we got a mighty convoy rockin' thru the night
Yeah we got a mighty convoy aint she a beautiful sight
Come on and join our convoy aint nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy across the USA
Convoy

(Ah, ten-four Pigpen. What's your twenty? OMAHA?
Well they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there, for sure.
Well mercy sakes good buddy, we gonna back on outta here,
So keep your thumbs off your glass and the bears off your ......tail.
We'll catch you on the flip-flop.
This here's the Rubber Duck on the side. We gone. bye bye.)

[guruoo]

22. This is good - Let's *kick it* up!

[Toots]

39. Most truckers are independents but if Teamsters are involved I will not

support them in any way. Teamsters are the Zell Millers of the Unions.

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[Kolesar]

3. They should pick a strike target--like Exxon Mobil

I picked them because they are the only company planning to drill the Alaska Refuge, they financed the global warming disinformation campaign, and their are Beast/Cheney 2004 funders.

[GetTheRightVote]

4. The truckers are doing it in state of Florida as well

They are some very pissed off people. Bush and his high gas prices are kicking them and their living wage which no longer exist. I too am from a trucking family, it is hitting them hard.

:kick:

[cliss]

48. Yes, this is going to hit SO many families.

I expect many independent trucking companies to fold. Lots of bigger ones are going to be hurting as well. Expect lots of layoffs, tons of bankruptcies.

We're only seeing the storm clouds gathering. The first raindrops are falling. We haven't even seen the brunt of this yet.

Every day, Bush reminds me more and more of a Hindu god called Shiva. Shiva The Destroyer. Around his neck he wears a garland of skulls. Sounds just like Ole George to me.

[discordian]

51. That's more of the Kali aspect of Shiva

The image of an ink black figure with a necklace of skulls from Hindu mythology is Kali the Destroyer, the demon slayer. It's a female, mother aspect of Lord Shiva, the giver and the taker of life. Definitely an energy we need right now. The xtians are waiting for Jesus to come save their butts. I'm waiting for Kali to come and rip some heads off. Om Shiva.

[cliss]

53. of course, you're right.

I was so angry about the trucker thing, I mixed up my deities. Thanks.

[ScamUSA.Com]

5. man how much more can people take

Its going to be in the $3 range any day now. The thought of paying $4+ per gallon is extremely frightening, and it's something that affects everyone.

Whats the solution though? Its not like you can actually protest down the price of oil.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

6. This could be the single galvanizing event that gets ordinary people...

...motivated to strike back at the NeoCons in a very substantial way.

I hope it catches fire from coast to coast and shuts everything down.

[guruoo]

8. We might want to begin to consider other

actions to coincide with a potential trucker's strike.
Seriously.

[Donailin]

16. I think that the culmination of the price of gas, Cindy's protest, Rovegat

and just the general state of mind that Bush is a drunken fratboy who's driven our planet into a ditch can be sprung from the truckers protest.

But I think we should protest the media most of all, since they never report the truth.

[sintax]

20. Culmination of events- Exactly

Can you feel it? It's time.

several of us are going into the streets tomorrow in solidarity with Cindy and will go out with banners-leaflets for a few hours every day while she sits in front of the Crawford Cowards toy cowboy ranch.

Four people from our community are flying down Sunday.

WE have to fan the flames before we are eaten alive!

[Donailin]

38. awesome, im with you in spirit

i wish I could go, but i can barely afford the few gallons of gas to get me through the weekend.

My mind is on Cindy and her efforts though.I want so desperately for this story to reframe the debate according the the terms of those who tell the truth

[randr]

7. All they would need to do is drive 55 everywhere

forcing everyone on the road to consider the situation we are in. Maybe if it makes a few people late they will wake up and take action!

[guruoo]

9. That would be much harder to "enforce"...

than a general trucker's strike would.

[Deja Q]

17. Well, guess who nixed the 55mph federal speed limit?

Which was a GREAT law because of how much more gas is required to push the flaming pinto a mere additional 10mph?

Never mind the real jerks before that little law change who decided it was okay to become even more dependent on oil...

The US put itself into this situation, we're all about to hang for the failings of our elected officials who we thought at the time were competent... oh well. Anybody want some booze? It's more fun to party anyway! :party: :bounce:

[phylny]

32. It's been done before.

More than 30 years ago, if I recall correctly. Trucks drove 55 mph on Route 80 somewhere near Ohio, and blocked traffic for miles.

[Massacure]

11. This is why companies need to use more ships and trains.

[wicket]

12. They're as mad as hell and they're not going to take it any more!

Give 'em hell truckers!!!! :kick:

[tjdee]

14. We'll see if they do more than talk.

I hope so.

[guruoo]

18. Nothing stopping us from nudging it along

[Deja Q]

15. Well, that'll solve the problem.

Park the truck and everybody will be happy.

Expect lots of pink slips and truck driving training centers getting more applicants.

People will want the jobs... until peak oil subsides, mind you...

[jokerman93]

21. Now's the time

Now's the time to start making big noises about energy independence and renewable resources as a national energy policy. Now. It's too late to wait any longer. Dump the neocons and their filthy profiteering oil wars.

[proud patriot]

23. I've spent the last week stocking up

I just feel it'll be good to have plenty of
staples around

[satya]

24. Maybe if enough truckers switched to biodiesel, *'s oil buddies' profits

would tank.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

49. Not a bad idea

If prices continue their rise biodiesel while be and affordable alternative.

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. the national strike IS coming

[NuttyFluffers]

26. Might I suggest ever so politely to the suffering truckers...

That instead of shutting down whole cities and highways (which is oodles of fun, I'm sure) that they be more precise. Shutting down whole cities or highways tends to hurt the average everyday folk that are trying to scrounge a living. It grabs media attention, but perhaps there's another way. One that doesn't make emergency services (police, firefighters, and medical) as angry -- because they, too, are really brothers in arms in this.

I would invite them to perhaps park their beloved big rigs in front of those gated communities, private residential roads, and private golf courses/country clubs. Not on the properties themselves mind you. Just the public road that leads to these places. Let's see how much faster you can get the CEOs and CFOs attentions when they cannot get in or out of their home or go hide away in their exclusive retreats from all the "riff-raff." A gentle reminder that the people know where they live and want to "start a peaceful dialogue" while... things are peaceful.

CBs anyone?

[lostnfound]

27. That's hysterical. But in many cities they aren't allowed on those roads

are they?

[ngGale]

28. You're right, trucker's have their own routes ...

People are reaching the boiling point, my daughter had a rant today over gas prices. We live in a red state, she works with all Repubs. They are all wondering why the reserves are not being opened.
LOL! I said, tell them W, Dickie and Condi own OPEC - the Saudi's are their best friends. Then I told her about the 70's, she said the Repubs were still dissing Carter. LMAO!

At any rate, when this old red state starts boiling over - it's time for a plan. Go Truckers!

[lostnfound]

29. A koolaid drinker in my elevator couldn't stand complaints over gas prices

today...'All the money stays here in Houston anyway'..God, the illusions they live under. Like it's really coming back to him. His paycheck is directly dependent on low fuel prices (airline).

[phylny]

33. According to someone I know, the "reserves" wouldn't last us very

long at all.

[durablend]

36. Open the reserves?

And they're Republicans that said it? What the hell kind of anti-American types are they (since they're aiding the terrorists by complaining)

[guruoo]

47. So, what's to stop them from doing it anyway?

[K8-EEE]

30. NuttyFluffers!!! By Jove I Think You've Got It...

Yeah!!! CLASS WAR!!! THEY started it, but there's power in numbers, I say, BRING IT ON!

[guruoo]

43. Best idea I've heard so far, but...

it would be more difficult to organize.
What we'd have to do is start campaigning
the idea now, before we get to a point where
a general shutdown is imminent.
10-4?

[dad]

31. What the fuck good is a trucker parking on the hwy going to do for anybody

I fail to see what this will do besides screw up everyone's day who actually has to go to work or get somewhere. Like that is going to cause the gas prices to suddenly drop, right :o :o :D :D :9 :9 :crazy: :crazy: :nuke: :nuke: :woohoo: :woohoo: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :patriot: :patriot:

[rodeodance]

34. so, do you think Cindy S. parking on the side of the will make a differenc

e?---It does bring visibility. Causes people to pause.

[Psephos]

45. So does setting off a nuclear weapon in South Dakota

but that doesn't mean we should do it.

Peace.

[KeepItReal]

35. Not price of gas they wanna change, it is their given fuel allowance

"force additional fuel allowance from timber companies"

Sounds like they companies the truckers contract to have not increased the amount of money the truckers get paid for gas at the same rate gas prices have risen.

[guruoo]

46. Causing gas prices to drop

is only one reason to do it,
perhaps the least important one, ironically.

[Barkley]

40. Did a major diesel refinery recently close in Bakersfield, CA?

[pfitz59]

41. Priorities.......priorities...

The Chimperator could save a ton of fuel by actually living in the White House, rather than jetting from fund-raiser to fund-raiser in AF-1 with his multi-plane, multi-vehicle entourage! I read today he needed a 15 vehicle convoy just to travel to the ranch next door! Has there ever before been such a coddled bubble-boy in our nation's existence? As long as Chimpy and his pals ruin the show, the truckers will be pissing in the wind!

[54anickel]

42. Excellent time to point to the "Energy Bill" as an example of the

corporate cronyism and pork that has been in nearly EVERY bill produced by this mal-administration. Energy Bill, CAFTA, Jobs creation bill, etc.

[buddysmellgood]

44. They need to raise their prices. It shouldn't get cheaper, it should get

more expensive. That's the only way we'll move to alternative fuels.

[DemocracyInaction]

50. They will continue to rape until somebody yells "STOP IT"

So far this ignorant, lazy, proud to be stupid nation just picks it's ass and adapts to whatever shit is handed to it on a platter and never says "stop". But oil prices they can't ignore because it's going to beat the living crap out of them and leave them bleeding and scared more than any mythical terrorist that's suppose to be living under their bed. The oil barrons will continue to rape until this country explodes in rage and I figure in about 6 months it will. The morons haven't had to heat their homes yet. Christmas is going to be something out of the 1930's this year and Americans who's favorite pastime is shop until they drop and stick it on the plastic card are just not going to be having any more fun. And when the layoffs start because of so much lack of business across the US of A, they are going to finally realize that they let the Repukes take their lives away and that Jesus isn't going to fill up the gas tank!!!

[Eloriel]

52. Do it, do it, do it. n/t

[howmad1]

54. Hmmmm,

Wonder if the Wal-Mart trucks will participate? Still see loads of Bush bumper stickers on the rear of many 18 wheelers. Should be interesting to see how these drivers handle a truck strike.