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Comment on Can Teamsters regain credibility? by Luis Almazan

Luis Almazan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:40:51 +0000

These guys have got to be kidding had they applied themselves to there trade from the very start instead of milking trucking companies dry with bogus injury claims and damage claims that were out of this world they would still be hauling cars for a living. We as non union car haulers do a much better job then they could ever do. There time has come and gone time to give it up.

Comment on Can Teamsters regain credibility? by carhauler1

carhauler1 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:53:57 +0000

What credibility did they lose they threw rocks at the glass house they live in!!!? Union carhaulers have hit bridges and not chained properly and hit parked cars and had accidents and even killed drivers in moving and stopped cars! Drivers distracted by cell phones or reaching down for cigarettes or whatever.This is not a perfect world nor are the teamsters and this campaign they wager is a distraction to avoid the real problem they do not want to try and organize these non-union companies for various reasons. Zuckerman claims ford is not using non-union haulers he lying on that one and Jack Cooper is being run by a man who owns a big sized non-union company in the west and fleet car has friends in the right places!So please teamsters have lost no credibility they never had any for a long time.

Comment on Zuckerman on Union vs Non-union by disgruntled

disgruntled — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:21:38 +0000

I’m not always sure the union is the answer but i definetly get the need for it. Compitition is good! In any industry. It seems that all of these companies have the attitude that we need them more than they need us. Without the drivers the cars don’t move and no one gets paid! I have never worked for the union. Have nothing against them, we are all out here doing the same job! I’ve only been in it for 6 years and companies like accurate take the pride away from what we do. Hell diversified is growning so fast i think we’ll all be working for them in the future. As far as rates go the customers should remember you get what you pay for! It’s a chain reaction. Low rates mean more hustle to make a dollar. Drivers in so much of a hurry they have no time to build a relationship with the dealers and build trust. It also forces companies to cut corners neglecting equipment and hiring inexperienced employee’s. But what do i know about that? I’m just a dumb truck driver!

Comment on Zuckerman on Union vs Non-union by fatmac

fatmac — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:12:06 +0000

yeh accurate is hauling the fords out of detroit and spencer and etc. The rates suck. Accurate just bids low for no reason. Look what they did to the nissans at the port of baltimore. Also the porsches 50 cents a mile for enclosed. what a joke. but guess all the companies are doing it just to survive. What i don’t understand is why all these other non union companies lighthouse va tranport etc are trying to get in and get a piece of the action. The rates don’t even support the truck much less the driver. i must not know what it costs to have a 225k truck plus fuel /ins/driver pay gross 3k a week and make money. Those 4 unit multi stop loads are what really makes it worth it . The union trucks aren’t much better with some of the deals they have taken. But as independents we need the union to set the pay rate or we all are screwed. There is enough work for all. Its just the idiots who keep cutting the rates who screw it up. The only way for them to cut the rate is to screw the driver with alot off the top before you see it. aka accurate 25% before you start. Well i’m off to greener pastures . i’ll leave the new cars out here to someone else. i’m headed to the rockies to have some real fun hauling cars. No i should say pick ups.
later
fatmac

Comment on Important info or propaganda? by Can Teamsters regain credibility? · TransportFool

Can Teamsters regain credibility? · TransportFool — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:20:37 +0000

[...] non-union carriers. It appears to be an effort to regain some of the credibility they lost when the “Damaged When Delivered” report was released. The press release continues the Teamsters pattern of inflammatory statements [...]

Comment on Zuckerman on Union vs Non-union by carhauler1

carhauler1 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:05:58 +0000

Disgruntled I understand they are afraid and rightfully so but the pressure needs to stay on accurate and the others they cut the rates and must live by them and I hope and pray that they either go union and are forced to raise the rates so all can make a good living or they shut down and car companies and rails are forced to bring back theunion carhaulers and we all win so we must keep organizing and spreading the word and help these families

Comment on Zuckerman on Union vs Non-union by disgruntled

disgruntled — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:45:18 +0000

The union didn’t turn on Accurate! The drivers are rightfully scared to be out of a job. The people that run accurate are bastards to no end! Striping away vacation pay, forcing drivers to pay for damages weather they caused them or not, or they with hold pay or refuse to dispatch them. I understand the pay can be good and the middle management is what’s keeping them afloat! I hear they are now not allowing repairs and and falling apart at the seems. Hearing rumors that they are for sale and seeing the signs of a bankruptcy. Thier time will come to an end but not soon enough. It’s pretty bad when people say Swift was a better company to work for.

Comment on Efforts to unionize Hansen & Adkins by jeffrey allman

jeffrey allman — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:16:04 +0000

UNIONS let me tell you how great they are. Being formally from Lordstown Ohio I hauled cars as a union member I had to join to work no choice. When i moved to Florida there was about 650 car haulers working there today only a few dozen remain. Also not to say one of the assembly plants was removed. Now I ask you Union or NO UNION I say let the unions go as what they created in Detroit and Lordstown PLEASE GO AWAY

Comment on SNOW IN DENVER by Teen Drivers Education

Teen Drivers Education — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:20:08 +0000

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Comment on Transporter flips in Florida by unknown carhauler

unknown carhauler — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:06:39 +0000

I all ways wondered what happened to those old leaseway trucks.