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Old 04-01-2008 | 03:51 PM
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also new refining technologies allow them to pull more gasoline from a barrel of crude, which they sell more of, hence the supply of diesel is low and demand high and we all know who is charge in that scenario
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Old 04-01-2008 | 04:25 PM
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Jeff I thought you got rid of the Freightliner and driving co. truck?
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Old 04-01-2008 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bostonirish
No srike here in Boston. i asked a driver at luch about an hour ago if he was on srtike abd he jusy laughed at me. And no he wasnt an illegal.
In ILL they blocked up the 3rd lane and shut it down the State troopers showed up and wrote all them $ 75.00 tickets .... Truckers lost again and the friggin ( STATE ) Troopers raked it in WTF
ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 04-01-2008 | 05:29 PM
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"On New Jersey's Turnpike, southbound rigs "as far as the eye can see" were moving at about 20 mph near Newark, said Turnpike Authority spokesman Joe Orlando. Other truckers had gathered at a service area near Newark chanting and protesting.

Outside Chicago, three truck drivers were ticketed for impeding traffic on Interstate 55, driving three abreast at low speeds, said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Luis Gutierrez."

I'm not a trucker but I do understand your plight. Having said that I don't see how pizzing off the 9-5 commuters who are also bearing the brunt of high gasoline prices is going to help the cause.
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Old 04-01-2008 | 06:23 PM
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Good For You Guys! The Only Way the Message will be Listened to, is When AMERICA is Shut DOWN! If the Trucks dont move, neither does America! You have my support!

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Old 04-01-2008 | 07:21 PM
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Since a trucker blocked me this afternoon, I've decided that all gasoline and diesel fuel is now going to cost 50 cents a gallon.

See, it worked.
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Old 04-01-2008 | 08:04 PM
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we should support farmers producing soybeans for biodiesel and corn for ethanol, not as an additive but as a renewable source of energy and replacement for fossil fuels. It would also help us get out of the middle east mess!
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Old 04-01-2008 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin
Since a trucker blocked me this afternoon, I've decided that all gasoline and diesel fuel is now going to cost 50 cents a gallon.

See, it worked.
Chris its still $3.99 in NJ dd you only lower it in Ohio
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Old 04-01-2008 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JB4Boyne
Most truck drivers are so dumb they won't even do things to help themselves.
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Nice comment there. My trucks will be running and making money. I'm going to tell my shippers that we're on strike , yea right?
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Old 04-01-2008 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by T2x
In the end this will drive the current overcapacity in the industry out of the market and allow the surviving trucking companies (some of them will go out of business as well) to earn a decent buck for a quality job.

Just my .02....but what do I know?

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Exactly! We've been down this road before!
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