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{ "forumId": 42868, "postTypeId": 1, "postType": "Forum", "forumTitle": "Let's All Band Together", "forumContent": "Morning, this may sound crazy but hear me out. As most of you know, rates are below where most of us can make a living. Let's collectively show our power to the shippers by all refusing to do loads on Monday, April 18th. If enough of us band together, it will get their attention. What do you guys think?\n \n -Russ\n \n #Don'tCrossThePicketLine", "forumContentHtml": "Morning, this may sound crazy but hear me out. As most of you know, rates are below where most of us can make a living. Let's collectively show our power to the shippers by all refusing to do loads on Monday, April 18th. If enough of us band together, it will get their attention. What do you guys think? \r\n \r\n-Russ \r\n \r\n#Don'tCrossThePicketLine", "thumbUrl": "", "dateAdded": "2016-03-31T14:14:06Z", "lastPost": "2016-04-03T04:14:40Z", "views": 5243, "likes": 4, "dislikes": 1, "messageCount": 17, "premiumOnly": 0, "isfeatured": 0, "showInDays": -100, "showDate": "", "forumLink": "", "youtubeVideoId": "", "approved": 1, "active": 1, "alias": "lets-all-band-together", "forumUrl": "https://www.bulkloads.com/forum/lets-all-band-together/", "userId": 86190, "firstName": "RUSS", "lastName": "ANDERSON", "companyName": "STEEL WHEELS TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Lincoln", "state": "NE", "userCommentCount": 37, "userLikes": 0, "replies": [ { "replyId": 35766, "content": "When does the DOT have their outdoor party planned?", "contentHtml": "When does the DOT have their outdoor party planned?", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2015-02-22", "dateAdded": "2016-03-31T14:52:41Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 47042, "firstName": "ARNIE", "lastName": "SHEARER", "companyName": "BEST SHOT TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Excello", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 50, "userLikes": 7, "userDislikes": 3, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35767, "content": "June 7-9, 2016", "contentHtml": " June 7-9, 2016", "parentReplyId": 35766, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2015-02-06", "dateAdded": "2016-03-31T15:37:04Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 45111, "firstName": "HOWARD", "lastName": "RASMUSSEN", "companyName": "RAZZ TRUCKING LLC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Wendell", "state": "MN", "userCommentCount": 108, "userLikes": 9, "userDislikes": 2, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35768, "content": "\n Thanks\n \n That might be a good time to take off.", "contentHtml": "\r\n\tThanks \r\n\t \r\n\tThat might be a good time to take off.", "parentReplyId": 35767, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2015-02-22", "dateAdded": "2016-03-31T15:40:19Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 47042, "firstName": "ARNIE", "lastName": "SHEARER", "companyName": "BEST SHOT TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Excello", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 50, "userLikes": 7, "userDislikes": 3, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35771, "content": "Russ that is a great idea but the problem is they've been trying to do that for years every year it's tried the result is nothing happens ain't enough guys in this industry got big enough balls to get anything done anymore everybody turned into pussies", "contentHtml": "Russ that is a great idea but the problem is they've been trying to do that for years every year it's tried the result is nothing happens ain't enough guys in this industry got big enough balls to get anything done anymore everybody turned into pussies", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2014-06-12", "dateAdded": "2016-03-31T16:04:24Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 15182, "firstName": "JASON", "lastName": "WEAST", "companyName": "FAIR GROVE TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Fair Grove", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 608, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 1, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35780, "content": "Yes, the DOT restrictions couldn't have come at a worse time for our industry. Not only have rates gone down but regulation has gone up!\n \n I'm nostalgic for the days of little white pills, going three days straight, with trucker bombs along the highway. \n \n #NotStoppingforAnything", "contentHtml": "Yes, the DOT restrictions couldn't have come at a worse time for our industry. Not only have rates gone down but regulation has gone up! \r\n \r\nI'm nostalgic for the days of little white pills, going three days straight, with trucker bombs along the highway. \r\n \r\n#NotStoppingforAnything", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2016-03-24", "dateAdded": "2016-03-31T20:06:14Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 86190, "firstName": "RUSS", "lastName": "ANDERSON", "companyName": "STEEL WHEELS TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Lincoln", "state": "NE", "userCommentCount": 37, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35783, "content": "hell let s do it that week thursday thru the weekend at least we would have along weekend and doing that the two extra days will give more effect", "contentHtml": "hell let s do it that week thursday thru the weekend at least we would have along weekend and doing that the two extra days will give more effect", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2014-08-11", "dateAdded": "2016-03-31T20:27:28Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 15701, "firstName": "Bruce", "lastName": "Billmeier", "companyName": "THREE LAKES TRANSPORTATION", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Morgan", "state": "MN", "userCommentCount": 48, "userLikes": 3, "userDislikes": 2, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35787, "content": "I'm all for staying home during the DOT party", "contentHtml": "I'm all for staying home during the DOT party", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2016-02-21", "dateAdded": "2016-04-01T01:45:07Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 83318, "firstName": "SHAWN", "lastName": "GRANT", "companyName": "DIAMOND T HARVESTING, LLC.", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Gustine", "state": "TX", "userCommentCount": 12, "userLikes": 47, "userDislikes": 2, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35788, "content": "I do that every year anyhow, even with nice equipment. good excuse to take vacation!", "contentHtml": "I do that every year anyhow, even with nice equipment. good excuse to take vacation!", "parentReplyId": 35783, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2013-02-06", "dateAdded": "2016-04-01T01:46:34Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 10083, "firstName": "MIKE", "lastName": "CUMMINGS", "companyName": "LIQUID TANK OWNER OPERATORS LLC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "EDINBORO", "state": "PA", "userCommentCount": 38, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35793, "content": "Should have done it sooner. I would bet some are too broke to stop now.\n", "contentHtml": "Should have done it sooner. I would bet some are too broke to stop now. ", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2013-05-01", "dateAdded": "2016-04-01T13:56:24Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 10962, "firstName": "DEAN", "lastName": "HUGHSON", "companyName": "WALK-WAY TRANSPORT", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "WINTHROP", "state": "IA", "userCommentCount": 438, "userLikes": 122, "userDislikes": 61, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35794, "content": "Do you guys remember back in the 80's when construction workers mailed in thousands of 2X4's to congress, in protest of the policies that were hurting their industry? What say we do something similar? Perhaps ship hundreds of jugs of pee to the DOT picnic? That would make national headlines and draw attention to our struggles.\n \n #If It Pees It Leads", "contentHtml": "Do you guys remember back in the 80's when construction workers mailed in thousands of 2X4's to congress, in protest of the policies that were hurting their industry? What say we do something similar? Perhaps ship hundreds of jugs of pee to the DOT picnic? That would make national headlines and draw attention to our struggles. \r\n \r\n#If It Pees It Leads", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2016-03-24", "dateAdded": "2016-04-01T14:14:56Z", "likes": 3, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 86190, "firstName": "RUSS", "lastName": "ANDERSON", "companyName": "STEEL WHEELS TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Lincoln", "state": "NE", "userCommentCount": 37, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35801, "content": "I'm in.", "contentHtml": "I'm in.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2014-01-23", "dateAdded": "2016-04-01T14:46:22Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 13399, "firstName": "Brandon", "lastName": "Diedrich", "companyName": "DIEDRICH FARMS", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Kensett", "state": "IA", "userCommentCount": 19, "userLikes": 121, "userDislikes": 17, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35802, "content": "One day isn't going to do anything the great people this world needs to see the food starting to disappear off the shelves and the inventory not coming in so they can make parts and anything else that comes by trucks it takes about a week for supplies to start running low not just a few days once the food starts running out of the supermarkets and getting low at the Walmart Supercenters then people will start to wake up then something needs to be said on Fox News Network about everything that's going on then it will start htting home. Look what happens in England when the fuel gets too high the trucker's just shut down on the side of the road and refuse to do anything then the queen has no choice but to drop the price of fuel at least those truckers in England still Unite", "contentHtml": "One day isn't going to do anything the great people this world needs to see the food starting to disappear off the shelves and the inventory not coming in so they can make parts and anything else that comes by trucks it takes about a week for supplies to start running low not just a few days once the food starts running out of the supermarkets and getting low at the Walmart Supercenters then people will start to wake up then something needs to be said on Fox News Network about everything that's going on then it will start htting home. Look what happens in England when the fuel gets too high the trucker's just shut down on the side of the road and refuse to do anything then the queen has no choice but to drop the price of fuel at least those truckers in England still Unite", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2014-06-12", "dateAdded": "2016-04-01T15:46:40Z", "likes": 2, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 15182, "firstName": "JASON", "lastName": "WEAST", "companyName": "FAIR GROVE TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Fair Grove", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 608, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 1, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35804, "content": "Russ, very interesting idea, i feel this could have some merritt, if properly done!", "contentHtml": "Russ, very interesting idea, i feel this could have some merritt, if properly done!", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2014-12-01", "dateAdded": "2016-04-01T15:58:35Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 39500, "firstName": "GLENN", "lastName": "SELLHORST", "companyName": "MCWIESER TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Fremont", "state": "NE", "userCommentCount": 108, "userLikes": 3, "userDislikes": 7, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35827, "content": "We've needed this b 4 they started shoving all this Sh:/ down our throat What other yndustry would let them tell u when to work when to sleep and tons of other crap they change the rules so fast they can't keep up are you kidding me when do we start sign me up if the little guys don't get together sooner than later there won't b none !!!!", "contentHtml": "We've needed this b 4 they started shoving all this Sh:/ down our throat What other yndustry would let them tell u when to work when to sleep and tons of other crap they change the rules so fast they can't keep up are you kidding me when do we start sign me up if the little guys don't get together sooner than later there won't b none !!!!", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2013-06-04", "dateAdded": "2016-04-01T21:28:40Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 11251, "firstName": "MIKE", "lastName": "VOLNER", "companyName": "BUDDY BUCKITS LLC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "ARNOLD", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 14, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35841, "content": "\n Truckers in France Block up Ports, Air ports & interstates until they get a fair deal from their goverment & they dont give a F--K how long it takes,\n Good for them, atleast they have balls & can afford to sit unlike the Ports, etc.\n There is too many yes yes yes people in our industry now, People need to learn to say NO & think of what there doing in buisness.", "contentHtml": "\r\n\tTruckers in France Block up Ports, Air ports & interstates until they get a fair deal from their goverment & they dont give a F--K how long it takes, \r\n\tGood for them, atleast they have balls & can afford to sit unlike the Ports, etc. \r\n\tThere is too many yes yes yes people in our industry now, People need to learn to say NO & think of what there doing in buisness.", "parentReplyId": 35802, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2013-03-28", "dateAdded": "2016-04-02T05:59:56Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 10670, "firstName": "ROY", "lastName": "COUGHLAN", "companyName": "CCTT TRUCKING LLC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Pleasanton", "state": "TX", "userCommentCount": 42, "userLikes": 4, "userDislikes": 2, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 35859, "content": "In 1973 we had it won. We got uniform weight with most states and entered resiprosity agreements on registration and permitting but in 1979 too many just gave up and went back to trucking. The conditions were right for trucks but we simply failed to close the deal.\n \n Nowadays I don't think you could get enough trucks to shut down to make any difference at all.", "contentHtml": "In 1973 we had it won. We got uniform weight with most states and entered resiprosity agreements on registration and permitting but in 1979 too many just gave up and went back to trucking. The conditions were right for trucks but we simply failed to close the deal. \r\n \r\nNowadays I don't think you could get enough trucks to shut down to make any difference at all.", "parentReplyId": 35841, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2012-06-18", "dateAdded": "2016-04-03T04:14:40Z", "likes": 2, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 7792, "firstName": "JERRY", "lastName": "BECK", "companyName": "BECK BULK", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "HANKAMER", "state": "TX", "userCommentCount": 517, "userLikes": 48, "userDislikes": 5, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 } ], "userDislikes": 0, "signUpDate": "2016-03-24", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0, "iSubscribe": 0 }

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Posted on Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:14 AM CST in Lincoln, NE