This convoy was to protest their wages, which hasn't increased in 20 years. They deserve the wage increase, would you like to live on the wages you were earning 20 years ago? Let the people that watch this video know exactly why this was done. I don't operate a dump truck and I do applaud to them for this. If it wasn't for dump trucks you wouldn't be in that building shooting the video, or able to drive your car because there wouldn't be roads that the dump trucks have helped to build.
If the drivers can't afford to live how long do you think it will be before they say screw it and strike. Its comming. They have tried before a few times to start a mass strike.
Its like an old engine.. a few tries and she'll fire up. So will the strikes a few and then it'll fire up and that'll be it you watch how fast gas prices drop. About half way through day 1. By mid-day...
I'm surprised you don't understand the resoning behind this. At some point, all the owner operators are going to get really realy pissed at losing money everymonth and not being able to make their truck payments (sometimes as high as 2 or 3k/month) let alone house payments. If they all somehow banded together US/Canada is going to be in deep deep shit. Truckers are literally the backbone to businesses. Not trucks... no food/fuel/clothes/electronics deliveries.
This convoy was to protest their wages, which hasn't increased in 20 years. They deserve the wage increase, would you like to live on the wages you were earning 20 years ago? Let the people that watch this video know exactly why this was done. I don't operate a dump truck and I do applaud to them for this. If it wasn't for dump trucks you wouldn't be in that building shooting the video, or able to drive your car because there wouldn't be roads that the dump trucks have helped to build.
Bazooka270 3 years ago
the announcer is a moron. 1. they are probably saving gas by going at lower speeds and not having to break, accelerate, break accererate....
2. if everyone were to drive slower and not ride breaks there wouldnt be so many trqaffic jams and people wouldnt use so much gas.
bigjeep27 3 years ago
If the drivers can't afford to live how long do you think it will be before they say screw it and strike. Its comming. They have tried before a few times to start a mass strike.
Its like an old engine.. a few tries and she'll fire up. So will the strikes a few and then it'll fire up and that'll be it you watch how fast gas prices drop. About half way through day 1. By mid-day...
letterpool 3 years ago
I'm surprised you don't understand the resoning behind this. At some point, all the owner operators are going to get really realy pissed at losing money everymonth and not being able to make their truck payments (sometimes as high as 2 or 3k/month) let alone house payments. If they all somehow banded together US/Canada is going to be in deep deep shit. Truckers are literally the backbone to businesses. Not trucks... no food/fuel/clothes/electronics deliveries.
It would be a bad day indeed.
letterpool 3 years ago