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What if this isn't for public support; and instead a show of strength and solidarity?

We could always decide not to deliver your pizza rolls.

No, it wasn't too easy to cheat. But in the end, was 6 hours of rest any less meaningful than 10 hours? Was an 8 and 2 more beneficial than a 5 and 5? A lot of the things they put in the HOS makes me MORE tired. The 14 hour rule is a mess.

So it's cheating. The alternative is having a nanny who will keep you in the corner for moving to Driving by going across a truckstop parking lot. I'm not big on running HOS illegally. I've past that point in my life. But running out of hours in rush hour traffic, then going an hour illegally...

"Deal with it." It's the HOS coupled with the ELDs that's the issue. With just HOS, we could go past a few minutes to find a parking spot. We could push our 30 min down 15 minutes so retards didn't have to do it in the fuel island. Shippers still don't give a crap that we're running out of...

In my experience, the HOS was put back in the forefront by the ELD being so inflexible.

From what I understand, they're protesting the inflexibility of the HOS. I can get aboard that train. Our HOS is very unforgiving.

Doing nothing does nothing.

The article stated that a strike in 74, I believe, got the truckers at least part of what they wanted. Why won't they work now? And as far as lobbying, OOIDA is about the extent we can get Washington to listen to us, moneywise. They can't compete with ATA and the other mobsters. Maybe it's time...

And owner ops are "outright banned from forming unions?" What are they gonna do? Fire us?

And what kind of protest would you propose?

You know how to make a million in trucking, right? Start with two million.

I noticed that while I was getting lost in Oakland County... again. :crazy_pilot

We'll see. Ain't nuthin but a thang.

That case was in NYC. Do you expect any less?

I find t/t to be a puzzle with fantastic scenery. I hope I'll have saved enough for the farm before I get bored with either one.

Just cold enough to keep the garlic from sprouting is good enough for me.

That is indicative of the times, not a particular generation.

I remember thinking, when he's done, I HOPE you have some CHANGE left.