COPIED and PASTED FROM CNN - THIS ISN'T TRUCKING RELATED - BUT IT IS AWFUL AND SHOULD BE SHARED!!!!! THOSE POOR PEOPLE!!!you'll have to click on the link below (READ MORE) to see full story.
PICHER, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Powerful storms killed 22 people in three states over the weekend, including an Oklahoma mother who died while huddling over her child, authorities said. Her son survived with facial injuries.
Hi Y'all. I went to the meeting in New Port Richey yesterday (Saturday) and they had a nice turn out of about 100 O/O and even 4 brokers showed up. Senator Fasano was there and so was Matt Ubben, vice
Yesterday, on my way over to Dayton, I ran across a Brother driver adjusting one of his pain in the arse binders! LOL and decided to take a couple pictures of him and his truck and trailer...sitting on top of his "little" trailer is a $300,000 piece of equipment! heh...I took the pictures of Mike Wallace and his ride after I picked my jaw back up off the ground LOL. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions Mike. You can shout for Mike on the radio, he goes by "Cookie Monster"
There is a meeting scheduled for Saturday, May 11,2008 in Port Richey Florida. This meeting is for EVERYONE who is affected by the high cost of fuel. Senator Mike Fasano will be there, along with representatives from the Florida Trucking Association and the Florida Petroleum Council.
For more information on meeting details Click Here
From rolln thunder:
Hey ya'll, I would like to hear from ya'll to find out if you can get the drivers together and attend this meeting in New Port Richey this Saturday at 4 PM. I am going and would be glad to meet up with ya's so we can all get there together and show our support. I am including the fax I received today from Mr. Charlie Cochran. It will tell you every thing you'll need to know. Time, place and who all will be there. If you have any questions, please give me a call and I'll try and answer them.
My cell # is 863-557-1303
or you can leave me a message on my home ph# 863-984-4646 and I'll get back to you asap!
Start writing down the questions that you want to ask these folks. Let's see if they have acceptable answers for us all. Invite any other drivers that you'd like to attend this meeting.
Okay, that's it for now. I appreciate it if someone would give me a call and let me know how many of us will be going to New Port Richey this Saturday.
It's time to get it together and voice our wants and needs. I cannot afford the fuel to take my big truck, but will be driving my pick-up truck. If anyone needs a ride, Ya'll are welcome to ride with me.
Dan Little speaks to CNN about what this crisis has done to sooo many owner operators, drivers, secretaries, mechanics, dispatchers.....so on...(Thanks RollNThunder for the link)
Check out this email I got from a guy up there in Wisconsin...
Hi, I saw your video on youtube. I have little sympathy for people like you in middle America now. You are the kind of people who vote Republican for "morality" based issues aren't you? Well now that decision has come back to haunt you. You're paying the price for voting with your Sunday congregation rather than your wallet and own personal economic interest... Good luck, things aren't going to change (PS - the Iraq war is the main reason prices are high) Lewis James Mathieson 2515 North Oakland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211 Apartment # 201 cell = 4147195835
Kind sir, I do appreciate your opinion, everyone IS entitled..I AM however sad that you pass judgemnet on me instead of realizing that we are ALL in a bit of a pickle..not just one type of person...whether you are a Driver or not....whether you are White, Black, Hispanic, Chinese or American Indian...whether you voted Democrat, Republican or Independant....Whether you are a Bible Thumper or a Tree Hugger....I'm a family man Mr Mathieson...I'm white, That's REALLY the only "so-called" group I belong to, I try to stay away from all the racist crap....I have 2 families, my wife and kids...and my Driving family...but I love people of all the above groups....I'm Irishman...I'm NOT a conservative ...NOT a liberal..NOT a Bible thumper.....I love my family Mr. Mathieson, but I also sympathize with ALL the other men and women out there that Drive for a living, that WORK for a living doing WHATEVER, That DO go to church MULTIPLE times per week (not JUST Sundays!), that voted Democrat, Republican or Independent! I feel for all those people that count out their money every week trying to figure out HOW to cover the bills....Ok, so now it's middle America's fault?...Because they are Caring, Generous and righteous? I don't think so...Like I said I'm not a bible thumper, but if I was ANYTHING, I'd rather be preaching about Gods word than trying to lay blame on a HUGE group of GOOD, hard working Americans...If you would like to sit back and wait for Middle Americans like myself to do all the work for you...thats fine...we will, People like me? We've never been afraid to take a few punches..and I'll be that way until the day I die! I hope your doing ok, if not, and if I prayed, I WOULD pray for you...just BECAUSE your an American......No MATTER WHERE you come from, what COLOR you are or what you BELIEVE in! Instead of laying blame, please see in your heart to JOIN rather than DESTROY.......IRISHMAN
