A recent protest by UPS drivers in Texas prompted me to come on and explain why there is no air conditioning in the delivery trucks. It has always amazes me that the Teamster’s union allows this and then puts up what amounts to an informational picket about it. Here is a hint: The reason they don’t have air is the same reason some truck drivers work for free.
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Yellow freight closed! They ceased operations in the last few days. Yellow, of course, blames the Teamsters Union. Is that they reason they closed? Yellow got $700,000,000 dollars from taxpayers just 3 years ago. Where is that $700 MILLION now? Plus, let’s take a look at how much some of the executives make at Yellow. They make millions while the stock has fallen 87% in the last 3 years. Must be nice. So, what is the real reason Yellow is currently out of business? Plus, they could reopen. It is possible.
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ABF just ratified a new 5 year contract and some of what happened can help you get a raise at your OTR carrier even if you aren’t in a union. I go over what to do and how to do it so we all can benefit. You don’t have to be in a union to get a raise. Trucking did pay better with the Teamsters, though. Just say no to LYTX and driver facing cameras!
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In this cold start episode I discuss the fact that OOIDA forever complains about the government interfering in lives of truckers except when it wants the government to interfere in the lives of truckers. Is hourly pay for truck drivers safer than mileage pay? We try to find out. Walmart is now training people from their stores to be drivers. Why do they need to do that if it is such a great job? Will UPS strike? If they do, it isn’t about the money. A driver gets busted in Iowa and complains about it but is denied. Sometimes you have to choose.
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