Posted on 02/19/2024 5:32:35 AM PST by jimjohn
Somebody talks a lot, and no one wants to read his 2000 word punishment essay. No matter what side he is on
1,690 words to be exact, and thanks for your input.
Good point there.......
Speak for yourself.
I read it and enjoyed it.
I read it, can’t say I enjoyed it, but I take it seriously. I grew up in NYC, and really disliked it for all the right reasons. Our author makes a lot of good points and makes sense.
One fact he left out is that the instigator of the boycott points out that getting into or out of NYC is a pain in the behind, on a good day, in a truck. Not a fun place to drive a big rig.
Good information. I especially like the part about non-truckers “talking it up” at the grocery store, etc.
I do agree that hindering or stopping completely Fuel Deliveries would be the fastest route for causing an Oh Shit moment in New York, New York has always been hostile to the Petroleum Product Producers. they should join in and REFUSE ALL SALES to the State so New Yorkers can Freeze to Death in the name of Global Warming.
Actually it’s worth reading.
Appreciate the analysis, but it won’t work. I don’t know if you are from the Tri-State area, but the sheer size of the population here almost ensures this won’t work. You may have several hundred truckers participate, and still nobody will notice.
Everyone should boycott NYC and New York State in any way possible. Refuse that contemptable state and money to the best of you ability. Anyone can do that.
I’d love to see a successful trucker’s boycott of NYC. I just doubt it’s possible. A friend of mine runs a small trucking company. 30-40% of his business runs into the NYC market. And when I say market, I mean within a 100 mile radius of NYC. If all his drivers suddenly refuse NYC, he’s out of business, and they’re out of a job. I’d say most of them are Trump voters, including the owner.
The point is, a good number of drivers, or for that matter small trucking companies, are in no position to refuse loads to NYC, no matter how much they want to. I applaud the owner-operators who are able to turn down the stray long distance load into NYC. Good for them; screw NYC. However, much of the truck traffic into NYC is regional, and those drivers’ livelihoods depend on NYC freight.
Everyone should boycott NYC and New York State in any way possible. Refuse that contemptable state any money to the best of your ability. Anyone can do that.
Five facts one might consider.
1. Long before this came up, if you asked individual truckers...90-percent are fairly negative about delivering into NY City (tolls, traffic, congestion).
2. You don’t need 50-percent of participation...in fact, if just a quarter of drivers said ‘no’...goods would get in but the pricing scheme would go up. So a can of Coke would probably start in 10 days to be $3.50 each.
3. There’s no huge numbers of trucks or truckers today...as existing in the 1980s. Recruitment is today a continual thing with companies, and most truckers don’t want to be on 14-day schedules. A majority will tell you that east coast cities (Philly, NY, Boston) are major issues.
4. Various companies will find drivers to make the route, but pass increased cost directly to the warehouse/grocery...immediately.
5. Finally, that end of 2021 trucker strike in Colorado....that you never heard about on CNN or NPR...or read in NY Times/WaPo? You might want to go back and review ‘the win’.
We shouldn’t put it all on the truckers.
We should boycott new york in our own personal business.
I buy a lot online, but I try to never buy anything from a new york (or california) seller
I read it. No doubt the majority in New York City dislikes Trump so the more pain they feel over this , the better.
I read the entire posting in just a couple of minutes and thought it made some great points.
I saw elsewhere that not only are some truckers refusing to transport to NY, but that some businesses are refusing to request their products be shipped to NY today. So for instance, if a company normally ships 4 crates of lettuce to a restaurant on Mondays, today they are not going to try to schedule that shipment.
The issue is getting more and more publicity.
Trump-Supporting Truckers Vow to Stop Delivering to New York City
Sometimes just the thought of it coming, or happening, can be a partial success. Small success can lead to bigger ones.
It also shows that there is another side that isn’t sitting idle.
What are your suggestions?
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