Trucker protest slowing traffic on I-465

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Trucker protest slowing traffic on I-465

Dozens of semi trucks are on a "slow roll" on I-465 around Indianapolis as a protest against cheap freight.

www.wishtv.com

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Nothing makes me pull against your cause than you intentionally pissing me off.

 

[MCgrease08]

I'm no economist, but wouldn't the best way to protest low freight rates be to stay parked and refuse to pick up loads, thus reducing supply of available trucks and driving up demand, which would cause rates to increase?

 

[BigRed]

Is obiden going to freeze their bank accounts like that English cigarette in Canada did to truckers?

 

[Cameramonkey]

I'm no economist, but wouldn't the best way to protest low freight rates be to stay parked and refuse to pick up loads, thus reducing supply of available trucks and driving up demand, which would cause rates to increase?

But nobody wants to be the one getting no freight dollars while the rest are getting the higher rates.

 

[MCgrease08]

But nobody wants to be the one getting no freight dollars while the rest are getting the higher rates.

I get that. But if the rates are so low and you're burning diesel to protest, aren't you potentially losing money? Staying parked at least doesn't cost anything.

Admittedly I don't know jack about freight pricing and brokers and all that. So would be curious to hear from any members that do.

 

[cg21]

After that **** poor convoy that went across the US I am having a hard time getting behind them again. Canadian truckers were doing it right.

 

[Hoosier Carry]

In all the times I have had issues with any employer and how they treat me as an employee, it never occurred to me to go out and jack up some innocent bystander’s day because I’m a douche bag. This is the adult version of laying in the middle of the isle throwing a tantrum.

 

[Cameramonkey]

In all the times I have had issues with any employer and how they treat me as an employee, it never occurred to me to go out and jack up some innocent bystander’s day because I’m a douche bag. This is the adult version of laying in the middle of the isle throwing a tantrum.

Yeah. like the 18 wheeler at 21st and emerson today. On a green with oncoming traffic, he decides to pull a U turn. So myself and a half dozen others, had to stop for him and wait while he pulled a stinking 5 point turn to get his semi turned around on a 4 lane road. SMH. Just go around the block a-hole.

 

[cg21]

Sometimes inconveniences are necessary for change. Like not drinking tea for awhile? Not getting any official documents? Whole blocks being shut down for rallies? An entire downtown being shut down? Delaying a vote for the speaker of the house?

All of these things are important issues (maybe not to you but they were to the people affected)

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Yeah. like the 18 wheeler at 21st and emerson today. On a green with oncoming traffic, he decides to pull a U turn. So myself and a half dozen others, had to stop for him and wait while he pulled a stinking 5 point turn to get his semi turned around on a 4 lane road. SMH. Just go around the block a-hole.

Had that happen to me up on Lafayette Rd. where you get on to 65 N. It wasn't an 18 wheeler, but it was one of those Coke delivery trucks with the long trailer on the back.

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Yeah. like the 18 wheeler at 21st and emerson today. On a green with oncoming traffic, he decides to pull a U turn. So myself and a half dozen others, had to stop for him and wait while he pulled a stinking 5 point turn to get his semi turned around on a 4 lane road. SMH. Just go around the block a-hole.

And if you did something to that effect while he was in his personal car he would probably be bumper to your window blowing his horn having a fit.
There used to be a thing called citizens arrest. I think we need to up that to citizens taser! Everyone needs the right to deploy tasers on daily idiots! Pull him out of his truck and Taser, Taser, Taser!!!!!

 

[BigRed]

Sometimes inconveniences are necessary for change. Like not drinking tea for awhile? Not getting any official documents? Whole blocks being shut down for rallies? An entire downtown being shut down? Delaying a vote for the speaker of the house?

All of these things are important issues (maybe not to you but they were to the people affected)

True

 

[Ark]

Nothing makes me pull against your cause than you intentionally pissing me off.

Yeah this makes me want to Google how Tesla is coming along with that automated truck.

It won't get tired and fall asleep, get juiced on amphetamines and road rage, or get pissy about pay and block traffic. As a consumer my interest is in the cheapest possible freight.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

Yeah. like the 18 wheeler at 21st and emerson today. On a green with oncoming traffic, he decides to pull a U turn. So myself and a half dozen others, had to stop for him and wait while he pulled a stinking 5 point turn to get his semi turned around on a 4 lane road. SMH. Just go around the block a-hole.

Was it a Quickway cab pulling a Kroger trailer? Sounds like the a-hole drivers that constantly hold up traffic coming out of the bakery on English Ave

 

[Brad69]

Don't blame me I am in Kansas city!

No idea what they are protesting freight rates are good.

Broker's take freight at a certain price and try to move it at the cheapest possible amount.That's how they make money.

I guess they want to get the freight at the brokers rate that's not how it works?

 

[xwing]

Really? They are protesting by snarling all traffic b/c they're mad people are getting a good price? How dare people get a good price.

 

[jbombelli]

Don't blame me I am in Kansas city!

No idea what they are protesting freight rates are good.

Broker's take freight at a certain price and try to move it at the cheapest possible amount.That's how they make money.

I guess they want to get the freight at the brokers rate that's not how it works?

They can always feel free to grab their own loads off the load boards if they prefer. Or source their own new customers like the brokers do.

But they don't want to do those things that the brokers do, they just want the money without having to hunt it down.

 

[edporch]

Trucker protest slowing traffic on I-465

Dozens of semi trucks are on a "slow roll" on I-465 around Indianapolis as a protest against cheap freight.

www.wishtv.com

Any protest that involves blocking off public thoroughfares and violating the rights of others does NOT help win my support for any cause.

 

[blain]

After that **** poor convoy that went across the US I am having a hard time getting behind them again. Canadian truckers were doing it right.

The Canadian truckers were protesting mandatory jabs in order to keep rolling.