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1. Here in California the lowest paying trucking jobs are being taken over by recent immigrants. I'm not saying they are illegal, and I'm not saying it's bad- it's just a fact. I've been around the port of Oakland recently and saw lots of hispanic truckers, and a substantial number of Sikh drivers as well. A lot of the lumber from around where I live is now pulled by Mexican O/O's from Bakersfield. It's rumored that they are being horribly ripped-off by their brokers on rates. I try to talk to them whenever I can, a lot don't, or won't, speak english to me. One that did claimed not to know what his load paid!

2. Every legislator that voted to de-regulate the trucking industry should be made to read this article. This is what you get when you elect neo-conservative, free market advocating politicians.

 

Kudos for knowing the difference between a Sikh and an Arab :wink: If I had a nickel for every time I've bitten my tongue when some ignorant redneck started railing against "those terrorist ragheads" I'd have retired long ago :roll:

 

The cultural ignorance of the American public never fails to amaze me.

 

They did it to themselves, cut each others throats year after year until they hit bottom. I know several oldtimers in the dumptruck buisness that used to be container haulers way back and they told me about how they would gross six figures in the late 70's but watched it get ruined in the 80's by "them" and I wont use the words they used here, but they get pretty angry talking about it. I have to agree with Bobby, I have watched the dirt buisness go down the same rate cutting road for the past few years and its sad because we could all make pretty good $$$ if we stuck together. The thing that kills me is the "super 10's" a 3 axle dump with a steerable drop axle 99% of them are set up improperly to carry the extra weight(claimed 16-18 ton) and they cut the rates so low that contractors cant resist useing them.

 

That aint even right. :lol:


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