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#26
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Manning Up said:
Traffic has been heavier this week than 3 weeks ago. People are becoming braver.

A BIG thank you to the truckers that keep the products on the shelves.
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This experience might change how we look at those who work in the "unrecognized" industries / professions that are proving so critical right now. It might, just maybe, change how we look at one another.

And maybe that will be a good thing.
 
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cwbytruckers said:
By my screen name you know what I do. Drove through Richmond Virginia. DC. Baltimore. Up the NJ turnpike. Crossed the GW bridge. Into NY, CT, RI and finally delivered in Massachusetts. In my 18 years of driving a truck I have never seen so little traffic in the Northeast. Now I sit here in the hot bed of this mess hoping and praying I dont catch something that I could potentially pass on to someone with a weak immune system. Man this is a time when people talk about 50 or even 100 years from now will sound insane. My job puts me at risk every single day on the highways. Now I have to fear being outside my truck. I'm shocked how this has crippled this country. Worse yet. How it has taken so many lives. VolNation your the greatest fans out there. Say a prayer for us truckers keeping your stores stocked. Your medical supplies handy. All while being refused service at some restaurants. God Bless and bring on football and normal living again.
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God bless you and stay safe. We do appreciate what you are doing.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
This experience might change how we look at those who work in the "unrecognized" industries / professions that are proving so critical right now. It might, just maybe, change how we look at one another.

And maybe that will be a good thing.
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Your right, but memories in most people don't last long. As time passes youngsters (and some oldersters) don't look back, only forward. As the saying goes "if you don't know where you've been how do you know where you are going".
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
This experience might change how we look at those who work in the "unrecognized" industries / professions that are proving so critical right now. It might, just maybe, change how we look at one another.

And maybe that will be a good thing.
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I agree. I worked in a profession that was recognized regularly for what it did to save lives etc. But I noticed years ago the people working to keep our power on are mostly overlooked and taken for granted (and sometimes even yelled at when the power is down) EXCEPT WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT AND THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE STREETS!. Obviously there are many other professions that deserve our thanks but rarely get it. I hope you are right and we DO NOT go back to business as usual when this is over. So.....Say "thank you" to the mailperson, the grocery store clerk, the UPS driver, the garbage man, the millworkers, THE FARMERS etc etc etc.
 
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Truck drivers are expendable. Best to park that rig and sit it out. The overall poor rates and lousy treatment by many customers, not to mention the personal risks, are just not worth it. Lots of fresh meat plants around the US are shutting down because of covid19 spreading among the employees which no doubt is also being spread by drivers.
 
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CR-vol said:
Truck drivers are expendable. Best to park that rig and sit it out. The overall poor rates and lousy treatment by many customers, not to mention the personal risks, are just not worth it. Lots of fresh meat plants around the US are shutting down because of covid19 spreading among the employees which no doubt is also being spread by drivers.
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Without us you would be doing without. Better pray we never go on strike.
 
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cwbytruckers said:
Without us you would be doing without. Better pray we never go on strike.
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I'm also a trucker and I'm not advocating that anyone strike. All I'm saying is we're looked at as expendable in this crisis. If you don't really need to be out there risking your life over freight, then don't. The freight will move without you. The auto and oil industry are basically shut down. There's way too many trucks out here competing for too little freight. The rates reflect that, they're awful. It's not really a new problem but it's been exacerbated by half the country being shut down over this virus. Your typical carrier out here doesn't care about their drivers. Only that the freight gets moved. You call in sick and their first question is, are you going to be on time for your delivery? Look at the runaround this young rookie driver got after getting sick with coronavirus while over the road in this article: Don’t leave home without COVID-19 plan, sick trucker urges - FreightWaves
 
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