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Truck Drivers Say They Won’t Deliver To Cities with Defunded Police Departments
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:02 pm
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As cities across the country are discussing defunding or disbanding their police departments, truck drivers are voicing concerns of safety. Seventy-seven percent of truck drivers say they will refuse to deliver freight to cities with defunded police departments.
Truck driving is historically ranked as one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. In 2018, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic reported truck driving as the most deadly job in the country.
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We asked drivers on the app, “Would you pick up/deliver to cities with defunded or disbanded police departments? Why or why not?”
To date, 77% of drivers say they will refuse loads to cities with disbanded or defunded police departments.
Here are some of their responses:
“…if something was to happen and you have to take matters into your own hands, and then you risk being prosecuted for protecting yourself.”
“This is not an area you need to act fearless and think you you’d look like a fool for saying no…Imagine what kind of fool you look like for driving into a hot spot and putting your life in danger.”
“I will not deliver to an area with a disbanded police department. My life matter and I do this for my family. We are already at the mercy of these towns and cities with laws and hate against us for parking, getting a meal or even using a restroom.”
“Simple. We may not like it all the time, but laws and order is necessary.”
“Most places we go already can be dicy an about only time you see a cop is when lights is on behind you.”
“For my own safety and security of my customers’ loads, I have already informed my dispatcher that I will refuse all loads to cities that have defunded their police departments.”
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:08 pm to WPBTiger
If there is a group who can cripple this country, bring it to it's knees, and bring chaos, riots, panic, it's truck drivers.
They are the life and blood of our food chain. They all say frick it for a week, 2 weeks,etc, we are fricked beyond belief.
And don't give me trains bullshite, who do you think delivers the shite off freight, truckers.
They are the life and blood of our food chain. They all say frick it for a week, 2 weeks,etc, we are fricked beyond belief.
And don't give me trains bullshite, who do you think delivers the shite off freight, truckers.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:10 pm to WPBTiger
So they took an online poll?
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:50 pm to WPBTiger
Good last stand for workforce that will be all but obsolete in the next decade or so.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:50 pm to WPBTiger
Good. This needs to happen. A non-emotional, common sense, risk management response. Take it out of politics and let them learn the down side of bad policy. If more is done like this, whack job leftists won’t stand a chance.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:53 pm to WPBTiger
Had a landlord that was an old timer who used to truck back in the day. Carried a gun with him every where he went.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:55 pm to WPBTiger
Imagine rolling through a major city at night with a 53 foot headed to Best Buy or an outlet mall or in a rolling Walmart billboard.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:55 pm to WPBTiger
Well we all got to see the preview of all the ‘protesters‘ hijacking their trucks to steal goods. Think that’s not gonna be widespread with no police in the city. Dumb libs sure haven’t thought any of this through.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 8:56 pm to SeeeeK
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there is a group who can cripple this country, bring it to it's knees, and bring chaos, riots, panic, it's truck drivers.
It's the MAGA voting base. They just need a leader. Two weeks of a general strike and we'll accomplish every political goal we can ask for.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 9:05 pm to WPBTiger
It’s ok. They can grow potatoes on concrete
Posted on 6/12/20 at 9:06 pm to Antonio Moss
quote:lulz
Good last stand for workforce that will be all but obsolete in the next decade or so.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 9:07 pm to WPBTiger
no trucker in his right mind would drive a rig into those hell-holes. hijacking is a huge problem already. driving into a no-cop city is inviting big problems.
ask yourself... if you owned a truck, would you drive it into seattle?
ask yourself... if you owned a truck, would you drive it into seattle?
Posted on 6/12/20 at 9:08 pm to Purple Spoon
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Imagine rolling through a major city at night with a 53 foot headed to Best Buy or an outlet mall or in a rolling Walmart billboard.
Or a beer truck.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 9:08 pm to Antonio Moss
quote:how are products going to get transported? Giant slingshots?
Good last stand for workforce that will be all but obsolete in the next decade or so.
This post was edited on 6/12/20 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 6/12/20 at 9:09 pm to WPBTiger
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Truck Drivers Say They Won’t Deliver To Cities with Defunded Police Departments
Who can blame them? Nobody wants to be the next Reginald Denny.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 9:10 pm to WPBTiger
MOre money for thousands of other drivers
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