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Create a channel Learn moreGood question.The way it looks is, the port is full and truckers are waiting outside the port to move containers.
Who is stopping them?
Wow.Here, take a look at all the trucks that ARE NOT AT THE PORT.
Only Long Beach appears to have much going on at all.
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Cali Air Resources BoardThe way it looks is, the port is full and truckers are waiting outside the port to move containers.
Who is stopping them?
all kinds of finger pointing but what do you guys think
Don't forget most truckdrivers don't want to go into California to begin with . Besides the commy assholes that reside there , the high price for fuel , and it's 55 mph STATEWIDE for trucks .If you limit the trucks that are legal to drive into the ports to only 25% of the trucks on the road, you are limiting available trucks. Period.
If you exclude every owner/operator in the trucking industry from coming into the port - you are deciding that only 30% of that 25% are allowed to come into the port..... thus limiting it some more. Now you are down to 7.5% of the trucks are allowed.
Then you limit the drivers that are allowed to drive into the ports to ONLY UNION DRIVERS - then you've decided that only 5% of the available 30% of the original 25% can go there. Now you are down to .3% of the trucks are allowed.
Then you take into consideration that these .3% of the trucks on the road are hauling stuff all over the country, and will probably have to dead-head back to the port for another load, which means that you might get 5% of those trucks back to the port at any given time? Now you're talking about 1 truck out of a 1,000 trucks is going to get to the port for a load.
Gee, I wonder what the problem is?
Where are you getting these numbers?If you limit the trucks that are legal to drive into the ports to only 25% of the trucks on the road, you are limiting available trucks. Period.
If you exclude every owner/operator in the trucking industry from coming into the port - you are deciding that only 30% of that 25% are allowed to come into the port..... thus limiting it some more. Now you are down to 7.5% of the trucks are allowed.
Then you limit the drivers that are allowed to drive into the ports to ONLY UNION DRIVERS - then you've decided that only 5% of the available 30% of the original 25% can go there. Now you are down to .3% of the trucks are allowed.
Then you take into consideration that these .3% of the trucks on the road are hauling stuff all over the country, and will probably have to dead-head back to the port for another load, which means that you might get 5% of those trucks back to the port at any given time? Now you're talking about 1 truck out of a 1,000 trucks is going to get to the port for a load.
Gee, I wonder what the problem is?
Yes. Many truckers hate the new diesels with DEF fluid. Those systems can at times be finicky and extremely expensive to repair. Many remove them from trucks and avoid states like California with heavy restrictions. I have heard rumblings of this for the last few years. It’s kind of odd is that oil spill off the California coast line was caused by an oil pipeline that got caught up in the ships anchor.This may be the reason. Non compliant older trucks MAY not be allowed to operate in CA.
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I heard that only newer trucks are able to pick up loads, then transfer cargo in boarding states to non CARB approved trucks. Has anyone else heard this ?
Before long corporations will be paid by the government and they will distribute your allowances of goods, which will be based on your social credit score. Everyone will get rich...except the peasants.All part of the plan to get you use to digging for food in garbage cans and wiping your ass with gnarly tree bark. You'll get use to it before long. Russians,North Koreans,Cuban's to name a few all learned to live that way, suck it up and welcome to the third world.
Demand for food has never changed , we discard more food per day then some countries have to eat.COVID restrictions and demand.
Yes. Many truckers hate the new diesels with DEF fluid. Those systems can at times be finicky and extremely expensive to repair. Many remove them from trucks and avoid states like California with heavy restrictions.
You’re a retard if you believe that and also you have no experience with heavy equipment or trucksDEF/Emissions on modern diesels arent the boogyman some people make them out to be. On diesels that are WORKED they are generally fine. I wont disagree that on diesels that spend a lot of time at idle they can cause issues. This is a reason A TON of trucks now have APU's to run A/C and electrics and shut off the main engine.
Bullshit !!! I’m not saying everybody does it but there are people that are here here’s a trucker explaining itThis is complete and utter HORSE SHIT.
If a trucker was found to have removed the DEF/Emissions system from their truck ANYWHERE in the USA they would be yanked off the road.
It simply doesnt happen.
DEF/Emissions on modern diesels arent the boogyman some people make them out to be. On diesels that are WORKED they are generally fine. I wont disagree that on diesels that spend a lot of time at idle they can cause issues. This is a reason A TON of trucks now have APU's to run A/C and electrics and shut off the main engine.
But to say "truckers remove that shit and then just avoid california" is 100% false and "fake news" at its finest.
You’re a retard if you believe that and also you have no experience with heavy equipment or trucks
You know nothing I don’t have time right now but fleets have to have extra trucks to make up for the ones broken down.I have enough experience to know that engines with DEF/DPF that are WORKED and the DPF is allowed to get and stay hot(outside of regen) seem to have few issues. Engines that are idled a lot, driven only in town, etc... i.e. not worked hard enough to get and keep the DPF hot definitely have issues.
Im not saying they have no issues, but the constant "DPF and DEF suck, are garbage, people remove that shit constantly, etc" gets old when its FAR from the truth.
How long have those systems been out on all kinds of vehicles? 20 years?
I would say its few and far between that OTR truckers are actually removing and running without those systems in place.
It's not complete horseshit. There are a lot of people that delete trucks and avoid California because they are more likely to check your truck. You are correct that it's not a complicated system if you understand how it works but some trucks can be very finicky. They aren't exactly cheap to keep up with when they have issues which is why people do away with it. I think it's fucking stupid because most dealers will not touch one that has been deleted either.This is complete and utter HORSE SHIT.
If a trucker was found to have removed the DEF/Emissions system from their truck ANYWHERE in the USA they would be yanked off the road.
It simply doesnt happen.
DEF/Emissions on modern diesels arent the boogyman some people make them out to be. On diesels that are WORKED they are generally fine. I wont disagree that on diesels that spend a lot of time at idle they can cause issues. This is a reason A TON of trucks now have APU's to run A/C and electrics and shut off the main engine.
But to say "truckers remove that shit and then just avoid california" is 100% false and "fake news" at its finest.
If you limit the trucks that are legal to drive into the ports to only 25% of the trucks on the road, you are limiting available trucks. Period.
If you exclude every owner/operator in the trucking industry from coming into the port - you are deciding that only 30% of that 25% are allowed to come into the port..... thus limiting it some more. Now you are down to 7.5% of the trucks are allowed.
Then you limit the drivers that are allowed to drive into the ports to ONLY UNION DRIVERS - then you've decided that only 5% of the available 30% of the original 25% can go there. Now you are down to .3% of the trucks are allowed.
Then you take into consideration that these .3% of the trucks on the road are hauling stuff all over the country, and will probably have to dead-head back to the port for another load, which means that you might get 5% of those trucks back to the port at any given time? Now you're talking about 1 truck out of a 1,000 trucks is going to get to the port for a load.
Gee, I wonder what the problem is?
Gov Desantis had stated that FL has no problem taking over for CA, seems like folks would start to change destinations??The truth of the matter is that the leftist government of Calipornia has fucked the rest of the country with their bullshit laws. The country either needs to find a way to make them irrelevant or suffer the consequences. The current leftist idiot regime will pretend they are going to do something to fix this - but will not, because they fully support the leftist agenda and want the entire country to become The Socialist Republik of Calipornia. Why else was the current leftist regime telling people to get their Christmas shopping done in June?
im sure he did. Ron loves a talking point. Florida is geographically inconvenient. Florida ports bring in freight from S. America but you don’t pull Asian freight to Florida so you can push it back to Minnesota or Illinois. Fastest and most convenient way to import is straight across the pacific into Seattle or LA and then inland via rail. Truck is secondary and more costly now.Gov Desantis had stated that FL has no problem taking over for CA, seems like folks would start to change destinations??
Better than being anchored out in the Pacificim sure he did. Ron loves a talking point. Florida is geographically inconvenient. Florida ports bring in freight from S. America but you don’t pull Asian freight to Florida so you can push it back to Minnesota or Illinois. Fastest and most convenient way to import is straight across the pacific into Seattle or LA and then inland via rail. Truck is secondary and more costly now.
Do the cheenese owned corporations own all of the loading/unloading facilities, like they do in Panama?all kinds of finger pointing but what do you guys think