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INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS * USA - PLANING SHUTDOWN
"This protest is to make the general public aware that, the recession we are in, has been caused by high energy prices"... They want Washington to address rising fuel costs
Grants Pass,OR,USA -WorldNetDaily -March 28, 2008: -- Crude oil is running $100 a barrel and it costs $50 instead of $35 to fill your car... But what happens when, in addition to the $50 fillup, your groceries go from $80 to $120 and you hunt for new jeans but the shelves don't even have your size?... That's the very real possibility that is triggering an unofficial nationwide call for a shutdown by thousands of independent truck operators who deliver those supplies – all sparked by the rising costs of fuel... One website already explains about 18,000 trucks have been committed to the shutdown starting April 1, and whether it goes for a day or a week, they are hoping that their actions will get the attention of officials who, they demand, must do something to help... The e-mail said it is not a "strike" or an attempt to organize a union, and drivers will not violate any laws... "The government will hear us only if we stand united," suggest Dan Little, the strike's promotor. He noted he'd gotten calls from Sen. Hillary Clinton's office "checking in on our thoughts on the fuel costs and trucking issues"...* Weary drivers could strike this week
New Haven,CONN,USA -The New Haven Register/Trading Markets (Los Angeles,CA) -March 30, 2008: -- Truck driver Gerald Cisson expected to earn about $1,000 on a load that would bring him close to home in Ripley, Miss... Not a bad profit for a 1,164-mile haul from Connecticut. Then he looked at the prices of diesel fuel at the Pilot truck stop in Milford... At $4.17 per gallon, about $900 of that $1,000 payday would go for fuel... For independent truckers like Cisson, it's enough to make them wonder if the long-haul life is worth it. All he could do now is wait for his broker to call and tell him what product he would be hauling, and listen to talk among fellow truckers about a protest strike later this week...
* Truck drivers’ strike picks up speed
Davenport,IA,USA -The Quad City Times, by Barb Ickes -March 30, 2008: -- It evidently took a few days to sink in... I heard from CNN in Atlanta as well as small-time radio stations across the nation... The potential impact of this thing is tremendous, and people are beginning to notice... The call for a drivers’ shutdown started small. Now it’s been brought to the attention of thousands, and Little’s plan to park his rig, beginning April 1, has truckers lining up across the nation to join him... Several non-truckers wanted to know how they could help the drivers, and some people said they would park their passenger vehicles in a show of solidarity... A clear majority of the people I heard from were sympathetic to the drivers. They said that they understand it is increasingly difficult — impossible, in many cases — to continue to operate a trucking business when most or all of the profits are going into fuel... Here are just a few readers’ comments: “I’m all for capitalism and free trade, but not reckless profiteering by oil companies.”...
* Truck Drivers Threaten To Strike On April Fool's Day
Nashville,TENN,USA -NewsChannel5.com -March 31, 2008: -- Fewer semis could be crowding morning commuters Tuesday. Independent truck drivers, across the country, have threatened to strike April 1, 2008... Losing a good chunk of the nation's truckers could bring crippling results... Fewer deliveries could mean a noticeable decline in groceries at the supermarket. It could also mean, ultimately, the cost of the strike is passed on to you, the consumer...Labels: truckers' strikes
posted by Unknown @ 5:48 PM
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This morning, I interviewed Dan Little, the man generally credited with launching the trucker shutdown yesterday, and he believes the effort was 100 percent successful. The near future, as far as the trucking industry and its impact on this country, should be interesting.
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