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SHUTDOWN ? * USA - Truckers ‘going broke’ and threatening to strike
Dan Little: “Our federal government is subsidizing railroads, airlines, banks and farmers,” he said. “Meanwhile, we’re being taxed to death.”
Davenport,IA,USA -The Quad City Times, by Barb Ickes -March 19, 2008: -- What started as a small, online grassroots effort now appears to have the potential for something bigger... Dan Little, the owner/operator of a livestock hauling company in Carrollton, Mo., estimated Tuesday that at least 1,000 other truckers from across the United States have committed so far to joining him in a strike on April 1... Although none of the truckers interviewed Tuesday at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop, Walcott, which is just off Interstate 80 west of Davenport, has heard of the intended strike, some said they would shut down, too... At issue is the rising cost of diesel fuel, which has reached or exceeded $4 per gallon in at least 17 states. But Little does not expect his strike to bring down the per-gallon price of gas, nor does he expect to have any effect on the oil companies... Mike Hills, a driver from Wyoming, Iowa, said he also would shut down to support Little and the others — if he could... But officials from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association are encouraging truckers to find options to a strike... (Photo by Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES - Independent trucker Weldon Kinnison had not heard of a truckers strike but would park his truck if one happened)* And It Starts Middle Georgia Truckers Strike
GA,USA -TruckersForum.net/vBulletin Setup, by ARealRedneck -19 March 2008: -- Over 85% of all manufactured freight in Georgia is moved by trucks. Everything from wood to toothpaste travels from manufacturers to your local stores thanks to the owners and operators of trucking companies like Greg Hobert, owner of Hobert Trucking. All of that may change, however, since Greg and his fellow owner/operators are now on strike... Greg emphasizes, "I'm here because of these fuel prices, they're just outrageous, ridiculous...it's to the point where my fuel prices are more than my profit. That way, I'm working backwards. I mean, if I can't take home nothing, then what's the point of working?"...
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