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TRUCKERS' STRIKE * USA - Calls For Boycott Grows
Rising fuel prices are driving many independent truckers off the road
Mebane,N.C.,USA -WNCN/TV, by Steve Sbraccia -Mar 26, 2008: -- ... Long-haul truckers at several truck stops in Mebane said they are in favor of a proposed April 1 shutdown proposed by a Midwest trucker earlier this month... It began as a grassroots effort and has now caught the ears of truckers nationwide, who say they need to send a message to Washington that they need help... With diesel so high, independent truckers say they're going broke with the out of pocket expenses... The Carrolton, MO trucker said he's received over 2,000 emails from independent operators and small trucking fleets pledging to join the boycott. He said the want to send a simple message to Washington... Today, some long haul truckers passing through North Carolina said the April boycott is not so foolish... But, the organizer of the boycott says it's not his intention to cripple the nation's economy... Dan Little said he just wants politicians in Washington to realize things are getting desperate for many independent truckers, and that they need to do something -- and do it quickly...* Cattle hauler calling for April 1 shutdown
Grain Valley,MO,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Reed Black & David Tanner -March 27, 2008: -- There are a lot of different dates bouncing around for a shutdown by truckers to protest fuel prices. But most of the mainstream media is going with April 1 – the date that a Carrollton, MO, cattle hauler is publicizing... The trucker is Dan Little, who said his business has gone from about a dozen trucks down to one that’s still on the road... Specific details on the activities planned for April 1 are sketchy, with Internet blogs and forums showing conflicting reports. Little himself has posted comments that seem to indicate that he is organizing not a one-day shutdown but a strike of indefinite length... Little told on XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday, March 26, “I’m calling for a one-day shutdown to get the attention of our leaders that we elected and sent to Washington to represent us … to get their attention"...
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posted by Unknown @ 10:15 AM
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I commend Mr. Little. The owner operators and small companies need to do something. I am a 73 year old female with 2 trucks. I depend on the profit from the trucks to support myself. Social Security sure does not do it. We need to organize and do something. Over 70% of the freight in this country is moved by independants.
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