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FUEL COSTS TROUBLES * USA - A life-or-death matter for truckers
Many companies are cutting back on fleets
Concord,NH,USA -Concord Monitor -8 April 2008: -- The cost of keeping all five of his trucks rolling proved too costly for Jim Eastman, owner of Jim Eastman Trucking and Excavation in Hartford... With the rising cost of diesel contributing to expenses, Eastman said, he was forced more than a year ago to sacrifice two of his six-axle tractor-trailer trucks, and two of his drivers, to ensure the survival of his company, which hauls logs and pulp... The rising fuel prices, combined with the cost of vehicle maintenance and upkeep, drained the trucking company's profits said Eastman, who finances his vehicles... Now Eastman, whose company is independent, is worried that he might have to sacrifice a third truck or replace it with an older, less costly vehicle... Truckers' grievances with the high price of diesel came to national attention Tuesday, when truckers around the country, most of whom were independent, took part in a loosely organized nationwide protest. Many brought traffic to a standstill by slowing to a crawl or stopping completely... Robert Danforth, owner and operator of R.W. Danforth Transportation & Construction in Corinth, Vt., said a standardized rate of pay should be set for all truckers, as well as a separate rate of pay based on changes in fuel costs. Standardized prices would help make life easier for truckers... Better government regulation of the commodities market and Wall Street traders could help balance out the price of oil, RSD Transportation's Peter Daniels, said. Drilling domestic oil could also help reduce prices, he said... (Photo)* Demands for action on fuel prices gain momentum - Record-high diesel fuel prices are not going unnoticed around the country
Grain Valley,MO,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Clarissa Kell-Holland -April 7, 2008: --
* In Arkansas, four House members from Arkansas have called for congressional hearings on the cost of diesel fuel. The written request was sent to the top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 3...
* In Vermont, the state Senate has called on the state’s attorney general to begin a criminal investigation of major oil companies to determine whether or not any price-fixing or other type of consumer fraud has occurred...
* In Charleston, WV, more than 60 truckers, including coal trucks, lumber haulers and tow trucks, staged a rally on the Capitol steps on Friday, April 4... Gov. Joe Manchin in a statement released by the governor, he said he would ask President Bush to release some oil from the strategic petroleum reserve, though it would serve as a “short-term bandage.”...
* At the Port of Savannah in Savannah, GA, as many as 300 truckers participated in a shutdown at the port on Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4. One port official admitted that business was down by as much as 50 percent on Thursday, and one trucker, who participated in the shutdown, said the port was desolate again on Friday...
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