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INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS * USA - Protesting High Fuel Prices
* For truckers, it’s now a matter of survival * Should the trucking industry receive a government bail out like the banking industry?
* Truckers in Chicago Protest High Fuel CostChicago,ILL,USA -ABC news 19/wxow (La Crescent,MN) -April 1, 2008, 11:15 am: -- Some independent truckers in Chicago parked their vehicles Tuesday morning to protest the high cost of fuel. The truckers pulled their rigs onto the shoulder of Interstate 55 just at the end of rush hour... An Illinois State Police trooper was seen issuing tickets to the operators for impeding traffic... Truckers around the country hinted of an April first strike because of skyrocketing costs...
* Truckers around country protest fuel prices
Trenton,NJ,USA -Syracuse (NY), by Pedro Ramirez III -April 01, 2008, 1:49 PM: -- Independent truckers around the country pulled their rigs off the road and others slowed to a crawl on major highways in a loosely organized protest of high fuel prices... On New Jersey's Turnpike, southbound rigs "as far as the eye can see" were moving at about 20 mph near Newark, said Turnpike Authority spokesman Joe Orlando. Other truckers had gathered at a service area near Newark chanting and protesting...
* Trucking industry changing with rising diesel costs
Dallas,TX,USA -WFAA/TV, by JUSTIN FARMER -April 1, 2008, 01:01 PM: -- ... It's enough to prompt some truck drivers to idle their engines in protest, and that's what they were doing Tuesday. Reports were that some independent truck drivers at some stations across North Texas were idling...
* Rumors Of A Trucker's Strike Heading Our Way
Texas,USA -KLTV, by Cathryn Khalil -1 April 2008: -- Rumors are flying this morning of a reported trucker's strike here in the United States... This morning, there is no official word of a strike, but an independent truck driver we spoke to this morning said he plans to strike as long as it takes for gas prices to go down... Truckers are also frustrated with what they consider high registration fees and fines for inspection violations...
* Truckers park their rigs in protest
Tampa,FL,USA -The Herald Tribune -April 1, 2008 at 2:26 p.m.: -- With the price of diesel fuel reaching record highs, independent truckers today, after parking their rigs, stood together protesting the companies they contract with, saying that while those companies are charging fuel surcharges on their freight, they are not sharing that increase with drivers... About 50 local independent truckers, all of whom contract with a handful of companies that ship containers out of the Port of Tampa and the nearby CSX freight yard, rallied outside Coco's Latin Café this morning and swore they would not budge until their employers blinked...
* Truckers Work Slowly on Highways to Protest Fuel Prices
Green Bay,WIS,USA -WBAY/Action 2 News -April 1, 2008 02:34 PM: -- Many of the nation's 500,000 independent truckers are going on strike to protest the soaring cost of diesel fuel... Many truckers this week will either stop work completely or drive 45 miles per hour to slow down the transporting process...
* Independent truckers strike hits Knoxville
Knoxville,TENN,USA -The Knoxville News Sentinel, by Michael Silence - April 1, 2008, 11:07 a.m.:
Photo by J. Miles Cary: Trucks fill the lot at the Petros Truck Stop on Watt Road in West Knoxville...* Some Upstate Truckers Turn Off Engine In Protest
Greenville,SC,USA -Fox Caroline -April 1, 2008, 11:48 am EDT: -- Some independent truckers all over the country turned off their engines on Tuesday to protest the rising cost of diesel fuel. More than 50,000 truckers were expected to take part in the shutdown that started at 8 a.m... Strike organizers said the protest will last a day or two and they hope that is long enough to send a message to government officials...* Truckers Protest High Fuel Costs
Albuquerque,NM,USA -KOAT -March 31, 200811:03 pm MDT: -- Some Truckers nationwide are going on strike Tuesday to protest the high cost of diesel fuel... Truckers are divided on the strike. Some say they will participate, but company drivers say they won't. Truckers tell us the strike could last for at least three days. There are some reports that other truckers will drive slow to clog traffic. State police say if that happens they will issue citations...
* Truckers Line Up To Protest Fuel Costs
Tampa,FL,USA -WESH.com (Orlando,FL)/msnbc -April 1, 2008, 2:07 p.m. ET: -- Authorities in Tampa are working to keep traffic moving as dozens of truckers lined up to protest the rising cost of fuel. Police said they're working to keep traffic moving near the Port of Tampa, where the big rigs are gathered. It's happening along 22nd Street near the causeway at McKay Bay... As part of the planned protest, truckers said they plan to either park their rigs, go 45 mph on highways or post protest signs on their trucks...* Truckers protest high diesel prices
Mount Vernon,VA,USA -The Mount Vernon News, by Cheryl S. Splain -April 01, 2008: -- Truckers may not be allowed to strike, but they can drive slow. Or get sick, or not show up for work... That’s apparently what truckers across the country have planned for today and Wednesday, according to Tom Bark, an owner-operator who lives in Apple Valley. Bark, who emptied his trailer in Lincoln, Neb., this morning, is among hundreds of truckers who are fed up with the cost of diesel. He said he supports efforts to raise awareness of high fuel prices, even to the extent of parking his rig. The average cost of diesel today nationwide is $3.99...
* Local Big Rig Drivers Plan To Go On Strike Over Fuel Cost
Orange,FL,USA -WFTV -April 1, 2008, 12:46 pm EDT: -- Some truck drivers are parking their big rigs, stopping deliveries and going on strike. They're protesting the high price of fuel... In Central Florida, several truckers who say they plan to stay at home because of high diesel prices. Others plan to drive extra slow on interstates... It's impossible to know exactly how many will participate, but it's up to each individual driver who owns his own truck... There's been talk of trucker strikes for years, but this time drivers say they're serious...* Truckers, Not Rubber, Burning - Local Operator Says Impact Could be Quick As Word of Strike Rolls Across America’s Roads
Dublin, GA,USA -My Web Pal.com, by Terry Wolf -1 April 2008: -- Imagine going to the local grocery store and the shelves are empty. Orders were placed and shipments were loaded, but no deliveries will be coming because all the big rigs are parked along the country’s interstates... That is what Jason Jones, owner-operator of Laurens County Truck Sales, says could happen this week if thousands of independent truckers across the country park their rigs in a show of solidarity... At issue is the lack of regulated federal guidelines and the compensation structure for independent truckers... Jones retains hope that the strike will shed light on how serious truckers consider the situation... “This is a movement starting in all corners of country, not something a handful of us are doing in our respective areas. We simply did not have a choice. Without a voice in politics or media to speak for us the only voice we have is whether the trucks actually roll up and down the highway.”... (Photo: Truckers fuming Over fuel prices… Jones said truckers will park their rigs in opposition to high operating costs) Labels: truckers' strikes
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1 Comments:
I think all Americans support the Truckers, some of us have started using less fuel and have stocked up on needed items. I'm all for such a strike, but I believe it will take more than a few truckers to strike before the strike will do any good.
Stacy Hodges
La Luz, New Mexico
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