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TRUCKERS' PROTEST * USA - N.Y. truckers plan protest convoy
New York truckers plan a June 19 rally at the state’s capitol to protest the state’s ton- mile tax and other state issues hurting the industry
New York,NY,USA -eTrucker, by Jill Dunn -16 June 2008: -- ... Charles Claburn of Hudson Falls started Truckers and Citizens United of New York four months ago after parking his truck. The owner-operator had been leased to Wal-Mart, but diesel and other burdensome business costs motivated him to put his efforts into trying to improve the state’s business climate for owner-operators... About 400 truckers are expected, with one convoy leaving Fultonville and another leaving Fort Ann. TCUNY has 7,500 members and nearly all are owner-operators or small fleet owners, he said... The Fultonville convoy will assemble off Exit 28 of the New York Thruway at the Betty Beaver Truck Stop to leave at 9 a.m. They will travel down Albany’s State Street by 10 a.m. and encircle the Capitol Building... A major issue is that New York is one of four states that have a ton-mile tax, also known as the highway use tax. Assembly members have considered bills since 1999 to eliminate the tax, the latest being A6435, which was held for consideration April 29 in the Ways and Means committee...
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