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Truckers Boycott * USA - They say higher tolls may lead to
Montgomery,VA,USA -The Register Herald, by Mannix Porterfield -July 2, 2009: -- Trucking companies locked into contracts that keep them from raising delivery fees might look for alternate routes to avoid higher fares on the West Virginia Turnpike, the president of the West Virginia Motor Truck Association says... Most of the 170 members of the group use the turnpike, and as of Aug. 1, the toll for commercial rigs is jumping from $4.25 per barrier to $6.75, although discounts are allowed with E-Z Pass transponders... In advance of Wednesday’s historic toll increase, talk began to accelerate about the prospects of truckers boycotting the 88-mile road to keep from paying tolls, and the association’s president, Janet Vineyard, agreed that was a strong prospect... (Photo from gribblenation: toi-64-77, by the West Virginia Turnpike)
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