In Spain and Portugal, lorry (truck) drivers are blocking roads over the cost of diesel fuel?

Jun 11, 2008 by Cracker Jack | Posted in Elections

Will the US truck drivers do the same? What are some ways to bring IMMEDIATE relief to the trucking industry? Which party democrats or republicans will help?

Please note I said IMMEDIATE .


Yes, the truckers should strike. Many of them lose money every day delivering crucial items to us. They have contracts with companies and there is no provision to raise the rates as their fuel costs go up. It's sad. Vote for Bob Barr, Libertarian 200

Robert J | Jun 11, 2008

Ever seen a truck/lorry with SPINNERS?

This lorry was spotted driving on the A26 autoroute in France, we overtook it and then had a double-take as we noticed it had spinners so I got my ...

Container trucks turn north Chennai a death trap

20.05.12

Hundreds of container trucks wait along the northern portion of Inner Ring Road (IRR), Manali Oil Refinery Road (MORR) or Manali High Road, Tiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Panchetty Road and the Ennore Expressway, blocking traffic for hours together,... Causes range from underage truck drivers who tend to be rash on the roads, to the lack of adequate lighting, to the larger issue of chaotic traffic on the roads leading to the Chennai Port. Ramanan, a resident of Tiruvottiyur says: “At times truck drivers pay money to cops to jump the queue. On April 27, traffic police constable Sandana Mariappan was mowed down by a container truck near Sathangadu. The delay in executing the Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project (EMRIP) has only made the situation worse.

Source: The Hindu

Choc horror for stowaways caught in truck load of Ferrero Rocher ...

by Joanna Bourke

Considering I would put starring in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as one of my childhood fantasies, I must confess I would relish the chance to be left alone in a truck load of choccie goodies. UK Border Agency (UKBA) officers discovered them amongst some 2,500 boxes of the chocolates in the Romanian-registered artic, which was headed for Lanesfield in Wolverhampton. The plans of five clandestines from Iran and Iraq to enter the UK illegally were foiled, when three-year-old sniffer dog Benji caught them hiding in a lorry at Calais.

Source: Choc horror for stowaways caught in truck load of Ferrero Rocher ...

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