And i bet 90% of these dumb rednecks voted for oil-boy george.
Hundreds Of Truckers Protest High Gas Prices
POSTED: 11:02 am EDT August 10, 2005
MIAMI -- More than 600 truckers gathered in their big rigs Wednesday to protest the rising gas prices in South Florida, NBC 6's Hank Tester reported.
The trucks, which included tractor-trailers, dump trucks and box trucks, gathered at the intersection of Okeechobee Road and the Florida Turnpike in Miami-Dade County.
Traffic in the area was at a standstill as the trucks started a caravan headed toward Miami City Hall.
The trucks traveled 20 miles to present a pebreastion requesting a fuel surcharge break for independently owned trucks.
The truckers claim that the high cost of gas has made it impossible for them to earn a living.
"The airlines are charging pbuttengers. The steam ship lines are charging the shippers. Everyone who's got clout is getting a surcharge," said Ron Carver of the Teamsters Union. "But the truck drivers who have to buy their own fuel are going into bankruptcy because they don't have the clout to demand this. So they're here today asking Congress to pbutt a mandatory fuel surcharge to keep them afloat."
The drivers told NBC 6 that the shipping companies that contract them to haul to the Port of Miami pay around 85 cents per mile. With the high cost of gas, operating per mile could cost 60 cents.
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