August 8th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
Truckers are getting in on the act when it comes to telling our nations leaders what they think about the economy and the rising fuel costs.
A trucking executive and a truck driver appeared and spoke at a recent press conference hosted by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Barbara Windsor, president and CEO of Hahn Transportation of New Market, Md. They stated that the government needs to put into place an energy plan that will ensure an affordable supply of oil and limit the effect of rising fuel costs on the U.S. economy.By not doing more to help the truckers survive, the entire economy is being affected.
Our truckers bring us almost everything we need in the United States including groceries, medicine, clothing, appliances and even the fuel that’s pumped at the local gas station.
Truck drivers are doing their part by slowing down, reducing idling and properly maintaining equipment to reduce fuel costs but these small things that they can do can’t even come close to the rising costs they are enduring.
Tags: fuel cost, Politics, trucking news
