Indiana truckers plan to convoy to the state capitol in Indianapolis Friday, April 18, to protest high diesel prices. The convoy is being organized by Dennis and Darrell Breeden of JT Express Trucking of Washington, IN. A family-owned company, JT Express operates a fleet of 28 trucks. Dubbed Convoy to Circle City, the goal of the protest is to call political and media attention to the fuel crisis and its effect on small trucking companies.
"We're a small company that's just trying to keep from closing," said Darrell, who's watched a number of other small truckers go under as fuel prices have increased. "We just want to call attention and ask for some kind of intervention and support from the state and federal government."
If you'll be in Indiana Friday and want to saddle up, truckers will start gathering at 9 a.m. at the Cloverdale Travel Plaza at Exit 41 on I-70 in Cloverdale, IN. "We are planning to go down and circle the statehouse with our trucks in an orderly fashion," Darrel explained. "We've got permits and are going to have police escorts and everything. We are not out to break laws; we're just trying to call attention to what is an extremely serious crisis in the industry."
For more info on the Indiana convoy, click here. If you're near Indy on Friday, join up and let's roll!
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