Gas prices squeeze truckers to breaking point

A gallon of diesel is running at a national average of $3.97 a gallon, up $1.17 from this time a year ago and truckers across the nation are slamming on their brakes because of the diesel prices and are demanding relief. KXLY4's Karina Shagren reports.

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[banemaler]

Good work to the patriotic and courageous truckers shutting down out there. If only all Americans can be more like you. If you are a trucker and haven't joined in on this thing think about the prices when we get to peak prices in the summer or beyond.

[zedek3147]

Why aren't ALL DRIVERS protesting? Why do we have to get the green light from 'truckers' to get angry? And the fucking truckers didn't say anything as regular Joe Blow Citizens. They only care if it hurts THEIR pockets.

I say we all do massive freeway jams. Just all pick a time and date to drive as slow as hell or just sit there on the road.

[bryce3685]

@sideslide23 ok ill agree with you on intown deliveries ya and port container trucks aswell but ya for highway and off highway trucks like i drive i dont think it would work at all espeacily in the -50 we get up here in alberta. I move drilling and service rigs and we sometimes stay in the bush for a couple days at a time and have to pull loads that are extremely heavy up some pretty wicked hills that i just dont think it would work unless u had a big diesel under the hood

[sideslide23]

@bryce3685 just Toying around with idea but electric Semi can be invented, but should be used for local delivery and short haul not for long haul, Diesel should be used for Road Warrior assignment. the electric truck would have to do the EMU which is the Electric multy Unit the tranctor and the trailer has the electric unit and a driving wheels and the Trailer is feature with a big solar panels on the top of the trailer along with their battery.

[bryce3685]

@mcd4552 ya thats true but us canadians still ship all our oil to the states when it should stay here we got way more oil than anyone its rediculous should be sayin fuck everybody eles

[bryce3685]

@sideslide23 fuck electric semis thats rediculous the goverments just need to pull their heads outta their asses theres no reason for high prices at all except to make more money theres no shortage global warmin is BS theres no reasons at all. But hey thats what always happens the rich get richer the poor get poorer

[sideslide23]

its time to build electric powered Semi Truck.

[maxwatte]

HELL YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ukchris64]

Its £1,04 for a litre of diesel at my local BP station, which means a gallon of dieslel is £4.73, 20p

Maybe we need anothe fuel strike here in Britain, as we are all being forced off the roads by our controling governments.

My maths insn't that good but its badsed on there being 4.55 litres to a gallon, think thats right;)

[ridgerunner98570]

Prices have fallen but are creeping back up. I know personally 7 truckers who threw in the towel and quit. What a loss for America. We in the USA have plenty of oil reserves, but we do need to develop other alternatives as well. The future is roaring down that expressway. Will we be ready for it?

[mcd4552]

the US needs more fuel than canada does, more suburban areas

[madflyer1093]

i live in canada and we payed this summer almost $2.00/litre it was at $1.95 convert that to gallons it equals $8.00/gallon yet we also manage to survive just can't help but laugh at the states when they complain of high fuel prices.