posted by admin on Jun 17
New York truckers plan a June 19 rally at the state’s capitol to protest the state’s ton- mile tax and other state issues hurting the industryNew York,NY,USA -
eTrucker, by Jill Dunn -16 June 2008: --
... Charles Claburn of Hudson Falls started Truckers and Citizens United of New York four months ago after parking his truck. The owner-operator had been leased to Wal-Mart, but diesel and other burdensome business costs motivated him to put his efforts into trying to improve the state’s business climate for owner-operators... About 400 truckers are expected, with one convoy leaving Fultonville and another leaving Fort Ann. TCUNY has 7,500 members and nearly all are owner-operators or small fleet owners, he said... The Fultonville convoy will assemble off Exit 28 of the New York Thruway at the Betty Beaver Truck Stop to leave at 9 a.m. They will travel down Albany’s State Street by 10 a.m. and encircle the Capitol Building... A major issue is that New York is one of four states that have a ton-mile tax, also known as the highway use tax. Assembly members have considered bills since 1999 to eliminate the tax, the latest being A6435, which was held for consideration April 29 in the Ways and Means committee...
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posted by admin on May 31
New York,NY,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Clarissa Kell-Holland -May 30, 2008: --
For months now, truckers in New York have been waging a public battle to raise lawmakers’ awareness and gain media attention about the fact that high fuel prices are forcing many of them out of business... They started their battle back when diesel prices were still in the $3.50-per-gallon range. By Thursday, May 29, diesel was selling for $5.19 a gallon in some parts of New York... Now, those truckers have a new plan: a convoy on June 19 to the statehouse in Albany. Their hope is to get the governor to come out and discuss their concerns, Gramuglia said. He has even offered to pay the tolls for all truckers participating in the convoy from Fultonville to Albany... He has a meeting with the city clerk’s office and the Capitol Police in Albany on Monday, June 2, to discuss traffic control issues and finalize convoy details... Staging for the convoy is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Betty Beaver’s Fuel Stop at Exit 28 on I-90 in Fultonville, NY. Additional staging space will be available at TravelCenters of America and the Ambest Super Stop, which are also at Exit 28. Vincent Gramuglia, owner of the Betty Beaver’s Fuel Stop in Fultonville, NY, said as many as 1,000 truckers pull in to the three trucks stops on a daily basis...
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posted by admin on May 22
Against high fuel prices Moreau,NY,USA -
The Post/Star, by MAURY THOMPSON -May 21, 2008: --
A coalition of independent truckers is organizing a convoy on the Northway on Thursday to protest high fuel prices... About 20 truckers will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Fitzgerald’s Steakhouse (formerly Ardee’s diner) in Moreau, off Exit 17 of the Northway, said Megghan Stark, an organizer with the group Truckers and Citizens United... Truckers will travel in a convoy to the Wilton Truck Plaza off Exit 16... State legislators will join truckers at the plaza for a rally at 2 p.m...
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