Truckers protest high cost of fuel
Horns blaring, dozens of truckers fed up with high fuel costs converged on the state Capitol in Charleston in protest. They drove off three hours later, still frustrated but with assurances of support from Gov. Joe Manchin III.
More than 60 rigs rumbled off the interstate and pulled up to the seat of state government to demand relief.
The convoy of mostly independent operators included Donald Cottrill of Dad’s Trucking. Cottrill has seen his weekly fuel bill climb to $2,500 from $500 nine years ago. “It’s just time for us to make a stand,” said Cottrill, 37.
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