Truckers Shut Down Street Leading to Capitol
June 7th, 2016 by Mike Vasilinda
Dozens of South Florida truckers honked horns and blocked intersections in the state Capitol this afternoon. The drivers are unhappy with their pay, the high cost of insurance, and the amount of money brokers who book independent operators are taking off the top. One trucker Javier Figero Leon, was arrested when he refused to move his truck out of an intersection. The arrest was caught by the drivers wife on her cell phone.
“Get our of the truck” was the message from a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper.
Daniel Garcia was one of the drivers protesting.
“We came from Miami, all the way to Tallahassee to try and take care. People don;’t want to pay anything, The people steal the money from us. If we don’t do nothing. we got a couple people who go to jail, this make no sense” says Garcia.
We have not yet confirmed what charges the driver will face. The protest continued at a truck stop on Interstate Ten.
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