transport stoppage

Just about here
http://www.tandlnews.com.au/news/article/AVIYGMRVKU

Could be the start.

No!

Big one what ?

Whatever it s, how will impact on caravanning, travelling etc?

This I fully and unconditionally support. Strewth is it not about time someone did something, anything to try and get someone who has the power to bight the expletive deleted bullet re fuel prices? Sure it may be an inconvenience and I for ONE am sick to the eye teeth of the fence sitting, posturing, sabre rattling and procrastination re fuel prices. It's a very complex problem and as we now know not actually the fault of the crude suppliers but the smooth operators who are buying "futures" and forcing the price skyhigh...
If there is a blockade anywhere near me on the day you will find me handing out refreshments.....
I HAVE HAD A GUTFULL OF OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES RIPPING US OF TAX WISE FOR THEIR OWN SELF ENGRANDESMENT.....
We supply the world in LPG and sell it for peanuts yet we charge ourselves around 70 cents/ ltr, now try and tell me that is justifiable, what possible spin can you put on it?

here's a C & P from another forum on the subject, don't know how much of it is hype or not but will be interesting to see what happens on the dates mentioned. below are 2 extracts from the guy who posted the thread

As you have probably read and heard the transport industry is at its knees,with proposed rego hikes and changes to fatigue management,the industry is organising a National Transport Shutdown on the 28th July.We have had meetings in Townsville,Toowoomba and there is a meeting at Dubbo on Sunday 29th June 08.Please dont think this doesnt affect you if you dont drive a truck,this is going to affect everything you buy from milk & bread to the fuel we use for our trips away..I urge you to contact your local member for parliment and express your views,the more people involved the better chance we have.Think about it,if the industry shutsdown for 2 weeks,what will be left on the supermarket shelves?For more info contact MICK PATTEL-0429-413-161 or email;kevpat50@bigpond.net.au.Remember WITHOUT TRUCKS AUSTRALIA STOPS

this will affect everyone from the major companies to the yardperson.i know of one major company that has had 19 of its drivers give their notice to finish on the 29th september when new fatigue laws come in and that company will probably shut the doors.this is our last chance

No there will be no blockades, we are not doing it to interrupt travellers. But we should be doing it for more than one day. It should be for a week and it will stop this country. And that is what we need to do to make those people who sit in government realise the price of fuel, rego, insurance. You cant pass the costs onto the customers because they only go and find some truckie who is willing to under cut someone else because he needs a load to get home to the family. Some money for a load home is better than running home empty. It's not only truckies doing it hard it is the farmers as well. More the people who HAVE to buy fuel, pay rego on trucks and tractors, and insurance on big rigs and farming equipment, to make a living. Yeah I know families have these costs as well, but they can choose to go for a day trip and put fuel in their 4WD, truckies and farmers have no choice.....................

So Mr Fawlty, I'm with you, give the guys all the support you can, after all, everyone will benefit from this IF the prices come down a tad. They are not doing this to upset people, but to try and help the cost of running trucks.

Good on em, and I hope it all works out for them.

Karen & Geoff

why doesnt the government drop or cut the taxes on diesel to relieve the situation. petrol users can find alternative ways to travel to work etc. Truckies cant