Truck drivers in Melbourne have stopped a key highway in protest of rising fuel costs, saying they are “fortunate to make $60 profit a day.”
From 8.30am on Wednesday, a convoy of about 100 trucks crossed Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge at speeds ranging from 15 to 20 kilometers per hour, creating pandemonium in the city’s traffic.
According to Chris Miller of the Department of Transportation, “it’s having a significant knock-on impact.”
A convoy of around 100 trucks crossed Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge on Wednesday morning at speeds between 15 and 20 kilometers per hour, causing pandemonium in the city’s traffic at rush hour starting at 8.30.
Chris Miller with the Department of Transportation stated, “It’s having a significant ripple effect.”
A major Melbourne motorway has been stopped by angry truck drivers who claim they are “fortunate to make $60 profit a day” despite the rising cost of gasoline.
With speeds ranging from 15 to 20 kilometers per hour, a convoy of about 100 trucks crossed Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge on Wednesday morning, causing pandemonium in the city’s traffic at rush hour beginning at 8.30.
Chris Miller from the Department of Transport stated that there was a significant ripple effect.
Mr Woolcock said truck drivers have been expected to bear the rest of the cost, draining their hard-earned money.
‘Our fuel is up to 50 or 60 per cent of our costs, and they’ve stuck us out to dry so we’ve decided to come for a drive into the city to show them we need this done,’ he told Radio 3AW.
‘They’ve fixed our rate so we can’t gain any extra money back for the extra expenses.
According to reports, the convoy created a 25-km-long traffic jam.
In total, 15 truck drivers were fined in September for attempting to block a Melbourne motorway in opposition to Covid vaccine regulations.
Police halted the eight trucks as they attempted to block the Westgate Bridge and proceed at 20 km/h to the Melbourne Airport.
“At the present, most guys are fortunate to generate roughly $60 of profit every day.”