The Arkansas Trucking Association doesn’t support a strike by independent truckers reported to occur on April 1, the organization said today. “Our organization’s board of directors does not endorse any action that might disrupt the delivery of freight or harm the U.S. economy,” said Lane Kidd, president of the association. “Everyone is frustrated over record-high fuel prices but a strike is not a way to solve the problem.”
The group’s board of directors voted unanimously March 19 to seek congressional hearings into the causes of record-high diesel prices.
Kidd said based on conversations with several congressional aides there is growing support for congressional hearings on record high diesel costs and their impact on the U.S. economy.
The Arkansas Trucking Association is a business league of some 335 for-hire trucking companies, private trucking fleets and service or supply businesses. Some of the group’s larger members include J.B. Hunt Transport Services; ABF Freight System; FedEx Freight; Wal-Mart Stores [transportation fleet]; P.A.M Transportation Services; USA Truck; and Tyson Foods [transportation fleet].
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