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Truckers' Beltway shutdown on again?

Washington Post

- ‎13 minutes ago‎

So it wasn't a hoax after all? Organizers of the “Truckers Ride for the Constitution” rally say they are indeed coming to Washington on Friday — but whether they will shut down the Beltway or just make a lot of noise remains to be seen. Related ...


Truckers say they're coming to DC

Washington Post (blog)

- ‎32 minutes ago‎

State Police Prepare for Truckers' Protest on Beltway

Patch.com

- ‎1 hour ago‎

Truckers declare war on Washington ... and consumers

ConsumerAffairs

- ‎7 hours ago‎

State Police Prepare for Truckers' Protest on Beltway Friday

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'Truckers for the Constitution' Plan to Slow D.C. Beltway, Arrest Congressmen

U.S. News & World Report

- ‎Oct 7, 2013‎

Truck drivers slow down traffic on the highway A1 on Oct. 18, 2010, near Lille, France. American truckers plan a similar protest beginning Friday, according to organizers. Update: Truckers are no longer planning to arrest members of Congress. Read the latest ...

Threat of Capital Beltway shutdown is a hoax, trucker says

Washington Post

- ‎Oct 8, 2013‎

It can be hard to get attention for your agenda in a town like Washington, but Georgia trucker Earl Conlon figured out a way: take the Beltway hostage. Conlon's comments in a U.S. News & World Report story that he and thousands of truckers from across the ...

Truckers' protest: Convoy or con?

Politico

- ‎Oct 9, 2013‎

Right-wing activists who have made a media splash by claiming they'll use big trucks to jam Beltway traffic this weekend are off to a rocky start. Barely a day after U.S.News & World Report wrote about the “Ride for the Constitution,” organizers are condemning ...

Truckers plan 3-day slowdown on DC Beltway

USA TODAY

- ‎Oct 8, 2013‎

Brace yourselves, Washington, D.C., drivers. Angry truckers are coming to town Friday as part of a three-day protest to "shut down America" and "restore our Constitutional Republic." Enraged by low wages, fuel prices, regulations, the government shutdown, ...

Traffic Shutdown? Truck drivers plan 3-day protest on Capital Beltway

Fox News

- ‎Oct 8, 2013‎

Not only is the government (partially) shut down, but now a caravan of truck drivers is looking to shut down traffic around Washington -- as part of a bizarre protest against things that are "destroying America." The group, Truckers Ride for the Constitution, ...


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Truckers Change Mind, Won't 'Arrest' Congressmen

U.S. News & World Report

- ‎Oct 8, 2013‎

News coverage of a trucker protest seeking to clog the roads in and around Washington, D.C., this weekend prompted a schism between the ride's leaders. The ride's loosely organized leadership is now in agreement, however: truckers will not seek to "arrest" ...

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Conservative truckers say they will shut down D.C. Beltway, seek arrest of ...

Philly.com

- ‎Oct 9, 2013‎

One organizer, a trucker from Georgia named Earl Conlon, told U.S. News and World Report Monday that "everybody that doesn't have a supporter sticker on their window, good luck: Nobody in, nobody out." The sticker Conlon is referring to must contain ...

'Truckers Ride for the Constitution' to take to Beltway in protest

Washington Times

- ‎Oct 8, 2013‎

Truck drivers are expected to descend on the Beltway on Friday for a political rally protesting causes ranging from the government shutdown to low wages for drivers — but claims the group planned to intentionally clog the roadways and shut down the region ...

Truckers pull back from threat to create unbearable gridlock

Washington Post (blog)

- ‎Oct 8, 2013‎

I did not think I would be saying this either, but that was before the Trucker Protest reared its head in the news cycle. For a while, it seemed as though the Most Exciting Possible News Story was coming on Friday, when, according to disgruntled trucker Earl ...

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State Police Prepare for Truckers' Protest on Beltway

Conflicting reports continue about whether the event is a hoax, but Virginia State Police will have increased presence during the proposed "Ride for the Constitution" Friday morning.

Posted by Susan Larson (Editor) , October 10, 2013 at 04:47 PM



A screenshot of the Ride for the Constitution Fa

Virginia State Police are taking seriously the reports that hundreds of commercial independent truckers plan to flood the Capital Beltway Friday morning.

"Truckers Ride for the Constitution," a convoy of large commercial transport trucks, may be crowding the Inner Loop of I-495 Friday morning.

The truck drivers reportedly are protesting a number of issues, from pay to gas prices, government regulations on their industry, recent practices of the National Security Administration (NSA) and the country’s financial status, The Hill reported.

Whether the plan is a hoax remains unclear at this point. One truck driver, Earl Conlon, has told media outlets the plan for thousands of trucks to descend on the Beltway really is a hoax, but Ride for the Constitution organizers say Conlon does not speak for the organization and the ride is still on.

The Ride for the Constitution Facebook page now has more than 118,000 fans — approximately double the number of fans it had Monday. Even if the plan is a hoax, there could be increased traffic from truck drivers who are taking the event seriously.

The following is the entire Virginia State Police official statement:
Virginia State Police is aware of the proposed convoy of commercial vehicles and is preparing accordingly with the region’s law enforcement agencies and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), just as we have done in the past for similar demonstrations held within the National Capital Region.

As long as the vehicles comply with Virginia law, then the Virginia State Police will not interfere with their activities.

VSP will have additional troopers working Friday and on through the weekend in Northern Virginia to respond to any incidents that may arise – traffic crashes, disabled vehicles, etc. – in order to expedite clearance of the highways and keep traffic moving safely throughout the region.

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