The price of fuel is now 25 percent higher than what trucker protesters thought their costs would amount to when they departed for D.C.
Soaring gas prices across the nation are costing truckers in the People's Convoy 25 percent more than the protesters had anticipated when the group was gearing up to drive across the country to protest COVID mandates.estimated that truckers are spending nearly $210 in fuel to drive to and from, as well as block off, the Capital Beltway. When the convoy was being planned a month ago, the average price of diesel fuel was over $1.30 per gallon less than the current price.
According to the convoy's website, the truckers are driving from the Hagerstown Speedway to the beltway via I-70 and I-720—a trip that is roughly 67 miles each way. The average semi-trailer gets about 6.5 miles per gallon, meaning each truck will need to use 40.3 gallons each day that the convoy runs their route.
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