Truck drivers from across the state will roll into Annapolis Tuesday to protest legislation that would substantially increase the state’s fuel tax and vehicle registration fees.
The truckers plan to encircle the Lowe House Office Building while industry representatives tell lawmakers how proposals to raise revenue will cripple their businesses, inflate consumer prices and stall the economic recovery.
Members of the Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors’ Association, WMDA Service Station and Automotive Repair Association, and National Federation of Independent Business will also participate.
WHO: Trucking company owners, truck operators, service station dealers and business leaders from across Maryland.
WHAT: Rally to protest fuel tax and vehicle registration fee increases.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Lawyer’s Mall rally scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Lawyer’s Mall, Annapolis