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In photos: 'Spain Fuel Transport Strike'

By James Wray Jun 9, 2008, 15:26 GMT

Dozens of lorries on standstill, at La Jonquera border crossing between France and Spain in Girona, Spain, 09 June 2008, on occasion of the hauliers strike against the high price of gasoline and gasoil. EPA/ROBIN TOWNSEND

Dozens of lorries on standstill, at La Jonquera border crossing between France and Spain in Girona, Spain, 09 June 2008, on occasion of the hauliers strike against the high price of gasoline and gasoil. EPA/ROBIN TOWNSEND

Dozens of lorries on standstill, at La Jonquera border crossing between France and Spain in Girona, Spain, 09 June 2008, on occasion of the hauliers strike against the high price of gasoline and gasoil. EPA/ROBIN TOWNSEND

Dozens of lorries on standstill, at La Jonquera border crossing between France and Spain in Girona, Spain, 09 June 2008, on occasion of the hauliers strike against the high price of gasoline and gasoil. EPA/ROBIN TOWNSEND

A man waves with a t-shirt to the Spanish truck drivers as they block the main road A1 in Alcobendas, Madrid, central Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish truck drivers began an indefinite strike which is to demand government measures over soaring fuel prices. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/JAVIER LIZON

A man waves with a t-shirt to the Spanish truck drivers as they block the main road A1 in Alcobendas, Madrid, central Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish truck drivers began an indefinite strike which is to demand government measures over soaring fuel prices. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/JAVIER LIZON

Spanish Local police (L) watch as truck drivers block the main road A1 in Alcobendas, Madrid, central Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish truck drivers began an indefinite strike which is to demand government measures over soaring fuel prices. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/JAVIER LIZON

Spanish Local police (L) watch as truck drivers block the main road A1 in Alcobendas, Madrid, central Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish truck drivers began an indefinite strike which is to demand government measures over soaring fuel prices. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/JAVIER LIZON

View of a truck with its tail lights broken by the piquets at the Biriatou frontier near Irun, northern Spain, 09 June 2008. Today Spanish truck drivers began with indefinite strike measures which started to demand governments measures over soaring fuel prices. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/JAVIER ETXXEZARETTA

View of a truck with it's tail lights broken by the piquets at the Biriatou frontier near Irun, northern Spain, 09 June 2008. Today Spanish truck drivers began with indefinite strike measures which started to demand government's measures over soaring fuel prices. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/JAVIER ETXXEZARETTA

View of a row of stopped trucks at the Biriatou frontier near Irun, the Basque Country, northern Spain, 09 June 2008. Today Spanish truck drivers began with indefinite strike measures which started to demand governments measures over soaring fuel prices. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/Javier Etxezarreta

View of a row of stopped trucks at the Biriatou frontier near Irun, the Basque Country, northern Spain, 09 June 2008. Today Spanish truck drivers began with indefinite strike measures which started to demand government's measures over soaring fuel prices. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/Javier Etxezarreta

A view of a truck with its windscreen broken by a picket as a consequence of indefinite strike measures which started to demand governments measures over soaring fuel prices, in Alicante, eastern Spain, 09 June 2008. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/MORELL

A view of a truck with its windscreen broken by a picket as a consequence of indefinite strike measures which started to demand government's measures over soaring fuel prices, in Alicante, eastern Spain, 09 June 2008. The strike could eventually involve up to 300,000 vehicles across Spain. EPA/MORELL

A view of a traffic jam due to the slow driving of trucks on the N340 road near Castellon, easter Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish carriers have gone on strike for an indefinite time since todays midnight to protest against fuel prices hike and demand solutions such as setting a minimum compulsory price to prevent working below this cost limit. EPA/DOMENECH CASTELLO

A view of a traffic jam due to the slow driving of trucks on the N340 road near Castellon, easter Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish carriers have gone on strike for an indefinite time since today's midnight to protest against fuel prices hike and demand solutions such as setting a minimum compulsory price to prevent working below this cost limit. EPA/DOMENECH CASTELLO

General view of a traffic jam due to the slow driving of trucks on C58 road near Barcelona, easter Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish carriers have gone on strike for an indefinite time since todays midnight to protest against fuel prices hike and demand solutions such as setting a minimum compulsory price to prevent working below this cost limit. EPA/XAVIER BERTRAL

General view of a traffic jam due to the slow driving of trucks on C58 road near Barcelona, easter Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish carriers have gone on strike for an indefinite time since today's midnight to protest against fuel prices hike and demand solutions such as setting a minimum compulsory price to prevent working below this cost limit. EPA/XAVIER BERTRAL

General view of a traffic jam due to the slow driving of trucks on C58 road near Barcelona, easter Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish carriers have gone on strike for an indefinite time since todays midnight to protest against fuel prices hike and demand solutions such as setting a minimum compulsory price to prevent working below this cost limit. EPA/XAVIER BERTRAL

General view of a traffic jam due to the slow driving of trucks on C58 road near Barcelona, easter Spain, 09 June 2008. Spanish carriers have gone on strike for an indefinite time since today's midnight to protest against fuel prices hike and demand solutions such as setting a minimum compulsory price to prevent working below this cost limit. EPA/XAVIER BERTRAL



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theantibushJun 9th, 2008 - 19:35:29

What is all the fuss about?

Why don’t they just pass the added cost of doing business on to their customers and get on with doing business?

What they are doing is even stupider than our own truckers rolling around D.C.

Just pass the cost on already!

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oshawaloverboyJun 9th, 2008 - 23:50:17

If they pass the costs on, it trickles down to the end consumers......US. An example is the fuel surcharge on plane tickets.

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samJun 10th, 2008 - 00:23:29

that's right; just pass those price hikes on to consumers, us!!!

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NateJun 10th, 2008 - 17:40:49

If the gas producers can't get their gas to 'US', what are they going to do?

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SPANISH GIRLJun 11th, 2008 - 14:00:30

They cannot pass that charge to their customers because there are some other trucks or haulier companies that are doing (unlawfully) the same job for a lower cost (dumping) so little transportation companies will lost orders.
What they are applying for is the goverment to fix minimmum prices so hauliers cannot work under the stablised prices.

Who is suffering most that strike? me and the rest of Spanish people,supermarkets are under minimus and there is no gas at 60% of gasstations...
Sorry for my bad, bad english.

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meJun 11th, 2008 - 20:49:59

this strike affects only my job and only temporary, but the hight price of the gas can affect everyting, the gas is now the air of all people(food, health, information, tehnology and so on)
If we accept this, we accept high prices for everythig
the big problem is why only france and spain, there are big contries who doesn't do anything, I think that is a global problem and not only a transport problem and oters should do the same.
Good for Spain and for France and also for the transporters and THANK YOU

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European in USAJul 6th, 2008 - 21:38:11

Well whoever reads this

FYI

Gas prices in USA 4 $ a Gallon
Gas prices in Spain 11.89 $ a Gallon


USA people ..please stop complainig so much about the price of gas in USA!!!

I am so happy to be here at the moment..you guys here have heaven...
and not even realizing it..

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