Gas Prices

You may have noticed fewer big rigs on the highway Tuesday. It’s because some of the nation’s independent truckers are parking them instead of driving them. Truck drivers are protesting the sky-high cost of diesel fuel. Truckers can pay up to $1000 for just one fill-up, which is about $300 more than this time last year. There are about 500000 independent truckers nationwide. A truck driver in Carrollton, Mo., told KMBC’s Jere Gish that he shut down his operation for the day. In a complaint …