Milton Whitaker, Trucker

"A convoy of protesting truckers cicled the national mall in Washington, D. C. on tuesday as part of a rally petitioning Congress to address rapidly rising oil prices.

Gas prices reached and average of three US dollar and sixty cents a gallon, or sixty-six cents higher than one year ago. Oil futures rose to their own new record near $120 a barrel on Monday.

Milton Whitaker, truck driver: "This is about the people in the White House. We've got to get a handle on these oil companies. They're raking us over the coals."

"The truckers are calling on Congress to stop subsidizing big oil companies, release oil from the strategic petroleum reserves, and and open up domestic drilling among other things..."