Truckers gathered to protest low rates during coronavirus near White House

Record ID: 1904935

  • Title: Truckers gathered to protest low rates during coronavirus near White House
  • Date: 2nd May 2020
  • Summary: SHOTLIST 1. US FLAG ON TRUCK 2. CAR MOVING BY TRUCKS ON QUEUE BY ROAD 3. MAN ON TRUCK WAVING US FLAG (2 SHOTS) 4. CAR PASSING BY TRUCKS 5. TIGHT SHOT OF US FLAG ON TRUCK 6. CAR MOVING BY TRUCKS ON QUEUE BY ROAD 7. WIDE SHOT OF WHITE HOUSE 8. BANNER HANGED ON TRUCK READING “Make trucking great again!” 9. CAR MOVING BY TRUCKS ON QUEUE BY ROAD 10. TRUCK BY ROAD 11. MAN GETTING IN TRUCK 12. TRUCK DRIVERS STANDING BY TRUCK 13. WIDE SHOT OF ROAD 14. VARIOUS OF TRUCKS PARKED BY ROAD 15. SOUNDBITE (English) TRUCK DRIVER, SAYING: “We are all affected freight brokers. Not only truckers but regular people as well.” 16. TRUCK SOUNDING HORN 17. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) TRUCK DRIVER, SAYING: “We cannot get our rights. We work on roads separate from our home for days. But brokers undermine our goods.” 18. TRUCK DRIVERS HOLDING PLACARDS WASHINGTON, DC. US (MAY 2, 2020) (AAVN- ACCESS ALL) SCRIPT A convoy of trucks from around the country flooded into Wahington, DC. on Friday as the drivers protested low freight rates during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The group plans to remain parked along Constitutional Avenue until Monday (May 4) in hopes of attracting the attention of President Donald Trump. A truck driver said “We are all affected freight brokers. Not only truckers but regular people as well.” “We cannot get our rights. We work on roads separate from our home for days. But brokers undermine our goods,” another truck driver added. Truckers blast horns during the gathering to take attraction of officials. Writing by Emre Bastug
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