DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: As morning rush hour is dying down in Washington, hundreds of truckers are converging on the nation's capital to deliver their demands. Convoys of independent truckers are finishing their crosscountry treks and asking Congress to provide relief from soaring diesel fuel prices. Kathleen Koch is covering the protest. She is live from Capitol Hill. Kathleen, good morning once again.</s>KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn. Well, the big rigs began rolling into town about 20 minute ago. And by the time all the convoys arrive, we're expecting more than 500 trucks to converge, jamming the arteries into the nation's capital. Now, these are the very same truckers who rallied here three weeks ago but they're angrier than ever because they insist actually nothing has changed, that that rally didn't accomplish what they were hoping for. Imagine, in early 1999, the cost of a gallon of diesel fuel was averaging about...</s>KAGAN: Kathleen, thank you. Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web
Hundreds of Truckers Converge on Washington to Protest Soaring Fuel Prices