Protesting truckers get towed

A small convoy of trucks drive by the Capitol in protest of high gas prices in Washington on Tuesday. Members of Truckers and Citizens United, a group that claims to represent the interests of thousands of trucking employees and drivers, drove their tractor-trailers from FedEx Field in suburban Maryland to Capitol Hill for the rally. (Associated Press/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Associated Press

9/25/2008

LANDOVER HILLS, Md. — Truckers who came to the capital this week to protest high fuel prices suffered a setback when their vehicles were impounded.

The towing company demanded $2,000 for their return.

The drivers are members of Truckers and Citizens United, a group that claims to represent the interests of thousands of trucking employees and drivers.

Trucker Steve Link drove roughly 700 miles from Michigan to attend the rally Tuesday. He says the group found two trailers and a tractor-trailer missing from outside their motel on Wednesday morning. They had planned to return to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers.

Truckers say they were told at the motel that they could park at a shopping center near the motel. They say they didn't see a small no-parking sign.