Traffic impacted on Highway 1 between Langley and Coquitlam after truck drivers concerned about high gas prices stage a protest

A group of Metro Vancouver truck drivers concerned about high gas prices staged a protest this morning that reduced traffic to a crawl on Highway 1 between Langley and Coquitlam.

Spokesman Ryan Hess, who owns a trucking company in Abbotsford, says fuel costs have climbed above two dollars a litre across the region and truckers are suffering.

He says the convoy, which took place between 7 am and 9 am, had nothing to do with recent protests against COVID-19 mandates, instead truckers want the public to know the consequences of expensive fuel.

Hess says some trucking companies may go out of business, potentially causing shortages as deliveries are curtailed, while remaining companies will have to raise rates and those costs will eventually be passed to consumers.