Truckers from across the U.S. are headed to Washington, D.C. home of The Carlyle Group's main office on Pennsylvania Avenue.
One trucker said they plan to tie up the interstate loop around D.C.
“We will be along the beltway, where the beltway will be shut down.” said trucker Bob Bolus, an organizer. “If they can’t get to work, jeez that’s too bad.”
That loop runs through Virginia and Maryland, each with Republican Governors. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has state troopers on the ready to keep traffic moving. Former Carlyle Group CEO Glenn Youngkin is the new Governor of Virginia.
Carlyle has a hybrid work model, work in office-work from home for D.C. area staff. It's not clear how many employees will be impacted by the planned strike or how many of their calls Governor Youngkin will take.
"The governor is monitoring the situation and has directed the secretary of transportation to work with the appropriate agencies to ensure all travelers are able to make it safely through Virginia," a spokesperson for Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin told FOX 5.
While at Carlyle Youngkin monitored rush hour traffic in Beijing. How will he react to out of state truckers clogging Virginia highways and byways?
Update 3-5-22: The Truckers' Convoy is in Maryland and will head to D.C. on Sunday or Monday. NBC's traffic helicopter warned of possible commuter disruptions.
Update 3-6-22: The convoy will circle the beltway around Washington, D.C. twice today. ZeroHedge reported "the convoy's plan Sunday is to drive slow (without stopping) around the Beltway twice before returning to the staging area in Hagerstown. The move will be repeated each day of the week until the convoy's demands are met." Is this an implied threat? "Every day is going to elevate what we do."
