World | trucking Fuel Prices Drive Spanish Truckers to Protest Strike idles tens of thousands of vehicles By Marie Morris Posted Jun 9, 2008 4:40 PM CDT Copied An unidentified truck driver prepares a cigarette while waiting outside his truck next to a tire punctured by Spanish strikers near to the border with France in Behobia, Spain, Monday, June 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) Spanish truck drivers went on strike at midnight to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, erecting blockades across the country and snarling traffic on the border with France, the EiTB network reports. Drivers who attempted to continue operating found their tires slashed, windshields smashed and headlights destroyed. Fuel prices in Spain have risen more than 35% this year. Read These Next A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. The penny is still with us, but the headache has already arrived. Major websites, apps affected by massive outage. Secret Service finds something strange pointed at Trump's plane. Report an error