The strike is over! After five long days of a trucker strike the country has gone back to normal. This strike is the first truck strike in Italy since 1990 with 90 percent of truckers participating. It resulted in a loss of 5 million euros (7.5 million dollars). Food began rotting in warehouses, gas stations were closed, and the whole country came to a stand still.

This is the scene of ALL of the gas stations in Italy the past few days. The sign saying "Chiuso" means "closed"and that man is the gas station attendent with his arms up to indicate "There is nothing I can do about it...we have no gas"

This is the scene of many warehouses as spoiling food has to be thrown out becuase the truckers were not delivering them for sale. This is also what many of the shelves of our grocery stores looked like as well.

This is what the highways looked like when the strike first took place. Trucks blocking the toll booths so no one could travel on highways. Trucks also made baracades in the middle of major highways and the entrances to other countries. Trucks were even blocking certain off ramps so that regular cars couldn't even go home!