Transportation

For those heading for Italy this week....."Italy's truck drivers are blocking traffic on the country's highways for a second day, causing gas shortages and preventing the delivery of basic foodstuffs.
The drivers are protesting high gas prices and demanding shorter working hours. Their job action, scheduled to last until Friday, has created traffic bottlenecks outside Rome, Milan and other major cities.
Unions walked out of a meeting Tuesday with Transport Minister Alessandro Bianchi, breaking off negotiations to end the strike.
With most of Italy's supplies running on wheels, there was little gas or fresh food delivered to pumps and stores .
Rotting produce was all that was left on many supermarket shelves, with fresh meat, milk and fruit also in short supply.
Gas station associations say about 60 per cent of pumps in the country have been idled and most of those still open could run dry within a day." :(