More than 200 independent truckers in New Jersey came to a complete stop Tuesday.

Most independent truckers do not get reimbursed by their employer for the cost of filling up, and one who filled up his tanks Tuesday morning said he spent more than $720.

Many truckers in Las Vegas also jumped on the bandwagon and powered down in protest of the soaring gas prices.

Action News reporter Ben Deci talked to some truckers.

For every gallon of unleaded fuel poured in Las Vegas the state and federal government takes 50 cents.

For every gallon of diesel, the taxes go up to 53 cents.

And while the majority of truckers striking live in the East, their protest Tuesday has traveled all the way to Las Vegas.

Some are putting it in park while others are just taking their time.

"Just go real slow and if I see that other people are stopped I will pull over and stop," explained Joe Daley.

With diesel at $4 a gallon and rising truckers say they are backed into a corner.

"Fuel's getting so high, I had to cancel my health insurance,"explained one driver.

Now you might not notice a real decrease in truck traffic out on the highway Tuesday.

That is because most corporations have their own fleets.

The strike in among owner-operators, so the impact will not be felt so much out on the streets.

It will be felt with those who are waiting for shipments that never arrive.

Truckers are hoping to make their voices heard on the shelves of your local market, where everything comes in by road.

"That truck means everything to them. It is groceries, it is house payments, it is mortgage payments and it is kid's braces," explained Remus Griffin.

Remus is a trucker not participating in the strike.

He says the problems are not low fares or even high fuel.

He says the problem is too many trucks.

"One driver will agree just for ballpark, just for numbers, will agree to take a load for $2 a mile. Another driver will walk right in behind him and say I will take it for $1.90. Another will take it for $1.80," explained Griffin.

Joe Daley agrees that the trucking business is a tough game.

"People think you won your own truck you make big bucks, but it is far from that," explained Daley.

Stay tuned to Action News as we monitor fuel prices across the Valley.