Organisers of today's protest are furious at a couple of Tauranga truckies who blocked off a bridge north of the city.
Senior Sergeant Ian Campion said two drivers parked their trucks on State Highway 2 north of Katikati for almost half an hour.
"They abandoned their vehicles in the middle of a bridge and that certainly was outside the protest parameters and the organisation was pretty annoyed at that."
A spokesman for the Road Transport Forum said they were not impressed by the pair.
"We have spoken to our coordinator in the area who is spitting tacks.
"Two idiots decided they would take their own action. The organisers are absolutely furious with them."
He said only one of the truckies belonged to the local association.
"As soon as (organisers) found out what was happening they rang the member company and told them to get their driver to move the truck immediately, then they told the police to go and ticket them. And I hope they do."
When police arrived the trucks appeared abandoned and police had to go in search of the drivers.
"They haven't been arrested at this stage but they may face charges," Mr Campion said.
He acknowledged that organisers couldn't control everyone involved in the protest and said it was "just one isolated incident".
Meanwhile, between 300 and 500 trucks were estimated to have rolled through the city causing only minor delays. By 10am Tauranga was back to normal.
