Hundreds of truck drivers could be part of a slow-roll protest on I-465 Thursday. Here's why.

Motorists might want to avoid I-465 before lunchtime Thursday when area truck drivers are planning a slow-roll convoy to protest federal regulations.

Indiana State Police say they will monitor the protest, scheduled to start about 11 a.m. and to make two counter-clockwise loops around Indianapolis.

"We do not expect this event to cause major issues, they have already done this in other cities," ISP spokesman Sgt. John Perrine said, noting more officers will deploy to the area if it is necessary.

The truckers are protesting federal laws requiring them to use electronic logging devices, which replace paper log books that track miles and hours on the road, organizers said on Facebook. The devices, they say, are burdensome, expensive and vulnerable to cyber attacks. 

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"The government is over-regulating us to death," protest organizer Trish Tedrow said. 

Drivers, Tedrow said, will line up and travel about 45 mph. They want to draw attention to new regulations that mandate breaks without giving flexibility to avoid bad weather or traffic jams.

They also want better parking, better representation and better training for new drivers, Tedrow said.

Police have no idea how many trucks will take part in the protest, Perrine said. Some reports suggest hundreds may join the convoy.

Traveling at 45 mph, it would take about 2 hours and 20 minutes to circle all of I-465 twice. 

Similar protests earlier this month drew 10 to 15 trucks in Dallas and more than a dozen trucks along I-57 in Illinois, according to news reports.

"They have told us they will obey traffic laws, they will not occupy the left lane and they will try to leave enough gaps between the trucks to allow traffic to safely merge on and off the interstate," Perrine said.

Call IndyStar reporter Vic Ryckaert at 317-444-2701. Follow him on Twitter: @VicRyc.