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Truckers Wire (Page 10)

Comprehensive News Feed for Truckers.

Results 181 - 200 of 29,040 in Truckers

  1. Medically unfit truck drivers still on roadsRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | The South Mississippi Sun Herald

    ... the wheels of vehicles that can weigh 40 tons or more. The U.S. agency responsible for cracking down on unfit truckers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, acknowledges it hasn't completed any of eight recommendations that U.S. safety ...

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  2. Ap Impact: Medically unfit truck drivers still on roadsRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | KTIV-TV Sioux City

    ... emergencies while driving vehicles sometimes weighing over 40 tons. An AP review of federal records finds that truckers violating federal medical rules have been caught in every state. The federal agency that oversees truck drivers admits it hasn't ...

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  3. Second Quarter Improves for USA TruckRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    USA Truck, Van Buren, Ark., announced base revenue of $103.8 million for the second quarter ended June 30, an increase of 2.1% from $101.7 million for the same quarter of 2007.

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    Related Topix: Van Buren, AR, USA Truck, Transportation, Trucking

  4. Landstar System Reports Record Second Quarter ResultsRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    Landstar System, Jacksonville, Fla., reported record second quarter revenue, operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share in the 2008 13-week period ended June 28.

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    Related Topix: Jacksonville Metro, Transportation, Trucking, Landstar System

  5. Missouri Mandates English for CDL TestsRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    ... Association applauded the rule change and say it is lobbying for changes in other states to make sure aspiring truckers can communicate in English. Rick Craig, OOIDA's director of regulatory affairs, said that making the English requirement standard ...

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    Related Topix: Missouri Government, Missouri, Immigration Reform

  6. Werner Enterprises Reports Second Quarter 2008 Revenues and EarningsRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    Werner Enterprises, Omaha, Neb., reported that tightening capacity led to improvement in its business in the latter part of the second quarter.

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  7. Xtra Lease Opens Third Location in Chicago AreaRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    Xtra Lease added a third Chicago-area branch offering trailer rentals and leases with the opening of a new location in Channahon, Ill., near Joliet.

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    Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Channahon, IL, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  8. Unfit DriversRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | WEAR

    ... emergencies while driving vehicles sometimes weighing over 40 tons. An AP review of federal records finds that truckers violating federal medical rules have been caught in every state. The federal agency that oversees truck drivers admits it hasn't ...

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  9. Study: More Indiana, Michigan truck drivers break medical rulesRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | ETruth.com

    ... heart attacks or unconscious spells, according to a new U.S. safety study obtained by The Associated Press. Truckers violating federal medical rules have been caught in every state, according to a review by the AP of 7.3 million commercial driver ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, James Oberstar, US House of Representatives, Democrat

  10. Senate agrees with harmonized trucking regs, new technology incentives.Read the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Today's Trucking

    ... that it is "almost impossible to earn a living in the trucking industry while playing by the rules, because truckers will work under the table and not respect regulations in order to work." In spite of trucking services being essential to the ...

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Trucking

  11. Strykers are latest in long line of soldiers to visit remote training centerRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ' It's a long and lonely drive to Fort Irwin and the National Training Center. A simple green sign off I-15 in Southern California between Los Angeles and Las Vegas points the way to the base, but there's no ...

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    Related Topix: University of California System, California State University System, Fort Irwin, CA, US Military, Fort Irwin, US Army

  12. Explosion engulfs truckers' parking lot in costly fireRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | The Jersey Journal

    Two tractor trailer cabs and a trailer were completely destroyed by fire yesterday morning at a truckers' parking lot in Harrison, officials said.

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    Related Topix: Explosion, Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Harrison, NJ

  13. Trucker charged for having poor English skillsRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | Truck News

    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- A trucker in Alabama has been fined US$500 for failing a roadside English test.

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    Related Topix: Tuscaloosa Metro, Tuscaloosa, AL

  14. Bill would allow big trucks on more North Carolina roadsRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | Construction News

    The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area - by Laura Youngs The Business Journal Serving the Greater Triad Area Triad truckers might soon be able to take larger tractor trailers on many North Carolina ...

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  15. Island truckers feeling weight of fuel pricesRead the original story

    Jan 1, 2008 | CapeCodOnline.com

    ... started using the system, they were able to reduce idling time to under three hours. It's not all bad news for truckers - more of a mixed bag. "Our volume to the islands is pretty consistent with previous summers," said Fred Day, vice president and ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, South Dennis, MA

  16. Severe weather watches and warnings come to a head in many parts of SaskatchewanRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | Medincine Hat News

    ... She said one semi-truck driver pulled over and came into the restaurant after hail damaged his vehicle. "One of the truckers came in here, and he was driving, and it smashed his window actually," Mickler said. Russo had heard some public reports of ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatoon, SK

  17. 'Strage' fire in Harrison destroys tractor, trailerRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | The Jersey Journal

    At least four vehicles were totaled in a truckers' parking lot in Harrison this morning in a fire authorities are calling "very strange." The first call came to the Harrison Fire Department at with 9:14 a.m. at ...

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    Related Topix: Harrison, NJ, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

  18. World News Quick TakeRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | The Taipei Times

    ... and crews on more flights each day in addition to cutting fuel costs, the ministry said in a statement. 1 2GERMANY Truckers protest fuel prices Fuel price protests on Saturday saw truck drivers rumbling in long convoys of heavy vehicles along ...

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, World News, India, New Delhi, India, Haryana, India, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Transgendered

  19. Severe Weather Watch...Read the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | Mix 99.9

    ... She said one semi-truck driver pulled over and came into the restaurant after hail damaged his vehicle. "One of the truckers came in here, and he was driving, and it smashed his window actually," Mickler said. Russo had heard some public reports of ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatoon, SK

  20. Severe Weather Watch...Read the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | 102.9 CKDS-FM

    ... She said one semi-truck driver pulled over and came into the restaurant after hail damaged his vehicle. "One of the truckers came in here, and he was driving, and it smashed his window actually," Mickler said. Russo had heard some public reports of ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatoon, SK