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By AP DETROIT (AP) -- Appealing small cars, low interest rates, truck deals and unseasonably warm weather helped the auto industry achieve its best monthly performance in almost four years in March. General Motors Co. said Tuesday that its US sales ...
Crest of shale wave 2 years off - SalemNews.net Crest of shale wave 2 years off
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"Most people don't see it," said Simon, who manages over 20 ClearCreek trucks that are back and forth out of the 3970 state Route 7 headquarters every day. "But I'm down there in Washington (Pa.). It's an unexpected boom. Columbiana County isn't ready.
Ozark appoints councilmen to review solid waste options - Dothan Eagle Ozark appoints councilmen to review solid waste options
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Barefield said more time is necessary to discuss the feasibility of the city hauling its own solid waste. Ozark Public Works Director Steve Price has said the city would likely pay more to haul its own solid waste because of a need to increase manpower ...
Nevada's modern-day gold rush creates new mining jobs - msnbc.com (blog) 
msnbc.com (blog)Nevada's modern-day gold rush creates new mining jobs
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Devin Judy, 22, a combat veteran, has landed a steady job driving trucks that haul thousands of pounds of earth at the Newmont Mining Corporation's Gold Quarry mine. By Alissa Figueroa ELKO -- In almost every way Nevada is still reeling from the ...
Green hauling companies recycle, repurpose instead of hitting the dump - MiamiHerald.com Green hauling companies recycle, repurpose instead of hitting the dump
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By ANGIE HICKS Tom Flynn says he's done thousands of junk removal jobs and never once has taken a haul to the dump. Flynn, owner of Junk Goes Green in Houston, is out in front of a growing trend of environmentally friendly hauling companies that ...
'Hard, Scary, Sad': Living at a Highway Rest Stop - Equal Voice Newspaper 
Equal Voice Newspaper'Hard, Scary, Sad': Living at a Highway Rest Stop
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Her husband, from whom Lisa had been divorced many years, stayed connected with his son as best he could despite working as a long-haul truck driver all over the country, calling nearly every day. “The longer my son and I lived at the rest area,” said ...
Trucking company opening Franklin facility - Bowling Green Daily News Trucking company opening Franklin facility
Bowling Green Daily News
The company will initially employ 55 truck drivers, three mechanics and six administrative associates, eventually having a total of 100 employees. Typically, truck-driving jobs pay between $50000 to $75000 a year, depending on if they are short-haul or ...
South Philly scrap heap moving to Camden - Philadelphia Inquirer South Philly scrap heap moving to Camden
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At stake are not just Camden Iron jobs, but all the jobs created in loading the ships and transporting the scrap, longshore and trucking jobs, Castagnola said. The firm, founded by the Bantigvolio family of South Jersey, has signed a 20-year lease, ...
Life on the Shale - San Antonio Express Life on the Shale
San Antonio Express
The McMullen County Independent School District is in the Eagle Ford shale formation area and enrollment in the district has seen an increase of 27 percent as people come looking for jobs related to the oil and gas industry. Truck traffic in the small ...
President Obama touts energy, Freightliner - The Trucker President Obama touts energy, Freightliner
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"As trucking picks up, that means more goods are looking to be hauled." But he also noted that Freightliner's push to develop more fuel efficient trucks is really going to help stabilize employment in the future. "That's important.