Mexico truckers protest dangerous double trailers - Austin American-Statesman

Mexico truckers protest dangerous double trailers Austin American-Statesman As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By MARK STEVENSON The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Independent Mexican truckers launched nationwide protests ... and more »

Transcraft to Expand Operations, Add Jobs in Kentucky - Truckinginfo

Transcraft to Expand Operations, Add Jobs in Kentucky Truckinginfo The company's growth plan includes building a 12000-square-foot. facility with the latest technology in painting equipment, plus 80 new jobs through a total capital investment of approximately $3 million to accommodate rising demand for flatbed and ... and more »

Barletta, group buy Edgewood - Standard Speaker

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Barletta, group buy Edgewood Standard Speaker Lou Barletta is part of a group that has purchased the Edgewood in the Pines golf course that his family used to own in Drums. The sale concluded on Wednesday, Scott Cronister, managing director of asset management for the seller, Orix Capital Markets ... and more »

Veterans push to get job credit for military experience - StandardNet

Veterans push to get job credit for military experience StandardNet Trucking jobs require a commercial driver's license, and that usually means going back to school. While the average cost -- about $5000 -- is covered by the post-9/11 GI Bill, the time and effort can be a deterrent to veterans needing a job immediately ...

Truckers are delivering better fuel efficiency - Los Angeles Times

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Truckers are delivering better fuel efficiency Los Angeles Times This time around, with the US average diesel price at nearly $4.15 a gallon as of Monday, trucking industry employment has held steady at 1.3 million since the beginning of the year. Part of the improved performance can be attributed to a stronger ... and more »

Energy companies: We need truckers - Coshocton Tribune

Energy companies: We need truckers Coshocton Tribune Lew Higgenbotham, right, conducts a commercial driver's license test with Kevin Burns at American Professional Truck Driving School in Gnadenhutten. Burns has a job with Elyria Township and is getting his CDL-A license. Burns had to wait 30 days for ... and more »

The Other America, 2012: Confronting the Poverty Epidemic - The Nation.

The Other America, 2012: Confronting the Poverty Epidemic The Nation. Jorge recently had to give up his construction job because of worsening diabetes. These days he lives on $592 a month in disability payments, as well as his wife's income from a part-time job. With no access to credit, the couple have been forced to ...

Insurance Coverage For False Advertising Claims - Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Insurance Coverage For False Advertising Claims Metropolitan Corporate Counsel These reports supposedly failed to mention that the majority of those graduates could not find work in the legal market and were working in less-remunerative full- or part-time jobs in other areas. These pending lawsuits accuse more than a dozen of the ...

Robert Keller Creston - Creston News Advertiser

Robert Keller Creston Creston News Advertiser He then changed jobs and began a career in the trucking industry. He started as a dispatcher for Ruan Trucking, working his way up to district manager. The family lived in Omaha, Neb., and he was transferred to Wisconsin, before returning to Omaha.

April 26, 1956: The Container Ship's Maiden Voyage - Wired News

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April 26, 1956: The Container Ship's Maiden Voyage Wired News As early as 1937, he'd noted the wasted time of break-bulk cargo handling, with longshoremen or stevedores laboriously loading individual items like sacks of coffee or nets full of cotton bales. He thought it would make much more sense to lift whole ...