Technology drives growth at Bangor's Hartt Transportation - Mainebiz Daily Technology drives growth at Bangor's Hartt Transportation
Mainebiz Daily
Across the state, there were 4760 trucking companies in 2011, according to data from The Maine Motor Transport Association. The industry group says trucking provided 32850 jobs directly or indirectly in Maine in 2010 — one of every 15 jobs in the ...
Central Freight Denies Age Discrimination Following Lawsuit Settlement - Truckinginfo Central Freight Denies Age Discrimination Following Lawsuit Settlement
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After agreeing to pay $400000 to eight former dockworkers to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Central Freight Lines Inc. released a statement denying discrimination and saying the ...
Virginia DMV "Troops to Trucks" Program Puts Veterans to Work - Truckinginfo Virginia DMV "Troops to Trucks" Program Puts Veterans to Work
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Working in partnership with trucking and bus companies, DMV is providing potential transportation-related employment opportunities for military members after service. "The Commonwealth is an ideal place to launch Troops to Trucks," says Governor ...
NPTC Inducts Four Drivers into Hall of Fame - Truckinginfo NPTC Inducts Four Drivers into Hall of Fame
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In 38 years of professional truck driving, Cory has driven 3.25 million miles without a blemish on his driving record. More than half of those total miles were accumulated driving doubles. After working for C&M Trucking hauling rock and sand for three ...
Deadliest Danger Isn't at the Rig but on the Road - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Deadliest Danger Isn't at the Rig but on the Road
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David Michaels, an assistant secretary of labor with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said that his staff was aggressive about enforcement but that companies were not required to alert his agency when their truckers crashed on public ...
Manufacturing, trucking, nursing jobs in demand - WGAL Lancaster Manufacturing, trucking, nursing jobs in demand
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Local job experts said the hottest jobs in the Susquehanna Valley have the potential to make you sweat beyond just the interview. The hottest jobs are in manufacturing and trucking, job experts said. "We say blue collar work is non-existent," said ...
FTR Shippers Conditions Index Steadies in March - Truckinginfo FTR Shippers Conditions Index Steadies in March
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More > 5/9/2012 - Trucking Jobs Grow by 1800 in April For-hire trucking companies added 1800 payroll jobs in April, according to the latest estimates released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This comes after a loss of 2500 in jobs in March, ...
Program puts vets in driver's seat - Fredericksburg.com (blog) Program puts vets in driver's seat
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Bob McDonnell on Monday announced a new partnership aimed at linking service members who are leaving the military with jobs in the commercial trucking and busing industries. Under a new “Troops to Trucks” program, the state Department of Motor Vehicles ...
NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and WeatherGovernor McDonnell ...
Truckers torn over transportation legislation - Bismarck Tribune Truckers torn over transportation legislation
Bismarck Tribune
“It's spying,” driver James Bauer said. “It has nothing to do with log books. All they (trucking companies) want to know is what we're doing and when we're doing it.” Bauer drives for Sanda Transportation and has been driving for 15 years.
Frac Sand Firms Invest In Northwest Wisconsin - Ashland Current 
Ashland CurrentFrac Sand Firms Invest In Northwest Wisconsin
Ashland Current
This will be a summer of industrial construction in Northwestern Wisconsin, where frac sand companies are investing about a quarter-billion dollars into mines and processing plants just south of Rice Lake in Barron and Chippewa counties.