UK fuel tanker truck drivers vote to strike LONDON (Reuters) - British fuel tanker drivers voted on Monday to go on strike to improve terms and conditions, raising the prospect of disruption of supply to petrol stations around the country in the run-up to the July London Olympics. A spokeswoman for the Unite union said it needed to give seven days' notice, so a strike could begin next Monday at the earliest. The vote unnerved the ...
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Truck drivers: Apply here Unemployed and looking for an enjoyable career, Anabel Gonzalez found promise through opportunities available in the Permian Basin as a truck driver.Since the beginning of February, Gonzalez said she has been taking
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Dense Fog Blankets Great Falls A dense haze blanketed highways like I-15, but most truck drivers we spoke with did not seem too concerned about the foggy conditions.
Committee recommends screenings for overweight truck drivers Truck driver George Blackwell never worried about his body mass index, or BMI, before, but soon, he and other truck drivers may have to pay it a lot more attention. "Just about every truck driver is overweight," he said. A joint committee to the Federal Motor Safety Carrier Administration is now recommending that all truck drivers with a high BMI get screened for sleep apnea. Nearly half of the ...
New Truck Drivers Being Highly Sought After Tractor-trailers are everywhere, so it is hard to imagine any shortage of people to drive them, but the reality is different.
Lodi man rescues driver from truck engulfed in flames When Lodi resident Brian Watts watched a car slam into a dump truck Wednesday morning, he did not continue on his commute like dozens of other drivers. He stopped.
UPDATE 1-UK fuel tanker drivers vote to strike -union (Updates throughout) LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - British fuel tanker truckdrivers have voted to go on strike to improve terms andconditions, the Unite union said on Monday, raising the prospectof possible ...