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Trucking News for July 2009

Trucking in the News (6 articles)

• Truckers say higher tolls may lead to boycott -- Beckley Register-Herald
  

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  Truckers say higher tolls may lead to boycott Beckley Register-Herald Trucking companies locked into contracts that keep them from raising delivery fees might look for alternate routes to avoid higher ... Toll vote nears

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  Date: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 3:02am
• Trucker gets socked with 16K fine -- ABC7Chicago.com
  

  Trucker gets socked with 16K fine ABC7Chicago.com Just ask truck driver Bill Carlson. He got hit with a fine that'll take your breath away. Truckers pay significant fees for oversize loads. ...

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  Date: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 12:13am
• Maverick Comes Out Ahead in Arkansas Championship
  Maverick Transportation took home several individual and team awards at the Arkansas Trucking Championships last week in Springdale, Ark....
  Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2009 7:34pm
• Trucking related fatalities drop 12%, overall fatalities lowest ... -- The Trucker
  

  Trucking related fatalities drop 12%, overall fatalities lowest ... The Trucker ... factors that affect the outcome from motor vehicle crashes.” Barb Kampbell of The Trucker staff can be reached for comment at barbkampbell@thetrucker.com.

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  Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2009 3:22pm
• Happy Canada Day, here's a $390 fine
  Ontario trucker Scott Mooney received a "Happy Canada Day" on Wednesday, July 1, as well as a $390 ticket for violating the province's new speed-limiter law for heavy trucks....
  Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2009 9:09pm

Jobs in Trucking (3 articles)

• Nationwide jobless rate hits 26-year high
  Sobering news arrived on the jobs front Thursday when U.S. Labor Department figures revealed the nation's unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent in June -- a 26-year high....
  Date: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 1:17am
• Trucking company shuts down
  A Duluth based trucking company has shut down, leaving people without jobs....
  Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2009 2:27am
• Monson Trucking Closes Operations; 200 Lose Jobs
  Approximately 200 people will lose their jobs when Monson Trucking closes their operations in Duluth, Virginia, and Redwing, Minnesota, and their terminal in Mauston, Wis....
  Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2009 11:43pm

Truck Drivers News (2 articles)

• Towing company charges truck drivers $1,000
  

  Sticker shock! That's what some truck drivers are getting after their big rigs are towed from parking lots in Shelby.

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  Date: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 6:53am
• New Speed Limit For Truckers
  

  Starting July 1st, a new state law is in place making for major changes on Ohio's interstates.

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  Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2009 11:38pm

Owner Operator Jobs in Trucking (1 articles)

• London close: Heavy losses for Footsie
  Footsie closed the day nursing triple-digit losses as investors took fright following poor US monthly jobs figures....
  Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2009 4:01pm