Trucking News for May 2009

Jobs in Trucking (18 articles)

• DistTech opens trucking terminal in West Chester
  Trucking company DistTech has opened a new terminal in West Chester, creating 35 new jobs....
  Date: Thu, May 28, 2009 5:56pm
• Kevin Rudd in Fox’s Essendon lair
  PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd joined trucking magnate Lindsay Fox at the opening of the new Essendon Fields headquarters of Linfox Logistics....
  Date: Fri, May 22, 2009 2:42am
• Elk County Trucking Company Closes
  Around 120 workers look for jobs after an Elk County trucking company closes....
  Date: Thu, May 21, 2009 9:06pm
• Medical Assistant Employment
  Learn about the medical assistant job market. There are thousands of people needed by employers....
  Date: Wed, May 20, 2009 2:12pm
• XATA Adds TREQ
  cab display provides a compact, rugged design ideal for trucking environments...
  Date: Wed, May 20, 2009 2:00pm

Trucking in the News (4 articles)

• SAFE Truckers Act advances -- eTrucker
  
  SAFE Truckers Act advances eTrucker By eTrucker Staff The full House Committee on Homeland Security last week unanimously approved an amendment to the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act (HR 2200), which includes the SAFE Truckers Act. The SAFE Truckers Act ...
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  Date: Tue, May 26, 2009 2:42pm
• Truckers hit hard by auto woes, downturn -- Canada.com
  
  Truckers hit hard by auto woes, downturn Canada.com, Canada - Dave Hall, Dave Hall By Dave Hall, Canwest News ServiceMay 5, 2009 Trucking company bankruptcies have increased to record levels and freight shipments are continuing to fall as auto assembly and parts plants shut down across Ontario, say industry representatives. ...
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  Date: Tue, May 5, 2009 8:16am
• Jeff Foster Trucking president Kenneth Thompson dies -- Duluth News Tribune
  
  Jeff Foster Trucking president Kenneth Thompson dies Duluth News Tribune, MN Kenneth Thompson, president of Jeff Foster Trucking Inc. in Superior, died after a stroke and brain aneurysm early Saturday morning. He was 63. Kenneth Thompson, president of Jeff Foster Trucking Inc. in Superior, died after a stroke and brain aneurysm ...
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  Date: Sun, May 3, 2009 12:00am
• C.H. Robinson, Cascade Sierra Team Up To Help Trucking Cut Emissions
  C.H. Robinson Worldwide and non-profit organization Cascade Sierra Solutions announced they will work together to help motor carriers reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions....
  Date: Fri, May 1, 2009 7:34pm

Owner Operator Jobs in Trucking (4 articles)

• FirstGroup boosts profits by 31% but plans to cut 3500 jobs are confirmed
  Aberdeen-based transport company FirstGroup boosted profits by 31% last year but has seen two key rail franchises take Government support as the recession weighs....
  Date: Wed, May 13, 2009 11:34pm
• Central Ohio Building Trades Council Backs Ohio Jobs & Growth Plan
  -- 8,000-member organization cites job creation, economic development --...
  Date: Wed, May 13, 2009 2:34pm
• Jupiter Care Center workers fear job loss
  After 12 years as a nursing assistant at the Jupiter Care Center nursing home, Claire Sylvester wonders whether she'll still have her $12-an-hour job next month....
  Date: Tue, May 5, 2009 2:17am
• WANTED: JOBS -- A Telegraph special report
  During the first four months this year, Macon native Jennifer Bridger applied for more than 100 jobs....
  Date: Sun, May 3, 2009 4:06am

Truck Drivers News (3 articles)

• Sask trucker honored for act of kindness
  

  The Truckload Carriers Association has named Saskatchewan trucker Richard Rossnagel a Highway Angel for assisting the passengers of an overturned SUV last December.

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  Date: Fri, May 22, 2009 9:04pm
• Killer trucker guilty of manslaughter
  

  Cochrane cement truck driver Daniel Tschetter sat head bowed today, his family members weeping, as a judge convicted him of five charges of manslaughter.

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  Date: Fri, May 8, 2009 1:12am
• Trucker to get hometown honor for saving life
  

  Campbell County officials will honor a truck driver who pulled a man from a burning car, saving his life.

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  Date: Wed, May 6, 2009 5:48pm

Truck Drivers News (1 articles)

• Trucking companies feel squeeze
  Fleet manager Cary Davis said Niblett Trucking LLC will likely cut its fleet size in half because of rising diesel prices and lower trucking wages....
  Date: Mon, May 25, 2009 1:56pm

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