Trucking News for October 2009

Trucking in the News (22 articles)

• ABF to Celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
  Arkansas-based ABF Freight System will participate in the 14th Annual National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, on Nov. 1-7, 2009....
  Date: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 7:34pm
• Alamo Recycling, LLC v. San Bernadino Trucking, LLC -- Leagle, Inc.
  

  Alamo Recycling, LLC v. San Bernadino Trucking, LLC Leagle, Inc. Plaintiff Alamo Recycling, LLC (Alamo) contends the trial court abused its discretion in granting the motion of defendants San Bernardino Trucking, ...

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  Date: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 6:35pm
• Paccar 3Q profit plunges 96 pct on sales slump -- Forbes
  

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  Paccar 3Q profit plunges 96 pct on sales slump Forbes Truck companies have struggled in recent quarters, as tough economic conditions have cut into freight shipments and prompted many trucking companies to ... PACCAR Announces Third Quarter Revenues and Earnings PACCAR Squeezes Out 3Q Profit

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  Date: Tue, Oct 27, 2009 2:50pm
• Space Truckers Aren't Science Fiction Anymore -- NPR
  

  Space Truckers Aren't Science Fiction Anymore NPR ... Spaceflight Federation, tells NPR's Guy Raz that companies are already preparing to take over low-Earth orbital services such as space trucking. ...

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  Date: Sat, Oct 24, 2009 8:02pm
• Safety Board Seeks To Address Sleep Apnea In Truckers -- InjuryBoard.com
  

  KDRV

  Safety Board Seeks To Address Sleep Apnea In Truckers InjuryBoard.com (blog) Federal safety investigators are considering screening commercial bus and truck drivers, as well as merchant ship pilots for sleep apnea. ... NTSB seeks to address sleep apnea in truck drivers Gov't Officials Want Truckers Screened For Safety Sleep apnea exams focus on truckers  - -

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  Date: Fri, Oct 23, 2009 7:52am

Jobs in Trucking (15 articles)

• Akron and company
  Hendrickson cites troubles in nation's trucking industry...
  Date: Thu, Oct 29, 2009 7:46am
• Yes, You DO Have Transferable Skills!
  Everybody has transferable skills, no matter what their jobs have been. Don't mistake experience for skills....
  Date: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 7:26pm
• Truckers see 'red' over Sioux City's traffic cameras
  

  Former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack says she's decided not to seek the Democratic nomination to run against Republican U.S. Sen.

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  Date: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 2:24pm
• America's Silver-Collar Capitals
  Ten cities where people hit retirement age and just keep on trucking....
  Date: Tue, Oct 27, 2009 4:13pm
• Businessman credits ‘Golden Rule’ for company success
  Editor’s Note: Part of a series featuring average Jones Countians with interesting jobs....
  Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2009 3:25pm

Truck Drivers News (4 articles)

• Trucker beaten in liquor load heist
  

  A carefully planned heist has left a truck driver rubbing his bruised head while police officers search for two robbers.

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  Date: Sat, Oct 31, 2009 5:02am
• Truckers Trailed By Risky Behaviors: Study
  

  Prevention programs for long-distance truck drivers may help reduce risky behavior that can lead to sexually transmitted infections , HIV and hepatitis C, say U.S. researchers.

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  Date: Sat, Oct 10, 2009 4:30pm
• Hepatitis C rate high in trucker study
  

  By Jill Dunn A New Mexico survey of long-haul truckers showed high rates of hepatitis C, but many infected were unaware they had it.

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  Date: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 6:37pm
• Gov't Seeks Ban on Texting Truckers, Bus Drivers
  

  He recently signed an executive order banning all federal employees from texting while driving on the job.

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  Date: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 2:21am

Owner Operator Jobs in Trucking (3 articles)

• Job-creation figures in doubt
  In mid-August, a seven-man team of divers from Kentucky spent four days retrieving a broken steel turbine blade from the bottom of Stockton Lake....
  Date: Sun, Oct 25, 2009 8:01am
• NYSE to create up to 400 jobs in Belfast
  NYSE Euronext plans to expand its trading software development business in Belfast, creating up to 400 jobs, NYSE and Northern Ireland's regional government said on Monday....
  Date: Mon, Oct 19, 2009 11:28am
• John Upton
  Why I like my job: I get to tackle plenty of complicated stories....
  Date: Sun, Oct 11, 2009 3:15pm

Truck Drivers News (2 articles)

• Bond Speaks Out Against Cap-and-Trade
  Senator Bond continues to fight against cap-and-trade legislation that threatens Missouri families and farmers with higher energy prices and job losses....
  Date: Sat, Oct 24, 2009 11:24am
• Green Strategies for Profitability
  By Deborah Lockridge, Editor Being "green" can be a real win-win for trucking companies....
  Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 7:35am

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