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Links for 2008-03-14 [Digg]
2008-03-15 06:00:00 Make Money Online by using Market Lodge on Facebook You can now make money online with your Facebook account! Just install Market Lodge on your Facebook profile and you are set. All users have to do is install the Market Lodge application on their Facebook profile, select the products they want to showcase in their “mini-store”. Beautiful Spring Wallpapers Collection of amazing photos of spring nature Truckers fret over NAFTA “renegotiation” talk Is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) dying? Both Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama have made campaign promises to “renegotiate” the 14-year-old trade agreement that generally has resulted in a boom for U.S. trucking and railroad interests. NxtGen :: New Technology to Reduce Diesel Emissions Officials from the Government of Canada, EnCana Corporation TSX: ECA NYSE: ECA and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) announced today they are committing $5.5 million in financing to a NxtGen... More About: Links , Digg , 2008
Links for 2008-03-13 [Digg]
2008-03-14 06:00:00 Hundreds seeking housing money overwhelm Boca Authority A crowd of more than 500 people waiting for hours this morning for housing voucher applications were dispersed by police in riot gear at the Boca Raton Housing Authority when the applications ran out sooner than expected. New Mack vocational a Titan of a truck Mack Trucks says its newest heavy-haul vehicle is the most powerful truck the company has built in its 108-year history. Will a Truckers Strike work? I was siting at home this AM, and I was thinking about my last 10+ years of driving a tractor trailer. When I first started driving back in 1996, fuel cost $.89 per gallon locally. More About: Links , Digg , 2008
WINTER?S FURY: Snow total may near 12 inches before storm leaves Valley
2008-03-08 13:38:00 Don?t put away your snow shovels just yet. The Tuscarawas Valley could get upwards of 6 more inches of snow today, raising the total accumulation since Friday to nearly a foot in some areas. According to Brad Rehak at the National Weather Service at Pittsburgh, an additional 1 to 3 inches was possible Friday night and another ... More About: Winter , Storm , Snow , Total
Talk about a broken record
2008-03-08 05:51:00 We end the week with the national average price of diesel fuel shooting up 5 cents overnight to a new record high of $3.77 a gallon. And, for the first time ever, one state has broken the $4 mark. read more | digg story More About: Talk , Record , Broken
Winter Storm Warning
2008-03-07 14:17:00 South - A storm system is spreading rain and thunderstorms across the Deep South and into the Tennessee Valley today. Rain could be heavy in parts of the Southeast states, with flooding also possible.A few isolated severe thunderstorms will also impact parts of the eastern Gulf Coast and Southeast Carolina Coast. Rain will mix with and ... More About: Winter , Storm , Warning
Volvo unveils trucks of the future
2008-03-07 03:32:00 Imagine a day when diesel is hitting $6 or $7 a gallon ? only instead feeling the pain of an empty wallet and leaving a fuel island in tears, you roll on by with a smile on your face. If Volvo Trucks North America has its way, you will move on down the road in one ... More About: Future , The Future
South Carolina to open seven non-facility rest areas for commercial vehicle
2008-03-06 14:06:00 The South Carolina Department of Transportation has acknowledged the quandary truck drivers face when trying to find a spot to take their full 10-hour rest break, recently announcing plans to open seven new rest areas for truckers to park their rigs. The sites are for commercial vehicles only and should have between 12 and 16 truck ... More About: Commercial , Open , Vehicle , South Carolina
Truckers asked for input on truck parking in Washington State
2008-03-06 14:03:00 If you run through Washington State , you might want to participate in an online survey that is seeking input on ways to develop and improve truck parking in the state. The Washington State Department of Transportation announced recently it will be conducting an online survey for both truckers and trucking companies. It will include questions about ... More About: Parking , Truck , Truckers
High diesel prices squeeze truckers
2008-03-05 14:13:00 Harold E. Funderburk has noticed more and more big rigs parked on the side of the road with “For sale” signs in their windows.”They are just giving it up, selling their stuff and going to work for some big [trucking] company,” the Raleigh trucker said. The high price of regular gasoline usually gets all the attention, ... More About: Diesel , High , Truckers , Squeeze , Prices
Attorney Generals office clarifies 53-foot rule for trailers in North Carol
2008-03-05 04:08:00 The assistant attorney general in North Carolina has issued an advisory letter to enforcement officials to say that 53-foot trailers are allowed on certain highways in the state. The advisory from Assistant Attorney General Ebony Pittman is the latest step in a battle about commerce, safety and bringing North Carolina in line with 30 other states ... More About: Office , Trailers
Hundreds of truckers turn out to fight truck ban in Hesperia
2008-03-05 04:03:00 Normally, there isn?t a problem finding a seat for a meeting at Hesperia City Hall in Hesperia, CA, which can hold up to 179 people. However, when Stormy Deharo arrived a few minutes late for the city?s Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, Feb. 28, she couldn?t even get inside the building because it was so crowded. According ... More About: Truck , Fight , Truckers , Turn
Man Pleads Guilty in Largest Apparel Smuggling Case
More articles from this author:2008-03-04 21:41:00 The owner of a Los Angeles-area trucking company pleaded guilty in federal court here this morning to a federal charge stemming from his role in a massive apparel smuggling plot that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigators describe as the largest commercial fraud scheme ever uncovered on the West Coast. Armando Salcedo, 45, owner of ... More About: Apparel , Case , Smuggling , Largest , Guilty 1, 2 |
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