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Links for 2008-04-06 [Digg]
2008-04-07 07:00:00
Exxon Chief Grilled About Profits When will Exxon get a clue?
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Been trucking all week
2008-03-28 23:03:00
Well, I did survive my first week back as a OTR driver. It has been 5 years since I did any kind of over the road driving. But I did manage to survive the first week back, I only ran about 1500 miles... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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My Rant about some wannabe Truck Driver advocates
2008-03-23 18:05:00
A advocate as defined by Wikipedia is - one who speaks on behalf of another person, especially in a legal context. Implicit in the concept is the notion that the represented lacks the knowledge,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Links for 2008-03-21 [Digg]
2008-03-22 06:00:00
April 1 2008 Truck driver Shutdown is it going to happen? This same subject comes up every year, about the same time of year. When freight is slow and drivers are worried about payments and such.A group of Truck Drivers have tentatively set a date of April 1, 2008.
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April 1 2008 Truck driver Shutdown is it going to happen?
2008-03-21 21:51:00
This same subject comes up every year, about the same time of year. When freight is slow and drivers are worried about payments and such. A group of Truck Driver s have tentatively set a date of April ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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ATA chief advocates speed limiters to reduce fuel in letters to feds
2008-03-21 20:36:00
ATA President and CEO Bill Graves has written letters to the heads of two federal agencies promoting speed limiters as a way to cut fuel costs and to the Bureau of Land Management advocating... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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5 tractor-trailers pile up near Wendell; 3 injured
2008-03-21 10:07:00
WENDELL - A collision involving five tractor-trailer trucks caused a colossal mess and many headaches for motorists on U.S. 64/264 near Wendell on Thursday afternoon. Three people sustained injuries... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Owner-operator organizes fuel protest Monday near Pittsburgh
2008-03-21 01:27:00
Owner-operator Don Waltenbaugh of Pennsylvania has organized a daylong event to demonstrate just how bad it?s getting out there for truckers struggling with high fuel prices. Waltenbaugh, an OOIDA... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Pilot Travel Centers opens medical clinic for truckers
2008-03-21 00:23:00
Pilot Travel Centers LLC and Roadside Medical Labs and Clinics held a grand opening today for a retail medical clinic at the Pilot center at 7200 Strawberry Plains Pike near the Interstate 40... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Arkansas Trucking Association Calls for Hearings on Diesel Fuel Prices
2008-03-20 22:37:00
The Arkansas Trucking Association said Thursday that it is petitioning the U.S. Congress to investigate "record high diesel fuel prices" that "threaten the cost-effective flow of goods in the United... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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I-95 Reopened in Philadelphia
2008-03-20 13:43:00
Authorities have reopened a three-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia after a more-than-two-day closure to shore up a damaged concrete support pillar. Pennsylvania Department of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Motorcyclist Dies, Truck Driver Arrested
2008-03-20 13:20:00
Texas truck driver Peter Mbugua was arrested Tuesday, for 2nd degree manslaughter for a fatal traffic accident that happened earlier this month in Boone County. Mbugua, 60, was arrested in Wylie,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Lawsuits fly in Pharr bridge inferno
2008-03-20 13:12:00
PHARR - Grieving families of the four people killed in a fiery truck crash on the Pharr -Reynosa International Bridge are lobbing accusations at nearly every party that could have been involved. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Accident on US 24 in Henry County kills 1
2008-03-20 13:02:00
Courtney L. Hooton, 23, of Toledo was traveling east on Rte. 24 near County Road 3 at 8 p.m. when her vehicle went left of center and struck the trailer of a semi, driven by Boris Linetski, 48, of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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BREAKING NEWS: Speed limiter legislation introduced in Ontario
2008-03-19 23:21:00
Ontario?s Transportation Minister introduced legislation that if passed will cap the speed of commercial trucks at 105 km/h by making speed limiters mandatory. Jim Bradley?s legislation would... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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TDOT prepares for yearlong shutdown of I-40 section in Knoxville
2008-03-19 16:17:00
When a section of Interstate 40 at downtown Knoxville closes for more than a year beginning this summer, it will mean a change of plans for thousands of motorists on the major cross-country corridor.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Pine Grove man killed in Interstate 81 crash
2008-03-19 10:01:00
State police said Ernest D. Beltz Jr., 26, of Bayberry Lane, Pine Grove , was a passenger in a pickup truck that rear-ended a tractor-trailer parked alongside the highway. Police said the crash... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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MoDOT worker dies in crash
2008-03-19 09:56:00
A 21-year-old MoDOT worker checking on flooded roads early Tuesday was killed when his truck collided nearly head-on with a tractor-trailer. Joshua L. Slatten of Springfield was pronounced dead at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Links for 2008-03-18 [Digg]
2008-03-19 06:00:00
Roadcheck 2008 - June 3-5 June 3-5, 2008 is the date that has been announced for Roadcheck 2008. For those who don't know about this event, an increased effort is made toward the inspection of trucks and buses. EZ Pass coming to Ohio turnpike August of 2009 "EZ Pass" is finally coming to the Ohio Turnpike! some have started shutdown - Middle Georgia Truckers Strike Everything from wood to toothpaste travels from manufacturers to your local stores thanks to the owners and operators of trucking companies like Greg Hobert, owner of Hobert Trucking. All of that may change, however, since Greg and his fellow owner/operators are now on strike.
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And It Starts Middle Georgia Truckers Strike
2008-03-19 03:56:00
Over 85% of all manufactured freight in Georgia is moved by trucks. Everything from wood to toothpaste travels from manufacturers to your local stores thanks to the owners and operators of trucking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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EZ Pass coming to Ohio turnpike August of 2009
2008-03-18 19:11:00
New fare system to be in place by August of 2009..... "EZ Pass " is finally coming to the Ohio Turnpike! The Turnpike Commission has agreed to go with the system that allows drivers to quickly move... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Seat belt likely reason semi driver walked away from 40-foot fall
2008-03-18 18:31:00
Police says a lap and shoulder seat belt is likely the reason a Texas semi tractor-trailer driver walked away after his cab fell nearly 40 feet off Interstate 380 Monday afternoon. Joseph Karichu,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Dallas to begin enforcing new idling law April 1
2008-03-18 17:46:00
The City of Dallas will begin enforcing a new anti-idling law on April 1. Violating the five-minute idling limit may result in penalties up to $500. The city passed an ordinance in May 2007... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Well I guess a Date has been set for a Truckers Strike or Shut Down March 2
2008-03-18 14:18:00
Well, I guess we all knew this day was coming. I didn't really think it would catch on too much. But I have been hearing a LOT of talk about this particular date. The DATE IS March 24th, 2008 a lot... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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More heavy rain and severe weather
2008-03-18 12:41:00
SOUTH - The combination of severe thunderstorms and flooding rain will threaten areas from Central Texas to the Lower Mississippi River Valley today. In addition, gusty winds will complicate... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Cracked pillar shuts down portions of I-95 in Philadelphia PA
2008-03-18 12:29:00
Traffic snarled Tuesday around a two-mile stretch of Interstate 95 that was ordered closed for at least two days for emergency repairs of a crack in a concrete support pillar of the major northeast... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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CVSA Roadcheck 2008 - June 3-5
2008-03-18 09:03:00
June 3-5, 2008 is the date that has been announced for Roadcheck 2008. For those who don't know about this event, an increased effort is made toward the inspection of trucks and buses. Thanks to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Swift-owned trailer?s $8 million in pot sets California record
2008-03-18 08:50:00
The California Highway Patrol reportedly found $8 million worth of marijuana after pulling over a Swift Transportation-owned truck and trailer on Tuesday, March 11, in Calexico, CA. The 11,000... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Links for 2008-03-16 [Digg]
2008-03-17 06:00:00
Truckers Strike April 1, 2008 I am sure many of you already know about this, or maybe not. But in the interest of getting information out to those who want to be informed about what is going on, there is another movement being pushed on the CB Radio regarding Truckers shutting their rigs down on April 1st, in protest of the $4.00 Dollar per gallon fuel costs.
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Links for 2008-03-15 [Digg]
2008-03-16 06:00:00
Drivers may park trucks due to cost of diesel The high cost of fuel has hit everyone hard, and it doesn’t look like the prices are going to come down any time soon.Fed up with the high price of diesel fuel, truckers are talking about parking their trucks for one day, Monday, March 24.“It’s spreading like wildfire across the CB,” said owner-operator Tom Bark of Apple Valley. Paying at the Pump, in a Big Way When half a tank costs $505, rising fuel prices sting. While the price of gasoline may be on the verge of setting another record, diesel is already there.
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