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NEWS ABOUT: truckers

truckers stories: 12 news summaries

 Truckers Fight to Keep 
 Computers in Cabs 

As ban on texting while driving gains grounds, drivers want an exception

Sep 28, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Congress considering legislation to ban text messaging while driving, the trucking industry is fighting to keep its in-cab computers. Truckers use the machines to get directions and talk to dispatchers without having to pull over, saving them precious time on long hauls. The industry says the devices are less... More »

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driving • truckers • texting • driver distraction • trucking

(Newser) - A driver leaped onto his stolen truck as it pulled out of Georgia parking lot and held on for a 70-mile high-speed cop chase, reports CNN. The driver called police from his cell phone from the truck, and clung to the rig as the thief gunned it. The getaway was... More »

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Atlanta • crime • police • theft • Georgia • speeding • hijack • speed • truckers • trucks • car theft • police chase

 Truckers Linked 
 to Hundreds 
 of Serial Killings 

Road-trip serial killers exploit 'mobile crime scene,' says FBI

Apr 5, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI believes that hundreds of hitchhikers, prostitutes, and stranded motorists have been murdered by serial killers working as long-haul truckers, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some 500 women have been murdered over the last 3 decades and their bodies discarded along highways, and at rest stops and motels frequented... More »

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FBI • murder • truckers • trucks • highways • prostitute • serial killers

Recession Drives Workers
to Trucking

Surging unemployment solves industry's chronic struggle to haul in drivers

Feb 27, 09 2:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Hard times have reversed the trucking industry's trouble finding recruits, the Wall Street Journal reports. Applications have surged as workers who once shunned the industry's demanding conditions can no longer afford to be choosy. At the same time the number of trucks on the road has dropped. Firms that once... More »

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employment • recession • truckers • trucks • job • trucking • recession depression

Afghan Unrest Idles Pakistani Truckers Supplying NATO

Attacks on Khyber Pass route have drivers demanding a pay increase

Dec 15, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Last week’s attacks on American supply lines have Pakistani truck drivers refusing to drive into Afghanistan to resupply NATO troops, the Times of London reports. The route through the Khyber Pass was scheduled to reopen today, but the truckers union is holding out for a significant bump in pay.... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Pakistan • Kazakhstan • truckers • Afghan border • supply chain

 Gas Prices Screw Nev. Brothels 

Shed a tear for the lonely trucker... or don't

Jun 30, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Here's one more casualty of soaring oil prices: Nevada brothels catering to lonely truckers are seeing business plummet. Sky-high diesel prices means that long-haul truckers have less discretionary income, so many brothels are offering promotions to give business a boost. At one establishment, customers get double what they pay for... More »

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diesel • Nevada • truckers • oil price • brothel

 Truck Protest Freezes London 

High fuel prices enrage drivers

May 27, 08 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Truck drivers came from miles around to protest high fuel prices in London today, the Daily Telegraph reports. Lining along specially-closed sections of highway, the drivers blared horns and waved signs, demanding a reduction in the government’s diesel tax. “I think soon the public will actually join us,... More »

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London • England • protests • diesel • gas prices • truckers

Trucking Goes High Tech

Tracking improves efficiency, safety—and kept final Harry Potter book from escaping

May 22, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Trucking companies are adopting technologies that track vehicles, monitor trucks’ condition and drivers’ actions, and even act automatically to stop accidents, reports ComputerWorld. The systems help companies meet regulations and contract obligations. Take the company that delivered the final Harry Potter book nationwide within a three-hour window and achieved its... More »

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technology • GPS • truckers • road safety • transport

 Truckers Protest Fuel Prices 

List of demands includes end to oil-company subsidies

Apr 28, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Truckers led a convoy of vehicles around the National Mall today in Washington to protest high fuel prices, the AP reports. Drivers from the group Truckers and Citizens United converged on DC for an afternoon rally to try to influence Congress to end oil-company subsidies, supplement supply with oil from... More »

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Congress • protests • National Mall • gas prices • truckers • oil price • Teamsters

 Trucker Strike Fizzles for Now 

Drivers stay on road, despite high gas prices

Apr 1, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most trucks kept rolling today, despite plans for a strike protesting spiking diesel prices. Independent truck-drivers had discussed staying off the roads, reports CNNMoney, but only sporadic shutdowns have been reported. "We've heard from a lot of members who have no intention of participating," says a spokeswoman for... More »

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diesel • truckers

Teamsters to Mexican Truckers: Hit the Road, Jack

Union rips deal opening US roads to foreign rigs

Sep 7, 07 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teamsters are protesting the launch this week of a program allowing Mexican trucks to travel anywhere in the US, rather than just 20 miles inside the border. Union officials argue that Mexican trucks aren't safe because they're subject to different environmental and inspection standards, and that regulations regarding shifts and... More »

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Mexico • unions • trade • Mexican border • NAFTA • truckers • teamsters

Stay Outta Town, Welsh Tell Truckers

Drivers warned to ignore GPS navigation because rigs won't fit   

Sep 2, 07 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - A small British town has resorted to posting signs telling truck drivers to ignore their GPS navigation systems because vehicles too big for the hamlet's narrow country roads were trying to squeeze through. Foreign drivers in particular were relying on what their navigation systems told them and missing signs that... More »

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United Kingdom • England • GPS • Wales • truckers • Vale of Glamorgan

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