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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: trucking

trucking stories: 4 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

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

Slowdown
Stalls Nation's
Freight Carriers

Haulers are hunkering down for a 'nuclear winter' in 2009

Dec 11, 08 3:21 PM CST
(Newser) - With freight carriers predicting 2009 could be the worst year in three decades, some haulers  say they’re “settling in for nuclear winter,” holding off on making capital expenditures, mothballing equipment and laying off employees, reports the Wall Street Journal. From truckers to railroads to ocean shipping, companies... More »

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shipping • FedEx • railroad • trucking • United Parcel Service Inc. • financial crisis • freight

 Fuel Prices Drive
 Spanish Truckers
 to Protest 

Strike idles tens of thousands of vehicles

Jun 9, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spanish truck drivers went on strike at midnight to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, erecting blockades across the country and snarling traffic on the border with France, the EiTB network reports. Drivers who attempted to continue operating found their tires slashed, windshields smashed and headlights destroyed. Fuel prices in Spain have... More »

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Spain • energy prices • diesel • strike • gas prices • trucking

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