Trucking News for July 2011

Trucking in the News (128 articles)

• Recession driving more truckers into organized crime: RCMP - TheTyee.ca
  

  Recession driving more truckers into organized crime: RCMP TheTyee.ca (blog) The trucking industry employs over 400000 people in Canada, and the average fulltime driver earns $858 a week. The industry is dominated by small for-hire carriers and independent owner/operators whose main role is to haul freight for others. ...

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  Date: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 7:17pm
• Trucking company in Amtrak train crash countersues Amtrak, Union Pacific - Reno Gazette Journal
  

  Trucking company in Amtrak train crash countersues Amtrak, Union Pacific Reno Gazette Journal John Davis Trucking Company, filed in Washoe County District Court. Curtis, an on-duty train attendant, claims that the company was negligent in hiring Lawrence Valli. Amtrak v. John Davis Trucking, filed in US District Court in Reno. ... and more »

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  Date: Sat, Jul 30, 2011 12:56am
• Illinois approves truck rules, uniform speeds on more roadways
  Truckers traveling through Illinois soon will be able to drive the same speed as other vehicles on more roadways throughout the state. Other new truck rules also are approved....
  Date: Fri, Jul 29, 2011 9:35pm
• City of Vancouver Considering Parking Fees for Loading Zones
  Metered loading zones could become a reality in Vancouver.
  
  The city is looking at how to better use road space as part of its Greenest City Action Plan, a ten-year action plan addressing Vancouver's environmental challenges. Perhaps the biggest adverse effect will be on businesses and truck drivers....
  Date: Fri, Jul 29, 2011 7:39pm
• Trucking poised for rise in M&A activity - Fleet Owner
  

  Trucking poised for rise in M&A activity Fleet Owner Not since before the Great Recession of 2007-09 took hold has the term “M&A” been tossed around in connection with trucking. But that may be changing. One recent research study indicates that over half of the motor carriers surveyed would be interested ...

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  Date: Fri, Jul 29, 2011 4:58pm

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