October 4th, 2011 @ masslogics // No Comments
Originally posted by The City Wire – see original article here. A combination of lifestyle, competition for “quality drivers” and small increases in freight demand are conspiring to increase the turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers. According to the American Trucking Associations’ latest Trucking Activity Report, the turnover rate rose to 79% in the second quarter, [...]
September 14th, 2011 @ masslogics // No Comments
Reposted from CNN.com – see original article here. Washington (CNN) — In an action that could affect millions of truckers, the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that commercial drivers be prohibited from using both hand-held and hands-free mobile phones while driving on the job. The recommendation is the most far-reaching yet by the [...]
November 10th, 2010 @ masslogics // No Comments
According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the For Hire trucking segment added 300 jobs in October 201o, and was up 2300 jobs over October 2009. This marks the first time since the downturn that trailing 12 month employment numbers were higher than the prior 12 month period numbers. If you think this sounds [...]
November 13th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
When the economy goes bad there are a lot of people who are thought about, and there are a lot of ‘poor me’ stories floating around. It’s sad that anyone would lose their job or their home or both. However, most people forget the truckers, and they are the ones who really keep this country, [...]
August 14th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
The new “electrified” truck stops are getting noticed more and more as the price of fuel continues to soar. In addition to being able to hook up to these new additions at truck stops and receive air conditioning, cable and internet through nifty yellow tubes, the benefits of these tubes go much further. Most importantly, [...]
August 13th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
Fisher Price may be pulling one of their toys after a child in West Virginia was able to pick up trucker’s radio conversations that were not exactly appropriate for little ones ears.While playing with a walkie-talkie sold exclusively at Wal-Mart, instead of hearing Dora the Explorer and her pal Diego, truckers talking about smoking pot [...]
July 23rd, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
If you like mashed potatoes, Iowa would have been the place for you. At least, if you like unorthodox ways of creating your mashed potatoes. Truckers haul all kinds of produce and other items all over the country at all hours of the day and night, and usually they arrive without any serious incident. They [...]
July 11th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
Oil prices were up slightly Thursday, and seem to be back on the up and up after recently falling almost $10 a barrel. Tension in the Middle East seem to drive price analyses higher, while what appears to be slowing demand keeps some analysts guessing that the price of oil may have, [dare we say [...]
