Trucking News for August 2007

Jobs in Trucking (269 articles)

• Telecommuting - The Concept
  Telecommuting is a work option that is enticing to many, but requires indepth thought. The employee, their job responsibiities, and manager, and the company all need to benefit. Review all aspects and decide if this is a mutually beneficial work option....
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 11:37pm
• Graduate Vacancies - How Selective Should I Be?
  Are you a candidate for a vacancy that is out of work, perhaps your a graduate seeking their first job or your a more experienced person who has lost their job and is now looking for a new roles? There are two different ways that people approach this situation, the first is to take a highly selective stance insisting that a chosen vacancy meets a strict criteria and nothing else. The other approach is the complete opposite, to apply for anything that you can!...
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 9:30pm
• The Pros and Cons of Using the Big Job Boards When Looking For Accounting & Finance Jobs
  Generalist job boards are a great place to begin the job search for a new job in accounting. Although they do cater for all industries, you do have the facility to search solely within accountancy. They provide many opportunities from a broad range of recruitment agencies and direct clients and allow you to compare the differences between the jobs all on one site. The beauty of these sites is there are so many opportunities to look through and compare....
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 8:01pm
• 10 Resume Tips To Landing A Job
  This whole thing about resumes has totally gone insane. Crafting a resume is quite simple. Simply be yourself, do not use funky colors, and sell your qualifications. Here are the top 10 resume tips to ending your job search and landing you a job....
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 6:59pm
• Go Freelance With These In-Demand Jobs For New Freelancers
  What are the hottest freelance jobs available for new freelancers? Find out here....
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 6:52pm

Trucking in the News (146 articles)

• Man dies in accident at Grove Hill trucking company - South Alabamian
  Man dies in accident at Grove Hill trucking companySouth Alabamian, AL - 5 hours agoBy Barry H. Hendrix An employee was killed Wednesday morning in an accident at Francis Powell Enterprises, a trucking company, on Highway 84 East in Grove ......
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 11:59pm
• Kansas City trucking firms competing for customers in Air Capital - Bizjournals.com
  Bizjournals.comKansas City trucking firms competing for customers in Air CapitalBizjournals.com, NC - 9 hours agoby Chris Moon The owners of Mo-Kan Container Service Inc. in April opened up shop here as Wichita Container Services. The Kansas City, Kan., ......
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 8:19pm
• Paschall Truck Lines Recognizes Goodyear, Wingfoot Tire Services - CNNMoney.com
  Paschall Truck Lines Recognizes Goodyear, Wingfoot Tire ServicesCNNMoney.com - 11 hours agoGoodyear commercial tire systems offer complete products and services to the trucking industry, including a full range of original equipment and replacement ......
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 6:08pm
• Trucking firms back cleanup - commercialappeal.com
  Trucking firms back cleanupcommercialappeal.com (subscription), TN - 19 hours agoThursday, a handful of trucking companies on East Brooks Road put their money and ideas in the hat, vowing to see each other not so much as competitors but ......
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 10:18am
• Mack B-Model Log Hauler Friday on 'Trick My Truck'
  Hauling logs is a tough job for a truck, but Mike Justice's B-61 Mack has been doing just that ever since his father bought it in December 1963. Along the way, what started out as a single axle daycab...
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 5:34am

Truck Drivers News (71 articles)

• JournalStar.com - Lincoln, Nebraska - News - Local
  A 42-year-old Michigan truck driver escaped injury early Thursday morning when a homemade incendiary device ignited in the cab of his truck at Crete Carrier Corp., 5500 W. O St....
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 7:27am
• Feds to Allow Mexican Truck Drivers on U.S. Roads
  "A $1.35 is bare minimum to make a living. That's still -- keep your truck on the road, keep food in your gut and hopefully pay some bills at home." Jonathan Humbert, Reporter Feds to Allow Mexican Truck Drivers on U.S. Roads Starting this weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation will allow Mexican trucks and truck drivers to cross the border and haul ... via KLAS-TV Las Vegas...
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 1:35am
• Truck-parking ban vexes drivers
  BYLAW CONCERNS: Peter Goodwin, the New Zealand Road Transport Association area manager, says truck drivers have not been consulted about a proposed new parking bylaw in Christchurch....
  Date: Thu, Aug 30, 2007 6:20am
• Truck Drivers Excited At Prospect Of East-West Road
  "Save time. I wouldn't have to go all the way north and then turn around and come south again." Truckers who criss-cross the Northeast have mostly positive feelings about the proposed road. via WCSH-TV Portland...
  Date: Thu, Aug 30, 2007 3:40am
• Trucker killed in Adair County crash
  ' An Arkansas truck driver was killed when his tractor-trailer rig slammed into the back of another truck and overturned on an Adair County road. via NewsOK.com...
  Date: Wed, Aug 29, 2007 11:12pm

Owner Operator Jobs in Trucking (17 articles)

• BAA says no airport sale plans, no jobs decision
  BAA, the owner of Britain's three biggest airports, is not planning to sell any airports and has not decided on any job cuts, the firm said after a newspaper said it was planning 2000 job cuts....
  Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 4:40am
• Portage a rest stop for those Alta. bound
  Many people on their way to seek high-paying jobs in Alberta are making an overnight stop in Por-tage la Prairie. “There’s not a night that we don’t see someone going there,” said Michael Kraut, owner and manager at Hi-Way Motel in Portage....
  Date: Thu, Aug 30, 2007 11:07pm
• BAA planning to cut 2,000 jobs
  LONDON - BAA, the main operator of Britain's airports, is planning to cut 2,000 jobs in a bid to cut costs after its Spanish owner Ferrovial told its seven British airports to conduct cost and staffing reviews, The Times reported on Thursday....
  Date: Thu, Aug 30, 2007 5:09am
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  (COVER STORY) Our Labor Day look at Portland's real crap jobs....
  Date: Wed, Aug 29, 2007 7:12pm
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  News (COLUMN) Barbara Ehrenreich - The Nickel and Dimed author wrote the book on lousy jobs....
  Date: Wed, Aug 29, 2007 9:40am

Truck Drivers News (7 articles)

• Moving forward
  After nearly 75 years in the business, a local trucking company is taking up the call for greater environmental responsibility....
  Date: Mon, Aug 27, 2007 7:22pm
• Trucking firms, including YRC, face lawsuit over fuel surcharges
  Several big trucking companies, including YRC Worldwide Inc., are facing a federal lawsuit alleging that they colluded to fix shipping rates through fuel surcharges since 2003....
  Date: Fri, Aug 24, 2007 9:15am
• DrumBeat: August 19, 2007
  Myanmar's ruling junta doubled key fuel prices on Wednesday without warning, leaving many urban workers unable to afford the cost of simply getting to their jobs....
  Date: Sun, Aug 19, 2007 7:30pm
• On the road anew
  Kathy Mitton planned her escape for two years. When the school year ended in June, she left her job, sold everything and hit the road....
  Date: Sun, Aug 19, 2007 12:34pm
• Autoworkers picket in Chicago in defense of their jobs
  About 200 UAW members from area Ford and Chrysler plants rallied at Federal Plaza in Chicago in support of the Hill-Terry fuel economy bill....
  Date: Fri, Aug 17, 2007 11:58pm

Truth in Trucking (2 articles)

• Closing the Mexico Border
  What would happen to the trucking industry if we closed the Mexico border? What would be the impact to American drivers? How would our economy change? Though it will always be open, wha......
  Date: Tue, Aug 21, 2007 4:41am
• Over the Road Trucking: Is it Worth it?
  As someone who may be considering over the road truck driving as a career, there are many questions you should ask yourself before jumping in head first. Thousands of new, inexperienced driver......
  Date: Mon, Aug 13, 2007 12:57am