Trucking News for August 2007

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