Trucking News for October 2007

Jobs in Trucking (246 articles)

• How Social Networking Sites Can Derail Your Job Search
  A recent poll conducted showed that 26 percent of hiring managers admitted to using the Internet to perform background checks on job candidates....
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 7:25pm
• So Why Do You Want To Work For Our Company?
  At every job interview you have, you will asked why you want to work for the company. There are different ways to approach this, read on for the correct one!...
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 6:56pm
• Best Paying Truck Driving Jobs
  Truck driving jobs are in huge demand. There is always lots of produce alone that has to be imported, this making truck driving jobs always available. Long distance driving jobs originate in one country and could end you up in any other nation, as the same time you may only be interested in local truck driving, this meaning that you would only be working in different regions in your city. Should you be in possession of the proper credentials it would be easy for you to land a job....
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 6:17pm
• Video Resume - Now Enact Your Curriculum Vitae
  A video resume promises to be interesting, unlike the boring piece of document that the old printed resume was. The job applicant shoots himself on video answering to certain selected questions. And every time there's a career opportunity in sight, the video is made available to the employer....
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 6:11pm
• So You Want to Be a Systems Administrator? Part 3 - Breaking Down the Door
  An industry veteran gives his best tips on breaking down the door and landing your first job as a Systems Administrator. Not the tips you've been hearing for years, either....
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 2:50pm

Trucking in the News (177 articles)

• ECC declares trucking as industry - The Post
  ECC declares trucking as industryThe Post, Pakistan - 21 hours agoAP of Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) here on Wednesday approved trucking policy and declared trucking as an ......
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 9:46pm
• OOIDA member rescues Tennessee trucker
  A 43-year-old trucker from Tennessee is probably alive today thanks to the quick thinking and courage of an OOIDA member....
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 7:34pm
• Beware of misleading UCR mailings
  Here's a heads-up for truckers who need to sign up for the Unified Carrier Registration system but live in a state that doesn't participate in the program....
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 7:34pm
• Countrywide Shareholders Sue Mozilo Over Stock Sales
  New York Daily NewsCountrywide Shareholders Sue Mozilo Over Stock Sales (Update1)Bloomberg - 2 hours agoThe case New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund v. Angelo Mozilo, Los Angeles County Superior Court, BC379944. To contact the reporter on ...Countrywide shareholders sue CEO Mozilo, board Reutersall 23 news articles...
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 5:07pm
• Trucking defense group names new president - Today's Trucking News
  Trucking defense group names new presidentToday's Trucking News - 3 hours agoWith a membership of more than 1200 trucking professionals, TIDA was founded in 1993 as a national organization committed to engaging in actions and ......
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 3:36pm

Truck Drivers News (64 articles)

• Mexican truckers cite years of driving deep into U.S.
  "We have respected the laws here for many years" The American truckers, environmentalists and politicians who are sounding the alarm about the potential dangers of allowing Mexican tractor-trailers onto U.S. interstate highways rarely mention an important ... via East Valley Tribune...
  Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 6:56pm
• TRUCKERS' STORY * USA - More women take the wheel in U.S. trucking industry
  Faced with a looming crisis, truck companies want to hire more women to plug the gaps in this male-dominated industry Des Plaines,Ill,USA - Reuters, by Nick Carey -26 Oct 2007: -- For Carrie Walters and Linda ......
  Date: Sun, Oct 28, 2007 9:18pm
• Truckers Struggling With Rising Diesel Costs
  Independent truck driver Antonio Turner says the gas pump is the most dreaded stop of his day....
  Date: Sun, Oct 28, 2007 9:17pm
• $70,000 cargo stolen from errant trucker
  Not having the right license can be expensive, a truck driver found. The State Patrol stopped the driver on Interstate 90 near Highway 18......
  Date: Sat, Oct 27, 2007 9:53am
• Carmel mayor: Ban truck traffic on Keystone
  Detours may be ahead for truckers who want to drive through Carmel. The mayor is proposing banning large trucks of five roads through Carmel neighborhoods....
  Date: Fri, Oct 26, 2007 2:48pm

Owner Operator Jobs in Trucking (14 articles)

• Document Finisher suits shorter run digital color print jobs.
  Capable of handling heavy substrates up to 300 gsm, Model DC-615 facilitates slitting, cutting, and creasing digitally printed sheets in one pass. Features include large operator screen that enables operator to review up to 80 memorized jobs, image skew adjustment, adjustable creasing depth, receiving tray, and mechanism that is positioned to deliver waste from gutter cuts into waste bin. It can ......
  Date: Fri, Oct 26, 2007 1:01pm
• Furniture employees lose jobs
  THOMASVILLE — Employees at a Thomasville company that employed more than 100 people at the beginning of the year said they abruptly lost their jobs and health insurance at the end of the work day Friday....
  Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2007 1:31am
• Nigeria: My Children Will Study Abroad, Says Deaf Mai Ruwa
  Malam Umaru, a deaf and dumb borehole attendant manages his life, time, job and family excellently. Despite his meagre income and the demeaning nature of his business, Umaru, whose children go to private schools, vows to send them abroad for their higher studies the sooner he owns a borehole....
  Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 2:48pm
• Living the American Dream
  Recognizing the importance of acquiring new skills, Juan Franco, a welder and fabricator for Growers Ice Co. in Salinas, has taken advantage of the opportunities that have allowed him to find better and better jobs....
  Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 12:05pm
• UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News - October 15, 2007
  Chad Vader creators go full-time MADISON, Wis., Oct. 15 -- The Madison, Wis., creators of the YouTube hit series Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager have quit their old jobs and are working full time on a second season. More than a year ago, improvisati......
  Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2007 9:38pm

Truck Drivers News (9 articles)

• Growing demand, shortages lead to diesel rationing in southeast China
  The move disrupted trucking and prompted accusations that oil companies were hoarding supplies....
  Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2007 2:55pm
• China rationing diesel amid shortages blamed on price controls
  Frustrated truck drivers lined up to buy as little as a quarter-tank of diesel Tuesday due to shortages that one Chinese oil company blamed on price controls that it said discouraged new investment to expand ......
  Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2007 1:18pm
• Sykes's Gripe...
  There's a $2 million dollar grant provision in the recently passed budget to assist Trucking companies in purchasing Auxiliary Power Units, which power the truck, as well as heat and cool the truck while the ......
  Date: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 6:28pm
• Clean energy bets on natural gas
  In the race to provide clean alternative fuels for a diesel-addicted trucking industry, Clean Energy appears to be two steps ahead of its competitors....
  Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 8:22am
• $1 billion more needed for roads, group says
  Cuts in spending on road and bridge construction could cost Michigan more than 12,000 jobs over the next three years unless the state raises an additional $1 billion a year in fuel taxes and vehicle ......
  Date: Wed, Oct 17, 2007 7:31pm

Truth in Trucking (1 articles)

• Depression and the Long Haul Trucker
  A long haul trucker is no stranger to sleep deprivation. Even local truck drivers deal with the problem of little rest, many working 70 hour weeks. Sleep deprivation is the leading cause of s......
  Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 1:31pm