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Tag: Owner-Operators: Page 115
Business
Crete raises starting driver pay
Pay will increase 3 cents effective July 1 for starting long-haul drivers at Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking and Hunt Transportation, Crete announced. Pay for new regional drivers will be raised 1 cent, the Lincoln, Neb.-based Crete Carrier Corp. said. All three fleet divisions have starting leasing to owner-operators as well as hiring team drivers in [âŚ]
May 28, 2010
Channel 19
Ode to a well-stacked weekend warrior
As we head into Memorial Day weekend itâs likely some of you out there will enjoy a rare round of golf with a friend or relative in town for once in a while. My fatherâs coming to town, so I know I will, and it will be a perhaps more-than-rare round indeed. I donât play [âŚ]
May 28, 2010
Business
Arizona to work on I-40
Roadwork between the Winona and Walnut Canyon interchanges (milepost 205 to 209) will start on June 7.
May 28, 2010
Business
FMCSA sets procedure for routine rules
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration established rulemaking procedures for use on routine or noncontroversial rules.
May 28, 2010
Business
Agency offers revised CSA 2010 schedule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has developed a revised schedule for the rollout of the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010.
May 28, 2010
Channel 19
Grascals tour bus driver âStubobâ Myrickâs Nashville flood tale
Stuart âStubobâ Myrick (pictured) of the Gallatin, Tenn., area paid his driving dues behind the wheel of several dump trucks, in the late 1970s, then logging miles over the road with a grocery-distribution outfit pulling vans and, most recently, a flatbed loaded with empty containers in the private fleet of a container refurbishing company. In short, heâs well earned his [âŚ]
May 27, 2010
Business
Highway agency creates online traffic-tracking tool
The Federal Highway Administration system identifies traffic chokepoints using data from thousands of trucks.
May 27, 2010
Business
New Kenworth dealership opens in Heyburn, Idaho
Kenworth Sales Co. has opened a parts and service facility in Heyburn, Idaho. The 13,800-square-foot facility is located about a mile southwest from Exit 211 on Interstate 84. The dealershipâs 9,000-square-foot service department has eight bays and offers Kenworth PremierCare ExpressLube and Air Conditioning service. The parts department has more than 2,300 square feet of [âŚ]
May 27, 2010
Business
Firms offer sleep apnea monitoring program
The program is aimed at carriers looking to monitor driver usage of sleep apnea devices.
May 27, 2010
Business
FedEx Ground sets new contractor rules
FedEx Ground has issued new standards for its owner-operators, include requiring independent contractors to be incorporated.
May 26, 2010
Business
Navistar launches $149,900 electric truck
Additional launches are scheduled for June in Sacramento, Calif., and this summer in Chicago for all-electric delivery vehicle.
May 26, 2010
Business
Distracted driving meeting set
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration committee will meet June 8-10 to focus on distracted driving.
May 26, 2010
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