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Channel 19
If Trump really wants to save U.S. jobs âŚ
âIf he (Trump) cares about the working man, heâll stop this talk about driverless trucks.â âTrucker Jerry Jackson in Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial about autonomous vehicle tech threats.
January 5, 2017
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CSA: The difference (or lack thereof) a year makes
Report from the CSA Subcommittee to the MCSAC shows a somewhat different overall tune from the year prior as FMCSA retrenches in its commitment to the CSA program.
May 1, 2014
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Obama, Romney show no substance on fuel prices
Take two of the Obama-Romney 2012 debate season offered no substance on the role of government in fuel prices, despite current efforts to rein in speculation: ultimately, thereâs a reason for that.
October 20, 2012
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Some L.A. port truckers voting for union representation
Employee unions can be tools toward giving workers a stronger basis in decisions regarding their collective interests, just as small-business associations can help to give collective voice to small business interests. Where the line between the two is blurred, however, there may well be unintended consequences of legal moves in either or the other direction. [âŚ]
April 9, 2012
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Street-sign replacement program put on hold for 45-day comment period
Federally mandated changes to the design of local/state governmentsâ corner road signs â requiring mixed capital/lower-case type treatment with more reflective lettering, in effect a complete overhaul of existing signs the nation over by 2018 â have been in the spotlight over the last couple days as a prime example of a wasteful culture in [âŚ]
November 30, 2010
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âA door just openedâ: Jasonâs Law gains steam
What might well go down in history as the biggest trucking story of 2009, at least as goes driversâ efforts to push for industry change for the better, is that of Jasonâs Law, named after N.Y.-based driver Jason Rivenburg after he was robbed and gunned down while parked at an abandoned grocery in South Carolina. [âŚ]
March 17, 2010
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Satirical news mag picks up on texting ban ironies
Humor mag The Onion is known for picking apart the news of the day, and the news business, in often satirically cutting fashion â in a story published years ago in its pages it ran a picture of an orange-jumpsuited prisoner wearing a crown of thorns with the headline âChrist kills two in abortion-clinic bombing.â It [âŚ]
February 1, 2010
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