Trucking News - September 2008
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More deaths of Byetta users reported
09/01/2008 - 3:46:14 am - The manufacturer of Byetta, a popular prescription drug for Type 2 diabetics, has reported more deaths of users of the drug. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
Missouri law now mandates English-only CDL tests
09/01/2008 - 3:47:12 am - Aspiring truck drivers in Missouri now must prove they have a firm grasp of the English language to obtain a commercial driver’s license. The new rule took effect Thursday, ...
World’s Largest Truck Convoy celebrations set for kickoff
09/01/2008 - 3:49:53 am - The first scheduled event for the eighth annual World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics is days away from kicking off in South Carolina. The convoy is a ...
IdleAire under new management
09/03/2008 - 10:31:35 am - Six investment management companies now own IdleAire Technologies Inc. after their $17.5 million bid was accepted on Friday, Aug. 29. IdleAire filed for Chapter 11 ...
Wabash raises prices because of cost of raw materials
09/03/2008 - 10:32:20 am - Wabash National says it’s raising the prices on its trailers by as much as 10 percent between now and the end of the year. The company’s president says steel prices ...
Illinois bill would require police lights, sirens
09/03/2008 - 10:33:13 am - A new bill in the Illinois House is intended to help prevent wrecks between law enforcement vehicles and the motoring public. Rep. Ron Wait, R-Belvidere, has offered ...
HOS waived for relief supply deliveries in four states
09/03/2008 - 10:33:58 am - Truckers assisting with relief efforts after Hurricane Gustav may be relieved from compliance with the hours-of-service regulations. The governors of Texas, Louisiana, ...
OOIDA Foundation offers owner-operator seminar Oct. 7-9
09/05/2008 - 12:04:50 pm - Statistics from the Small Business Administration show that 95 percent of all small-business ventures fail within the first year, with the primary reason for the failures ...
California bill moves to governor; would ban pets on drivers’ laps
09/05/2008 - 12:06:10 pm - The California Legislature has approved a bill that is intended to encourage pet lovers to keep their animals off their laps while at the wheel. Current state law ...
Colorado lawmaker calls for ‘young driver’ decals
09/05/2008 - 12:07:17 pm - A Colorado state lawmaker is pursuing a plan to have the state’s youngest drivers attach decals to their vehicles warning truckers and other drivers about their inexperience ...
Pilot gives a little, gets a little in plan to reopen New Jersey truck stop
09/05/2008 - 12:08:24 pm - Nearly three years into a battle to upgrade an old truck stop in Hunterdon County, NJ, the Pilot Travel Center chain received some good news from the Union Township Planning ...
Big rigs banned from Big Dig bridge
09/05/2008 - 12:08:56 pm - The Federal Highway Administration has asked the state of Massachusetts to restrict heavy trucks from using a section of a connector bridge on Boston’s ill-fated Big Dig ...
On OOIDA’s Web site, useful info for produce haulers
09/08/2008 - 12:54:55 am - The USDA publishes a weekly “Fruit and Vegetable Truck Rate Report,” which is available on its Web site and updated every Wednesday, but few produce truckers are actually ...
Soldiers guarding FEMA trucks come under fire
09/08/2008 - 12:55:41 am - Three National Guard soldiers guarding trucks containing food and water for Hurricane Gustav victims came under fire between midnight and 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, Sept. 3, in ...
SPECIAL REPORT: DOT says Highway Trust Fund is broke
09/08/2008 - 12:56:35 am - The Highway Trust Fund is going broke much faster than anticipated, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced Friday, Sept. 5. Officials anticipated the fund ...
Hurricane Ike threatens Gulf Coast states
09/10/2008 - 6:33:11 pm - New Orleans residents who just returned to their homes after evacuating for Hurricane Gustav are now facing the possibility of having to leave again as Ike approaches the Gulf ...
Tire, trailer prices increases because of raw materials costs
09/10/2008 - 6:34:06 pm - Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions and Continental Tire North America Inc. both have raised the price of their truck tire offerings in North America. In late August, ...
KW, Pete announce synthetic axle lube; see mileage improvement
09/10/2008 - 6:34:39 pm - With the cost of tires going up, it would be nice to drive your fuel costs down – and every little bit helps. Kenworth and Peterbilt customers may improve their fuel ...
Highway Trust Fund fix still alive, despite threat in Senate
09/10/2008 - 6:35:38 pm - Uncomfortable with the method of bailout, two Senate Republicans have blocked a bill that would authorize the transfer of $8 billion into the federal Highway Trust Fund ...
Weekly nationwide average price of diesel drops for eighth straight week
09/10/2008 - 6:36:23 pm - Positive news from U.S. Energy Information Administration: the national average for diesel dropped another 6.2 cents to $4.059 per gallon on Monday, Sept. 8. This is ...
Colorado DOT to build truck parking at Dotsero
09/12/2008 - 2:46:53 pm - Following the announcement earlier this year that Eagle County was closing its fairgrounds after the winter season to truck parking, the Colorado Department of Transportation ...
Missouri trucker found shot to death
09/12/2008 - 2:47:30 pm - In Missouri, the highway patrol has identified a trucker who was found shot to death at a rest area on Monday night, Sept. 8, as 39-year-old Valentin Kirilchuk of Springfield, ...
Second trucker killed at Sioux Falls, SD, Pilot
09/12/2008 - 2:48:36 pm - For the second time in three years, a trucker has been struck and killed at the Pilot Travel Center in Sioux Falls, SD. And for the second time police are hoping to talk to ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Senate votes to bail out Highway Trust Fund
09/12/2008 - 2:50:35 pm - The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to send $8 billion to the Highway Trust Fund and sidestep a major funding crisis. The short-term fix, passed by ...
CVSA announces dates for Brake Safety Week
09/16/2008 - 10:42:28 am - Truckers will want to note that the CVSA’s Brake Safety Week is scheduled to run nationwide from Sunday, Sept. 21 through Saturday, Sept. 27. In 2005 CVSA initiated ...
New Jersey bill to change how state’s hazmat haulers are compensated
09/16/2008 - 10:44:23 am - A bill in the New Jersey Assembly that would change how the state compensates hazmat haulers could come up for consideration once lawmakers return Sept. 22 from a break ...
FMCSA: Drivers shouldn’t be cited for laptops under TV reg
09/16/2008 - 10:48:24 am - Commercial vehicle inspectors in Arizona and in all U.S. states shouldn’t cite truckers for having a laptop in their cab, at least not under a federal regulation that bans ...
Travel ill-advised in hurricane areas
09/16/2008 - 10:51:23 am - TxDOT officials are strongly advising against travel in areas damaged or flooded by Hurricane Ike until order is restored. Crews were in cleanup mode on Monday, Sept. ...
New I-35 bridge to open Today in Minneapolis
09/18/2008 - 12:35:15 pm - Just 13 months after the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, officials dedicated a new span and expect to open it to traffic three months ahead of schedule on ...
Certain safety regs for trucks lifted in more states
09/18/2008 - 12:36:44 pm - Federal regulations allow the temporary lifting of certain safety regulations for any motor carrier or driver providing direct assistance in relief during a declared emergency ...
EPA grants fuel waiver request on TxLED fuel
09/18/2008 - 12:37:22 pm - As a result of the disruption in the fuel supply caused by Hurricane Ike, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday, Sept. 15, that it will waive – only ...
Trust Fund short-term fix signed into law
09/18/2008 - 12:38:01 pm - State transportation planners around the country are breathing a little easier today after President Bush signed into law a measure that will put $8 billion into the nearly ...
Suspected serial killer Mendenhall linked to another missing woman
09/18/2008 - 12:38:50 pm - DNA now links a former trucker charged with killing four women – and trying to have five other people murdered – to a 28-year-old Nashville woman who vanished in June 2007 ...
New Jersey bills focus on truck inspections; doubling emissions fines
09/18/2008 - 12:39:54 pm - The topic of trucking has been an item of interest this year in the New Jersey statehouse. Multiple measures that address truck inspections could draw consideration once ...
Fake letters on DOT stationary again target truckers
09/18/2008 - 12:41:22 pm - Another scam involving fraudulent letters on fake U.S. Department of Transportation letterhead is making the rounds, and the DOT’s Office of Inspector General is again urging ...
Warrant issued for man who dropped tombstone on truck
09/18/2008 - 12:42:08 pm - In Pryor, OK, prosecutors have issued a warrant for the man they believe dropped a 110-pound tombstone off an overpass on the Cherokee Turnpike, severely injuring a truck ...
Still time to enroll in OOIDA’s business seminar Oct. 7-9
09/22/2008 - 1:45:43 pm - Statistics from the Small Business Administration show that 95 percent of all small-business ventures fail within the first year, with the primary reason for the failures ...
Truckin’ for Kids Truck Drags set next weekend in California
09/22/2008 - 1:46:32 pm - The 28th Annual Truckin’ for Kids Truck Drags and Show & Shine will be Sept. 27-28 at the Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, CA. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, ...
CVSA’s brake safety blitz begins this Sunday, lasts a full week
09/22/2008 - 1:47:02 pm - Truckers will want to note that the CVSA’s Brake Safety Week is scheduled nationwide from Sunday, Sept. 21, through Saturday, Sept. 27. In 2005 CVSA initiated Brake ...
FMCSA: Drivers shouldn’t be cited for laptops under TV reg
09/22/2008 - 1:49:24 pm - Commercial vehicle inspectors in Arizona and in all U.S. states shouldn’t cite truckers for having a laptop in their cab, at least not under a federal regulation that bans ...
Port of Galveston set to reopen; city still recovering
09/22/2008 - 1:50:06 pm - A week after being shut down by Hurricane Ike, the Port of Galveston is set to reopen on Monday, Sept. 22. However, truckers who pick up cargo at the port won’t actually see ...
Trucks turn out for Special Olympics despite rough economy
09/24/2008 - 11:26:54 am - Reports are coming from across North America about participation in Saturday’s World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics. Washington state and Ontario both put ...
Senate hears testimony about bailout: ‘The taxpayer is on the hook’
09/24/2008 - 11:27:45 am - The U.S. Senate opened hearings Tuesday, Sept. 23, on the Bush administration’s proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street – with both Democrats and Republicans blasting the ...
Truckers convoy to DC to keep focus on key issues affecting them
09/24/2008 - 11:28:27 am - Fed up with high fuel prices, a group of truckers headed to Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, to voice their concerns about how soaring fuel prices are forcing them to ...
FEMA ice let to melt in Texas and Louisiana; truckers told to keep quiet
09/26/2008 - 12:03:30 am - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has received generally good reviews for its response to Hurricane Ike, but the agency’s handling of ice is being questioned. The ...
New Jersey bill would mandate snow-free vehicles
09/26/2008 - 12:04:14 am - With a little more than three months remaining until New Jersey lawmakers wrap up their legislative session, a bill that could draw consideration would have the state get ...
Bill to reduce idling statewide advances in Pennsylvania
09/26/2008 - 12:05:23 am - A Pennsylvania House committee has approved a bill that is intended to reduce unnecessary idling of large trucks throughout the state. In most instances, drivers idling their ...
Texas officials seek haulers to move cattle out of two coastal counties
09/26/2008 - 12:05:59 am - State officials in Texas said Wednesday, Sept. 24, that they need more trucks to haul as many as 20,000 cattle out of two southeast counties, which were inundated by the storm ...
Truckers dealt second blow after disappointing DC protest turnout
09/26/2008 - 12:06:40 am - Already cash-strapped, truckers who convoyed to Capitol Hill earlier this week to protest fuel prices and meet with lawmakers were dealt another blow when they woke up on ...
U.S. Labor Department sues Mexican company for drivers’ back wages
09/28/2008 - 11:11:57 pm - The U.S. Labor Department has filed a lawsuit against Cemex, a Mexican-owned company with U.S. headquarters in Houston. Cemex, a provider of cement and concrete products, ...
U.S. home sales, durable goods orders decline
09/28/2008 - 11:12:28 pm - Data from the U.S. Commerce Department released Thursday, Sept. 25, showed that new-home sales in the U.S. fell in August to a 17-year low. Also, orders for durable ...
TWIC enrollment centers now open nationwide
09/28/2008 - 11:13:33 pm - The number of truck drivers enrolling in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential remains low, although TWIC applicants now have nearly 150 enrollment centers to ...
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09/01/2008 - 3:46:14 am - The manufacturer of Byetta, a popular prescription drug for Type 2 diabetics, has reported more deaths of users of the drug. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
Missouri law now mandates English-only CDL tests
09/01/2008 - 3:47:12 am - Aspiring truck drivers in Missouri now must prove they have a firm grasp of the English language to obtain a commercial driver’s license. The new rule took effect Thursday, ...
World’s Largest Truck Convoy celebrations set for kickoff
09/01/2008 - 3:49:53 am - The first scheduled event for the eighth annual World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics is days away from kicking off in South Carolina. The convoy is a ...
IdleAire under new management
09/03/2008 - 10:31:35 am - Six investment management companies now own IdleAire Technologies Inc. after their $17.5 million bid was accepted on Friday, Aug. 29. IdleAire filed for Chapter 11 ...
Wabash raises prices because of cost of raw materials
09/03/2008 - 10:32:20 am - Wabash National says it’s raising the prices on its trailers by as much as 10 percent between now and the end of the year. The company’s president says steel prices ...
Illinois bill would require police lights, sirens
09/03/2008 - 10:33:13 am - A new bill in the Illinois House is intended to help prevent wrecks between law enforcement vehicles and the motoring public. Rep. Ron Wait, R-Belvidere, has offered ...
HOS waived for relief supply deliveries in four states
09/03/2008 - 10:33:58 am - Truckers assisting with relief efforts after Hurricane Gustav may be relieved from compliance with the hours-of-service regulations. The governors of Texas, Louisiana, ...
OOIDA Foundation offers owner-operator seminar Oct. 7-9
09/05/2008 - 12:04:50 pm - Statistics from the Small Business Administration show that 95 percent of all small-business ventures fail within the first year, with the primary reason for the failures ...
California bill moves to governor; would ban pets on drivers’ laps
09/05/2008 - 12:06:10 pm - The California Legislature has approved a bill that is intended to encourage pet lovers to keep their animals off their laps while at the wheel. Current state law ...
Colorado lawmaker calls for ‘young driver’ decals
09/05/2008 - 12:07:17 pm - A Colorado state lawmaker is pursuing a plan to have the state’s youngest drivers attach decals to their vehicles warning truckers and other drivers about their inexperience ...
Pilot gives a little, gets a little in plan to reopen New Jersey truck stop
09/05/2008 - 12:08:24 pm - Nearly three years into a battle to upgrade an old truck stop in Hunterdon County, NJ, the Pilot Travel Center chain received some good news from the Union Township Planning ...
Big rigs banned from Big Dig bridge
09/05/2008 - 12:08:56 pm - The Federal Highway Administration has asked the state of Massachusetts to restrict heavy trucks from using a section of a connector bridge on Boston’s ill-fated Big Dig ...
On OOIDA’s Web site, useful info for produce haulers
09/08/2008 - 12:54:55 am - The USDA publishes a weekly “Fruit and Vegetable Truck Rate Report,” which is available on its Web site and updated every Wednesday, but few produce truckers are actually ...
Soldiers guarding FEMA trucks come under fire
09/08/2008 - 12:55:41 am - Three National Guard soldiers guarding trucks containing food and water for Hurricane Gustav victims came under fire between midnight and 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, Sept. 3, in ...
SPECIAL REPORT: DOT says Highway Trust Fund is broke
09/08/2008 - 12:56:35 am - The Highway Trust Fund is going broke much faster than anticipated, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced Friday, Sept. 5. Officials anticipated the fund ...
Hurricane Ike threatens Gulf Coast states
09/10/2008 - 6:33:11 pm - New Orleans residents who just returned to their homes after evacuating for Hurricane Gustav are now facing the possibility of having to leave again as Ike approaches the Gulf ...
Tire, trailer prices increases because of raw materials costs
09/10/2008 - 6:34:06 pm - Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions and Continental Tire North America Inc. both have raised the price of their truck tire offerings in North America. In late August, ...
KW, Pete announce synthetic axle lube; see mileage improvement
09/10/2008 - 6:34:39 pm - With the cost of tires going up, it would be nice to drive your fuel costs down – and every little bit helps. Kenworth and Peterbilt customers may improve their fuel ...
Highway Trust Fund fix still alive, despite threat in Senate
09/10/2008 - 6:35:38 pm - Uncomfortable with the method of bailout, two Senate Republicans have blocked a bill that would authorize the transfer of $8 billion into the federal Highway Trust Fund ...
Weekly nationwide average price of diesel drops for eighth straight week
09/10/2008 - 6:36:23 pm - Positive news from U.S. Energy Information Administration: the national average for diesel dropped another 6.2 cents to $4.059 per gallon on Monday, Sept. 8. This is ...
Colorado DOT to build truck parking at Dotsero
09/12/2008 - 2:46:53 pm - Following the announcement earlier this year that Eagle County was closing its fairgrounds after the winter season to truck parking, the Colorado Department of Transportation ...
Missouri trucker found shot to death
09/12/2008 - 2:47:30 pm - In Missouri, the highway patrol has identified a trucker who was found shot to death at a rest area on Monday night, Sept. 8, as 39-year-old Valentin Kirilchuk of Springfield, ...
Second trucker killed at Sioux Falls, SD, Pilot
09/12/2008 - 2:48:36 pm - For the second time in three years, a trucker has been struck and killed at the Pilot Travel Center in Sioux Falls, SD. And for the second time police are hoping to talk to ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Senate votes to bail out Highway Trust Fund
09/12/2008 - 2:50:35 pm - The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to send $8 billion to the Highway Trust Fund and sidestep a major funding crisis. The short-term fix, passed by ...
CVSA announces dates for Brake Safety Week
09/16/2008 - 10:42:28 am - Truckers will want to note that the CVSA’s Brake Safety Week is scheduled to run nationwide from Sunday, Sept. 21 through Saturday, Sept. 27. In 2005 CVSA initiated ...
New Jersey bill to change how state’s hazmat haulers are compensated
09/16/2008 - 10:44:23 am - A bill in the New Jersey Assembly that would change how the state compensates hazmat haulers could come up for consideration once lawmakers return Sept. 22 from a break ...
FMCSA: Drivers shouldn’t be cited for laptops under TV reg
09/16/2008 - 10:48:24 am - Commercial vehicle inspectors in Arizona and in all U.S. states shouldn’t cite truckers for having a laptop in their cab, at least not under a federal regulation that bans ...
Travel ill-advised in hurricane areas
09/16/2008 - 10:51:23 am - TxDOT officials are strongly advising against travel in areas damaged or flooded by Hurricane Ike until order is restored. Crews were in cleanup mode on Monday, Sept. ...
New I-35 bridge to open Today in Minneapolis
09/18/2008 - 12:35:15 pm - Just 13 months after the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, officials dedicated a new span and expect to open it to traffic three months ahead of schedule on ...
Certain safety regs for trucks lifted in more states
09/18/2008 - 12:36:44 pm - Federal regulations allow the temporary lifting of certain safety regulations for any motor carrier or driver providing direct assistance in relief during a declared emergency ...
EPA grants fuel waiver request on TxLED fuel
09/18/2008 - 12:37:22 pm - As a result of the disruption in the fuel supply caused by Hurricane Ike, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday, Sept. 15, that it will waive – only ...
Trust Fund short-term fix signed into law
09/18/2008 - 12:38:01 pm - State transportation planners around the country are breathing a little easier today after President Bush signed into law a measure that will put $8 billion into the nearly ...
Suspected serial killer Mendenhall linked to another missing woman
09/18/2008 - 12:38:50 pm - DNA now links a former trucker charged with killing four women – and trying to have five other people murdered – to a 28-year-old Nashville woman who vanished in June 2007 ...
New Jersey bills focus on truck inspections; doubling emissions fines
09/18/2008 - 12:39:54 pm - The topic of trucking has been an item of interest this year in the New Jersey statehouse. Multiple measures that address truck inspections could draw consideration once ...
Fake letters on DOT stationary again target truckers
09/18/2008 - 12:41:22 pm - Another scam involving fraudulent letters on fake U.S. Department of Transportation letterhead is making the rounds, and the DOT’s Office of Inspector General is again urging ...
Warrant issued for man who dropped tombstone on truck
09/18/2008 - 12:42:08 pm - In Pryor, OK, prosecutors have issued a warrant for the man they believe dropped a 110-pound tombstone off an overpass on the Cherokee Turnpike, severely injuring a truck ...
Still time to enroll in OOIDA’s business seminar Oct. 7-9
09/22/2008 - 1:45:43 pm - Statistics from the Small Business Administration show that 95 percent of all small-business ventures fail within the first year, with the primary reason for the failures ...
Truckin’ for Kids Truck Drags set next weekend in California
09/22/2008 - 1:46:32 pm - The 28th Annual Truckin’ for Kids Truck Drags and Show & Shine will be Sept. 27-28 at the Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, CA. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, ...
CVSA’s brake safety blitz begins this Sunday, lasts a full week
09/22/2008 - 1:47:02 pm - Truckers will want to note that the CVSA’s Brake Safety Week is scheduled nationwide from Sunday, Sept. 21, through Saturday, Sept. 27. In 2005 CVSA initiated Brake ...
FMCSA: Drivers shouldn’t be cited for laptops under TV reg
09/22/2008 - 1:49:24 pm - Commercial vehicle inspectors in Arizona and in all U.S. states shouldn’t cite truckers for having a laptop in their cab, at least not under a federal regulation that bans ...
Port of Galveston set to reopen; city still recovering
09/22/2008 - 1:50:06 pm - A week after being shut down by Hurricane Ike, the Port of Galveston is set to reopen on Monday, Sept. 22. However, truckers who pick up cargo at the port won’t actually see ...
Trucks turn out for Special Olympics despite rough economy
09/24/2008 - 11:26:54 am - Reports are coming from across North America about participation in Saturday’s World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics. Washington state and Ontario both put ...
Senate hears testimony about bailout: ‘The taxpayer is on the hook’
09/24/2008 - 11:27:45 am - The U.S. Senate opened hearings Tuesday, Sept. 23, on the Bush administration’s proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street – with both Democrats and Republicans blasting the ...
Truckers convoy to DC to keep focus on key issues affecting them
09/24/2008 - 11:28:27 am - Fed up with high fuel prices, a group of truckers headed to Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, to voice their concerns about how soaring fuel prices are forcing them to ...
FEMA ice let to melt in Texas and Louisiana; truckers told to keep quiet
09/26/2008 - 12:03:30 am - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has received generally good reviews for its response to Hurricane Ike, but the agency’s handling of ice is being questioned. The ...
New Jersey bill would mandate snow-free vehicles
09/26/2008 - 12:04:14 am - With a little more than three months remaining until New Jersey lawmakers wrap up their legislative session, a bill that could draw consideration would have the state get ...
Bill to reduce idling statewide advances in Pennsylvania
09/26/2008 - 12:05:23 am - A Pennsylvania House committee has approved a bill that is intended to reduce unnecessary idling of large trucks throughout the state. In most instances, drivers idling their ...
Texas officials seek haulers to move cattle out of two coastal counties
09/26/2008 - 12:05:59 am - State officials in Texas said Wednesday, Sept. 24, that they need more trucks to haul as many as 20,000 cattle out of two southeast counties, which were inundated by the storm ...
Truckers dealt second blow after disappointing DC protest turnout
09/26/2008 - 12:06:40 am - Already cash-strapped, truckers who convoyed to Capitol Hill earlier this week to protest fuel prices and meet with lawmakers were dealt another blow when they woke up on ...
U.S. Labor Department sues Mexican company for drivers’ back wages
09/28/2008 - 11:11:57 pm - The U.S. Labor Department has filed a lawsuit against Cemex, a Mexican-owned company with U.S. headquarters in Houston. Cemex, a provider of cement and concrete products, ...
U.S. home sales, durable goods orders decline
09/28/2008 - 11:12:28 pm - Data from the U.S. Commerce Department released Thursday, Sept. 25, showed that new-home sales in the U.S. fell in August to a 17-year low. Also, orders for durable ...
TWIC enrollment centers now open nationwide
09/28/2008 - 11:13:33 pm - The number of truck drivers enrolling in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential remains low, although TWIC applicants now have nearly 150 enrollment centers to ...
