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By NICHOLAS BERGIN / Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2012 2:15 pm | (5) Comments An explosion Saturday on the eighth floor of an Archer Daniels Midland building at 540 South St. shook the structure but did little damage, Lincoln Fire and Rescue officials said. Read more: http://journalstar.com/news/local/adm-explosion-does-little-damage/article_01612b67-2a36-55e2-8306-fe2c37ba8b4d.html#ixzz21SZbBrGX
ODOT: Long-haul truckers are trucking for too long SALEM (AP) -- More than 25 percent of commercial truck drivers who checked in at Oregon stops last week had been behind the wheel too long without rest, according to the state Department of Transportation. The drivers were screened at three locations along Interstate 5 -- Ashland, Woodburn and just south of Roseburg -- and the agency put 256 drivers out of service because of violations.
The Department of Labor's monthly report for the month of June has been released, and the good news is that the trucking industry is continuing to grow. According to the newly released report, the national unemployment rate for the United States held steady at 8.2%. The trucking industry, meanwhile, enjoyed some improvement with the addition of 2,000 new jobs, which signals a continued improvement in this important industry.
By Matt Lakin Posted July 2, 2012 at 7:44 p.m. A Knoxville truck driver fired for complaining about safety violations has won more than $30,000 from his former bosses after a three-year fight. Heartland Transportation, based in Andersonville, Tenn., agreed to pay the driver, Jason Ford, $31,200 -- including $9,895 in back pay -- under a settlement reached last month with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Posted: Jul 01, 2012 4:40 AM CDT Updated: Jul 01, 2012 4:40 AM CDT HETTINGER, N.D. (AP) - A Washington state-based grain company plans to build an $18 million elevator in southwest North Dakota's Adams County. County officials last week gave United Grain Corp. approval for the facility on 320 acres of land. It will be able to handle 110-car trains. It is expected to be done by June 2013.
By Staff reports GateHouse News Service Posted Jun 21, 2012 @ 10:04 AM Holland -- Locally-based trucking company Holland, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, will hire an additional 450 over-the road and local city drivers in the next few months. Holland has hired nearly 300 drivers so far this year throughout the Midwest and hired 750 drivers last year. The company is located at 750 E. 40th Street in Holland. More information about the company is available at hollandregional.com.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 7:46 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012 BEAUMONT, TEXAS -- A South Texas trucker has pleaded guilty in a drug money case after nearly $800,000 was found in his rig. Prosecutors in Beaumont say 41-year-old Natividad Ovalle Jr. of Alamo pleaded guilty Tuesday to interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprise. No sentencing date was immediately set for the driver, who faces up to five years in prison.
http://www.kimt.com Reported by: Raquel Hellman Email: [email protected] St. Ansgar, IA - For more than 20 years, Grain Millers, Inc. in St. Ansgar has been a leading manufacturer of whole grain ingredients like oats, wheat and rye. Those grains are then turned into flours, flakes and fibers, which then help create many of the foods that sit on your kitchen shelves.
BY RONALD D. WHITE Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES -- The chief economist for the American Trucking Association says that turnover rates for drivers at large, interstate fleets rose 2 percentage points in the first quarter of 2012 to 90 percent. That's the highest turnover rate since the first quarter of 2008. But don't worry - it's apparently a good sign for the strength of the economy.
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