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Eyewitness News 11.com: Truck Driver Shortage Increases Prices — And Job Opportunities
Faced with a shortage of drivers, some trucking companies are charging more to move merchandise– costs passed onto you and me. The shortage is delivering a blow to the consumers, but a boon to people who are willing to make the long hauls.
The driver [...]

I imagine that big yellow tube sucking money right out of my pocket.
Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/21/2004 | Trucks hook up and keep emissions down
For 30 years, truck driver Douglas Musgrove has been rolling into the Travel Centers of America off Interstate 295 in Paulsboro for a shower, a good meal, and a little rest from [...]

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Museum of Science & Industry,
originally uploaded by Adventures In Trucking.
Have I ever mentioned how cool my job is? Hauling lettuce and groceries is a vital part of trucking and the economy, but I like hauling fun stuff [...]

The HOS Monkey Wrench
Herb Schmidt, president of Contract Freighters, Inc. (CFI), told Fleet Owner that if the old rules were reinstated, the bill would eventually get passed along to the consumer— especially now that capacity is so tight. “Whatever the cost ends up being, we’re not having the drivers bear the brunt of that, and [...]

News
Pull in to any truck stop in Texoma and you`ll likely see, hear and even smell rows of semi trucks idling while their drivers take breaks. The Environmental Protection Agency announced recently that practice wastes tons of fuel and hurts air quality. The EPA estimates more than half a million long haul trucks idle eight [...]

I’m still learning about the business side of trucking and this trip definitely added to my education. Apparently, most anything going to Alaska is paid enough for the truck to go empty back to Seattle. Which came to $1.73 a (practical) mile. With fuel ranging from $2.23 a gallon (US) at the new Flying J [...]