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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Hiring show producer: Trucking "gets" veterans

Few if any industries out there do as much when it comes to hiring and supporting military veterans as trucking does, the top exec of a veteran-specific hiring TV show tells American Trucker. But there's more to it than that, and the military itself and the federal government are acknowledging what's going on across the trucking industry.

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA CONVOY ON A ROLL THIS WEEK; ARLINGTON EVENT SATURDAY

Scores of volunteering truckers set out this week with thousands of remembrance wreaths in their trailers. Their destination: veterans’ graves in cemeteries across the nation.

Each December, truck drivers and fleets volunteer to transport wreaths, donated by the Worcester Wreath Company, to over 1,000 veterans’ graves as part of Wreath Across America‘s (WAA) national wreath laying events.

Know a Distinguished Woman in Logistics?

CLEVELAND, OH -- The deadline is close at hand to nominate someone you know for an award that recognizes the achievements and leadership of outstanding individuals involved in the practice of logistics in North America.

Dec. 31 is the final day for offer up your candidate for the 2016 Women In Trucking “Distinguished Woman in Logistics” award (DWLA).

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama late Friday afternoon signed the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act into law. After years of stymied efforts to address the nation's aging and congested highways and transit systems, Congress found the sweet spot for passage of FAST on Thursday — a 5-year, $305 billion bill laden with enough industry favors, parochial projects, safety improvements and union demands to gain overwhelming support.
The bill was approved 359 to 65 in the House, and 83 to 16 in the Senate.
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Monday, December 7, 2015

Drivers who are veterans deliver wreaths to cemetery at West Point

On an unusually mild and perfectly sunny Saturday, more than 200 volunteers gathered high above the Hudson River about an hour’s drive north of New York City to make sure more than several thousand members of the U.S. military were properly remembered.
Two tractor-trailers driven by military veterans delivered the cargo sent by Wreaths Across America to the cemetery at the West Point Military Academy. Before the end of the day Saturday, Dec. 5, balsam wreaths tied with red ribbons were laid upon all of the graves, all 7,004 of them.

Driver struck and killed by truck he was driving

Police in Florida are still trying to figure out how and why a truck driver fell or jumped from his still moving rig only to be struck and killed by the truck.

The accident occurred Monday, Dec. 7 morning at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Lowndes Avenue in Ormond Beach, Fla., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

FALSE APPLICATION LEADS TO ‘OUT OF SERVICE’ ORDER

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced Tuesday Dec. 1 the indictment of a Louisiana woman for falsifying her application for an operating authority.
On Nov. 18, Pamela Parker was indicted in U.S. District Court, Shreveport, La., for making a false statement to the FMCSA.