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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA
* YRC to Test Hybrid Trucks in Cities - Outlines Plan to Speed Delivery Times
USA -Transport Topics, by By Rip Watson -July 14, 2008: -- YRC Worldwide will begin testing hybrid trucks this year as part of a corporate commitment to sustainability and said it will save as much as $40 million annually by streamlining its service network to speed up transit times... YRC will acquire as many as six hybrid straight trucks for city deliveries in the Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Atlanta areas to evaluate their performance, said Mike Smid, chief executive officer of YRC North American Transportation. The company is still evaluating engine and transmission options in proposals from manufacturers and hasn’t yet purchased any equipment, he said...
* If it flows, chances are a Plattsmouth trucking firm can haul it anywhere
Plattsmouth,NEB,USA -The Midlands News Service, by John Ferak -14 July 2008: -- Regular motorists on U.S. Highway 75 can't miss an unusual local landmark just beyond the bridge crossing the Platte River... Two beams, each 30 feet tall, hoist a 1928 antique Dodge truck attached to a shiny, silver tanker... The display at East Bay Road is a quirky promotion for an unorthodox national trucking firm that has quickly become one of Cass County's biggest employers... OFC/Schmidt Liquid Service specializes in transporting high-volume loads of bulk liquid nationwide as well as to Canada and Mexico... Mike Beins, 51, an experienced dispatcher, the company vice president, said the average turnover rate nationally for the trucking industry is about 100 percent per year. OFC/Schmidt said its turnover rate for drivers is usually below 25 percent... "If our drivers stay here six months, they usually stay awhile. We try to treat our people as people, not as numbers. In this industry, trucking and service is all you've got to sell,'' he said... Labels: trucking industry news USA
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