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Analysis * USA - Economy keeps truck drivers idled
New York,NY,USA -Associated Press/Forbes, by MARK ZARETSKY -26 April 2009: -- At 8 p.m. on a Wednesday night - or just about anytime - there are 75 giant, exhaust-belching monsters parked at the TravelCenters of America truck stop off Interstate 95's Exit 56... Many have their engines running and truckers inside sleeping or watching TV; cooking or talking on unlimited cell phone plans; playing videod games or working on laptops to set up the next load... As the nation slogs its way through a recession, truckers find themselves spending more time parked at the TA - as well as at Milford's Pilot and Secondi Brothers truck stops and hundreds of others - and less time making money on the road... On Wednesday, there were trucks at the TA with license plates from at least 32 states and two Canadian provinces... Manufacturing has slowed. Fewer people and fewer goods are moving. That means more trucks than ever are parked for longer periods of time between loads... (Photo: hankstruckpictures: Beach Travel Centers of America)
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