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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA - New York bills address efforts to restrict truck traffic
Albany,NY,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -April 16, 2010: -- Truckers are cheering the outcome of a lengthy battle over a proposed ban on heavy trucks in New York’s Finger Lakes region... The New York State Department of Transportation announced Monday, April 12, it was setting aside the proposed regulations. The agency was unable to show that the ban would solve problems with safety on the highways... In an effort to avoid future showdowns on the issue, two bills have been introduced at the New York statehouse that would require the NYSDOT to show a “demonstrated public safety hazard” before commercial vehicles could be restricted from state highways... It is also pointed out that trucks pay about 32 percent of all taxes and fees owed by motorists in the state but account for only 7.8 percent of vehicle miles driven... Forcing trucks from routes in New York without proof of public safety concerns would present additional challenges to the industry, assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, D-Endwell, cautions... * Arkansas - ABF, Teamsters Agree to 15 Percent Wage Cut - Pensions would not be affected by tentative concession agreement
Fort Smith,AR,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Apr 19, 2010: -- Workers at ABF Freight System will give up 15 percent of their wages but retain full pension benefits under a tentative concession plan approved today by local Teamster leaders... It’s a major step by the union to support one of its few remaining large trucking employers. The wage cut brings ABF closer to parity with its biggest competitor, YRC Worldwide, which received a 15 percent wage cut and additional benefits concessions from the Teamsters last August... ABF executives said those concessions left their company at a disadvantage... However, the pact does call for equal sacrifice on the part of union and non-union employees and extend recall rights for laid off workers from five to 10 years...Labels: trucking industry news USA
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