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Jan 28, 2009

Truckers Battle * USA - Over Green

Washington,DC,USA -Traffic World, by Thomas L. Gallagher -27 Jan 2009: -- An organization representing large trucking corporations offered recommendations for environmental sustainability. An organization representing small business truckers thinks those suggestions move in the wrong direction... The American Trucking Associations on Jan. 28 presented arguments in testimony before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in favor of longer/heavier truck and trailer combinations as well as government mandates for speed limiters on truck engines... The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association believes "those things have nothing to do with making trucking more 'green' and everything to do with adding more 'green' to the pockets of large corporations," said OOIDA Executive Vice President, Todd Spencer. OOIDA contends effective environmental solutions begin with addressing inefficiencies in the supply chain such as time and fuel wasted by truckers waiting to be loaded or unloaded and the amount of empty miles truckers must drive... (Publisher Note: Please hear this "argentine's pampa" speech: "when siblings fight amidst, they are eaten by outsiders")

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Mar 14, 2008

DIFFERENCES * USA - The Roemer Report, discusses the results of a new study

... "Trucker Life Expectancy 10-15 Years Less Than Average American Male "...

Toledo,OH,USA -PR Web (press release - Ferndale,WA) -March 13, 2008: -- The March 2008 edition of trucking insurance industry journal, The Roemer Report, discusses the results of a new study by Toronto researcher, Dr. Martin Moore... Dr. Moore-Ede found that truck drivers have a 10- to 15-year lower life expectancy than the average American male who lives to age 76. The study may serve as a wake up call for truckers whose lifestyle, with its stressful conditions, meals on the go, and lack of exercise contributes to the lower life expectancy. Some truckers are incorporating creative ways to exercise in attempts to improve fitness... The current edition of The Roemer Report notes that the number of heavy trucks involved in fatal accidents is at its lowest since the U.S. Department of Transportation began tracking those statistics in 1975. Safety figures have improved despite the growing number of vehicles on U.S. roadways. According to the FHWA, there were nearly 3 million more registered trucks and cars in 2006 than in the previous year...

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