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The Land Transport Federation of Thailand on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to exercise his power under Section 44 of the interim constitution to get rid of corruption, especially "online... Please credit and share this article with others using this link:http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/685124/pm-asked-to-end-online-bribes-in-trucking-sector. View our policies at http://goo.gl/9HgTd and http://goo.gl/ou6Ip. (c) Post Publishing PCL. All rights reserved.

Max Heine http://www.overdriveonline.com/30-second-trucker-tip-stalled-on-train-tracks/ A 100-car train traveling 50 mph takes a full mile to stop. So if you stall on the tracks and hear that train a-comin, rolling round the bend, the odds are not with you. Such a predicament could happen if your undercarriage is too low

By KASIA PATEL http://www.indmin.com/Article/3485430/Frac-Sand-2015-Will-there-be-blood.html As oil and gas prices continue to bounce along what may prove to be a false bottom to the market, some attendees at this years IM Frac Sand Conference in Minnesota were warning of bloodbaths as a savage cut back in consumption slashes deep into the US frac sand industry. Others see the downturn as a c

USA Today http://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/editorials/2015/09/05/editorial-trucking-industry-pushing-dangerous-changes/71755584/ As you hit the road this holiday weekend, with AAA predicting the highest travel volume in seven years, think about what travel might look like on Labor Day 2016. If the powerful trucking industry gets its way on Capitol Hill this month, interstate highways could be clogged with longer trucks, sleepier drivers and 18-year-olds

Dennis Yohnka [email protected] http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/why-isn-t-trucking-more-tempting/article_53e02546-5879-549d-9bdb-fc7e0c602ebe.html They're like an invisible army, criss-crossing our nation every day, every night, Sure, you might notice them on the inte

By Andrew Ellison http://www.kristv.com/story/29962574/drivers-could-see-longer-18-wheelers-on-the-road-in-the-near-future CORPUS CHRISTI - Trying to maneuver around 18 wheelers on the road is a hassle, and now, proposed federal legislation could make that hassle even worse. Senate Bill 1732 would allow trucks to

Anne Bramley NPR http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/09/06/npr-these-are-the-people-who-haul-your-food Chefs may now be celebrities, farmers our food heroes, and small-batch producers worthy of culinary canonization. Yet the workers who make up one of the largest groups in the American food system rarely get a mention: truckers. "When you sit down to eat at the table, give a little thought to how

by Susan Reidy http://www.world-grain.com/News/News%20Home/Features/2015/9/Solving%20transportation%20bottlenecks.aspx?cck=1 The transportation nightmares faced by the U.S. agriculture industry last year are mostly a distant memory, but ensuring they stay that way will require an investment in rail, inland waterways and highways. A bumper 2013 harvest and

Jerry Purvis http://www.geringcitizen.com/articles.php?ID=7779&Ti

By: Brad Gardner A truck driver in Tasmania has been shown the door after refusing to follow an order to load his rig and deliver it to the west coast of the state. TasFreight sacked Shane Adams in April this year for serious misconduct, saying his refusal to follow instructions from his supervisor warranted summary dismissal. Adams launched an unfair dismissal claim, but the Fair Work Commission (FWC) found that TasFreight was within its rights to give him the flick

By Bobbie Carnwath People in Addison County are beginning to notice increased truck traffic onour roads, particularly on the sleek new bridge that arches across LakeChamplain. People are grumbling about the number of trucks hauling compressednatural gas (CNG) to International Paper (IP), questioning the safety offlammables i

By: Brad Gardner http://www.ownerdriver.com.au/industry-news/1508/be-wary-about-what-you-are-signing-up-for-trucking-told/ Companies high up the supply chain will try and dump all responsibilities for on-road compliance on trucking operators, according to a specialist transport lawyer, prompting a warning to the industry to pay close attention when signing contracts. Gillian Bristow from Cooper Grace Ward says many customers use written contracts to ensure compliance w

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/truckload-freight/us-diesel-prices-hit-six-year-low-oil-prices-rally_20150901.html Truck drivers buying fuel in the U.S. must think theyve found an exit ramp to 2009. At $2.514 per gallon, t

CANADIAN PRESS BURSTALL, Sask. -- Mounties say a man and a teenager have died while unloading grain in southwestern Saskatchewan. RCMP say it happened on Monday at a farm about 16 kilometres east of Burstall, a small community near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary. Police say a 62-year-old man and 14-year-old boy, both from the Burstall area, died they emptied a dual hopper semi-grain trailer. The two victims are related, but police are not saying how.