When planning a vacation, it is imperative that you plan not only how to get there, but how you are going to get around once you reach your destination as well. There are many modes of travel that you can use when seeing the sites in one city or traveling to multiple cities during one […]
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There is a serious price to pay for reckless teen driving, both in human lives and dollars. It seems that every day there is a story on the news about another teenage life senselessly lost. States are enacting new laws to help save these lives; parents can keep their children safe by making them aware
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Vancouver, British Columbia, long hailed as one of Canada’s most beautiful cities, also boasts one of its most efficient public transportation systems. Since no major freeway serves its downtown area, a series of ferries, buses and a light rail system serves commuters. Take a bus operated by Translink, the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority. The company
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Truckload Carriers Association and Randall-Reilly Business Media & Information Company have announced the owner-operator finalists in the 2012 Driver of the Year competition. The following 11 drivers will compete for the Owner-Operator of the Year contest: Bradley Chapdelaine, Dart Transit James Leatherwood, Louisiana Transportation Larry McCann , Tennant Truck Lines Michael McCoy, Great American Lines
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The United States Department of Transportation oversees the transportation of hazardous materials under the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975. According to the HMTA, a hazardous material is defined as “any substance or material that can burn, explode, react violently or cause injury or harm to people, property or the environment during
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In today’s economy, most fast-growing, well-paying careers require a high school diploma or GED, and many require some level of college education and professional certification. Individuals without a diploma or GED are not necessarily limited to low-paying, dead-end jobs. There are several careers that don’t require a high school diploma or GED. Truck Driver Truck
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Cab companies and limousine rental companies are among the most well known transportation companies. However, transportation can mean moving anything, such as people, things or animals from one place to another. The options are limitless for pursuing this business model. Plan a business model and service strategy that is different from what is already in
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The ability to drive a truck is only a part of a successful trucker’s knowledge and skill set. Having an accurate knowledge regarding the laws that help regulate the trucking industry also benefit those working within it. These laws encompass safety, security and taxes, with oversight coming from organizations such as the U.S. Department of
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The trucking industry is one of the most important transportation industries in the United States. While there are ships and railroads to move goods, trucks comprise much of the ground transportation market. Maintaining solid, dependable employees is important to future growth and stability for many trucking companies. Therefore, the trucking industry must constantly come up
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More than a month after a Dodge Charger slammed into and killed an Amarillo truck driver standing by his rig on Lakeside Drive, deputies booked a 28-year-old man into the Potter County Detention Center on a state jail felony in the incident, records show. Willie Edward Adams was arrested and booked into the facility Friday
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