Sentences with phrase «truck drivers»

Loads could be delivered more rapidly, costs could be lowered, and the exhausting experience of some truck drivers who often spend two to three weeks on the road between visits back home might be greatly reduced.

Engineers at Oregon State University are studying a new approach to organize and route truck transportation that could save millions of dollars, improve the quality of life for thousands of truck drivers and make freight transportation far more efficient.

The study provides evidence that a revised provision in new hours - of - service regulations for truck drivers is more effective at combating fatigue than the previous version.

Disillusionment with existing approaches led to a shortage of 125,000 truck drivers in 2011, the researchers noted in the study.

«Study supports new safety rule for truck drivers.»

With the NIH's help, he has been pursuing a cutting - edge question about human behavior: How do networks of people — in particular, long - haul truck drivers — work together to accelerate the spread of an epidemic, even when some of them don't know one another?

At times, however, McBride had noticed that Margaritas had passed at campfires along the road, places log - truck drivers had stopped along the way to cook.

For now and in the foreseeable future, we need truck drivers and safe and adequate places for the drivers to park and rest.»

«There are many issues yet to be worked out with autonomous commercial motor vehicles,» he said, «and even if autonomous commercial motor vehicles become commonplace, we're still going to need truck drivers in some capacity.

You have now these lane change warning sensors, which are really just little cameras that look in the lanes in the side of the road, and if you're kind of drifting out of the lane because you know, you're late at night, you're tired, these big - foot truck drivers, then it'll sound an alarm.

The drug is now being used by long - haul truck drivers, shift workers and international travelers who have meetings across the globe with a quick turnaround.

Instead, they'll focus on «other high risk groups such as sex workers, truck drivers, remote fishing communities and mem... Read

Weprin described the plan as charging motorists $ 8 and truck drivers $ 21 to drive into Manhattan on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Instead, they'll focus on «other high risk groups such as sex workers, truck drivers, remote fishing communities and members of the armed forces.»

«The city snow - fighting crew consists of nearly 70 truck drivers, equipment operators and heavy equipment operators who will be called on to clear the more than 800 miles of Buffalo roads, if and when snow starts to accumulate,» Mayor Byron Brown said inside the Broadway Garage.

Along with reducing smog from idling vehicles waiting in line to pay tolls - Buffalo Niagara International Trade Gateway Organization, Executive Director Craig Turner said, electronic tolling would save truck drivers and others in the logistics industry lots of time.

The proposed toll increase will affect more than just truck drivers.

At a recent Binghamton gas - industry jobs fair, attendees learned of opportunities for wetland and wildlife specialists, truck drivers, pipe suppliers and software engineers.

Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for truck drivers across the country to have black - box - style recorders in their cabins to ensure they are abiding by federal regulations.

Celia Ramirez, vice president of East River North Renewal, which owns several properties on East 118th Street near First Avenue, said she thinks more signage might help because it appears many of the truck drivers are from out of town and unfamiliar with the area.

New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Cathy Calhoun said, «Safety is our top priority and Governor Cuomo's investment in roads and bridges across New York State has allowed us to improve safety and enhance traffic flow in ways that benefit both truck drivers and motorists.

Unistress Corporation has already begun hiring designers and will bring on skilled laborers, heavy equipment operators and truck drivers.

US Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for truck drivers across the country to have black - box - style recorders in their cabins to ensure they are abiding by federal regulations.

$ 7 million of that was lost at the Tappan Zee Bridge, where truck drivers feel like they're being cheated.

The troopers will join 120 New York National Guard Military Police, 60 National Guard members from an aviation regiment, 125 National Guard engineers, 30 state Department of Transportation truck drivers already there as part of the state's ongoing post-Hurricane Maria aid mission.

Presently, the company's only unionized workers are its delivery truck drivers, who account for about one - third of the company's 1,960 or so workers, Fresh Direct spokeswoman Maria Coder said.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

One might also find auto technicians, landscapers (yard care), teachers, and truck drivers.

«That union money — the few pence freely given every week, by nurses, shop workers and truck drivers — is the cleanest cash in politics today.

We've never been at a point where we can envision a world so automated that there might not be a need for certain kinds of labor, and the elimination of that kind of labor (manual manufacturing and assembly work, the need for truck drivers to haul goods, etc) would not see a commensurate shift to other types of labor needs.

U.S. officials are abandoning plans to require sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers — a decision that safety experts say puts millions of lives at risk.

Many of the low - paid maids, truck drivers and janitors who donated to Liu's campaign coffers are connected to businessman Sam Chang, NYC's budget hotel king, records show.

While the CRV can handle this, the driving habits of Filipinos require a larger vehicle because it reduces the risk of getting bullied by other drivers, particularly bus and truck drivers.

But by choosing the right type of compression socks, you can prevent, or even heal many of the health issues tormenting the legs of truck drivers.

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Compression socks for truck drivers are designed and manufactured for the lonely warriors of the road.

Tookey said early Wednesday that he received several calls from area tank - truck drivers offering the use of their vehicles to transport water.

«Even after those truck drivers called, we thought we did n`t want to create a bad image by buying water during a period in which a water problem is as severe as it «s been.

Most compression socks for treating swelling in nurses, teachers and truck drivers are in this range.

Even truck drivers started wearing them to mitigate the effects of sitting behind the wheel.

For example, I have lot of older patients as well and couple of them are actually employed as truck drivers and they get more sun screen on their left side of the body more than the right side of their body because they are in the driver's seat and they are getting all the UV rays through the car glass.

You?ll know this when your head inclines in response to the catcalls of the truck drivers.

They included ice - truck drivers, chiropractors and stockbrokers.

«You might not get the respect or recognition, but, man, without truck drivers, this country doesn't run.»

But Lance, who was already using marijuana and dabbling in speed and cocaine, says, «The truck drivers were as bad [a bunch] of junkies as anybody you ever met.»

Most Vietnamese were surprised, too, and their reactions ranged from the glee of children let out of school early to watch to the disgust of taxi and truck drivers for whom the Tour was only foolish interference with their work.

The vast majority of jobs currently supported by live export — producers, stockmen, shearers, truck drivers — will still exist if all animals are processed domestically.

The TWU wants to remove incentives it says may encourage truck drivers to speed, overload their vehicles and work excessive hours.

For more than a decade, truck drivers have voted the Iron Skillet as the best restaurant on the interstate.