The Department of Transportation (DOT) moved Monday to crack down on trucking firms who press their drivers to skirt safety rules.
The proposed rule is the latest in a series of steps by the Obama administration to tamp down on dangerous practices in the trucking industry.
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UPS hauled in $22.8 billion in revenue in the first quarter and made $930 million in profits. Big Brown projects to make $91.2 billion in revenue for the year and $8.7 billion in profit – all this according to their newly released second quarter earnings report.
UPS CEO Carole Tomé’s Better, Not Bigger strategy is about cutting volume and Teamster jobs. South Carolina Local 509 has fought back and won new driver positions. Shop Stewards John Gacsey and Russell Sires share how the fight played out in their building in Palmetto.
