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UPDATE 1-XPO Logistics to buy U.S. trucker Con-way in $3 bln deal
2015-09-10 08:44:21| Air Courier - Topix.net
XPO Logistics Inc said it would buy trucking and logistics company Con-way Inc for $3 billion, including debt, making it the second largest provider of less-than-truckload services in North America. Con-way's shares jumped 33 percent to $47.20 in after market trading on Wednesday, just shy of XPO's offer of $47.60 per share in cash.
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Local trucker honored for outstanding safety record
2015-08-09 00:27:34| Trucking - Topix.net
Two million miles: that's 80 times around the Equator, or eight times to the moon and back. And that's how many miles Lee Pennington has driven his 18-wheeler with no accidents.
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Averting the trucker shortage crisis
2015-06-17 05:26:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
How do you attract new lorry drivers?
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Bay County trucker takes final ride in unique funeral
2015-06-09 21:48:48| Trucking - Topix.net
A big rig named "Petey" led a funeral procession for a man who worked in the trucking industry for more than 50 years. Jim Jameson, who ran a trucking business that carried his name, died Friday, just a few days after being diagnosed with liver cancer.
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Fort Smith Jury Awards Thousands To Trucker Fired After Self-Reporting Alcohol Abuse
2015-01-17 16:55:15| Trucking - Topix.net
A Fort Smith jury awarded a former truck driver $119,612 after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit stating the worker was not properly accommodated after he self-reported alcohol abuse, according to a news release. The former truck driver worked for Old Dominion Freight Line headquartered in North Carolina , the release states.
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