by Andrew Buchanan | Nov 7, 2013 | Benefits, Con-Way, Construction, Employment law, Trucking Jobs
Truck drivers move from one company to another more often than most almost any other worker. For large fleet companies the turnover rate is around 100% per year. That means the average driver stays about one year, then moves to another job. Truck Drivers In High Demand What are the reasons? ATA’s chief economist says [...]
by Andrew Buchanan | Sep 19, 2013 | Technology, Tips
Truck driver’s may be the modern version of the free spirited cowboy but that doesn’t keep tech savvy truckers from using the digital world to be safer, more efficient and stay connected to home and entertainment. Apps for TruckersEven on the loneliest stretch of the Interstate you can be connected to your family, friends and [...]
by Andrew Buchanan | Aug 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Con-way Truckload recently announced it will spend $2 million on safety equipment on all of the 525 new tractors purchased in 2013. Con-way has a history of investing in new safety technology, participating in tests of new equipment beginning in February 2009 in a program in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and [...]
by Andrew Buchanan | Oct 29, 2012 | #TDSMC, Attorney, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Health, Kansas City, Lawyer, Owner Operators, Paul Taylor, Social Media, Twitter
Your attorneys here at Hurt Trucker are proud to have sponsored this year's Truck Driver Social Media Convention. We were able to attend on Sunday, and were also able to catch up on the entire convention through Twitter. For those of you who were unable to attend, we've compiled tweets of many highlights from the [...]
by Andrew Buchanan | Sep 26, 2012 | Health, Missouri, Prime
We saw this article the other day and it made us wonder what the truck drivers out there hauling loads every day think about this. Prime, Inc., based out of Springfield, Missouri, is "partnering" with bicycle manufacturer Montague, which makes compact, foldable bicycles. Layover.com published this interesting article on its website about the program. It is [...]
by Andrew Buchanan | Sep 14, 2012 | Con-Way, Joplin
Con-Way Truckload (a carrier in Joplin, Missouri with over 3,100 drivers) and the U.S. Army recently announced a program to help veterans. The program will provide priority hiring status to qualified soldiers participating in the Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program. The program was announced on recently during a ceremony at Con-way Truckload’s headquarters [...]
by Andrew Buchanan | Jun 14, 2012 | Attorney General, medical care, Tips, Trucker rights, Uncategorized, World Health Organization
Credit: WHO/PAHO You probably knew that diesel fumes could be bad for your health. But now it's official. The World Health Organization has declared that diesel exhaust does cause cancer, and placed it in the same category as “passive smoking”. The risk of getting cancer from diesel fumes is minimal. However, since so many people [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Jun 5, 2012 | Arkansas, Bella Vista, Con-Way, Department of Transportation, Highways, Joplin, Kansas City, Missouri, St. Louis
By 2014 the Panama Canal will be doubling its capacity to carry significantly more and larger ships. What does that have to do with Missouri truckers? You’ll be surprised. Thousands of truckloads of freight come to the USA from China, Japan, and other countries in the Far East on huge container ships that are too [...]
by Charles Buchanan | May 13, 2012 | Cycle for Joplin, Dave duCille, Facebook, Joplin, Todd Greene, Twitter, Uncategorized
Todd Greene and Dave duCille are in the middle of an epic 1,500 mile bike ride from New York City to Joplin, Missouri. Todd and Dave are peddling half-way across the country to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Joplin’s horrific May 22, 2011 tornado and to raise enough money for storm shelters for 20 Joplin families. [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Apr 26, 2012 | Benefits, Federal law, Health, health insurance, insurance, Medicaid, medical care, Medicare, Uncategorized
This is the final segment on our series on health insurance. Our first two segments discussed How We Pay for Health Care and Understanding Health Insurance Coverage. In this segment we discuss The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) signed by President Obama in 2010. Understanding Health Insurance CoverageThe PPACA has been the subject of [...]
