"Yikes! I Might Be...Militia!"
Arrow Trucking Company suspended operations yesterday, leaving hundreds of drivers across the country out of work three days before Christmas. [See important updates below!]
The decision by officials at the 61-year-old company, once considered one of the country’s largest and most financially-sound flatbed motor carriers, came as a shock to many.
“The drivers had no clue [...]
Trucking Firm Closes Three Days Before Christmas (Update)
December 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments
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LaHood Overhauling Mexican Truck Program
June 2nd, 2009 · 17 Comments
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program is now being vetted by the White House and has the support of “a number of members of Congress.” If he gets his way, Mexican tractor-trailer rigs will soon be crossing our [...]
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President Urged to Promote English
May 5th, 2008 · No Comments
ProEnglish, an Arlington, Va.-based national organization that advocates for official English, released a letter to President Bush today, urging him to order U.S. Department of Transportation to stop allowing Mexican truck drivers involved in the NAFTA demonstration project to demonstrate their “proficiency in English” by answering questions in Spanish.
ProEnglish and the Washington D.C.-based Eagle Forum [...]
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