Trucks on the Go A Look at Small Cargo Transport to Big Rigs
by
Valeria Stephens
They come rumbling down the road, thousands in motion at any time. With heavy cargos hauled behind by hard working diesel engines, they re the driving force behind the motion of material goods in North America. In a continent with more geography than people and an infrastructure supported by roads, not rail or canal, where other locations are serviced by train or barge, for the most part, when goods hit the ports, they come off the cargo ships in containers and find their way into transport training school graduates care, where they are unpacked, slapped with digital tags and dispatched on their way in the back of trucks.
The transport industry truck fleet is a mix of private contractors with their own rigs and professional drivers who drive company owned vehicles. In the cities, hauling is often on a smaller scale, in commercial vans and half trucks, but on the open road, there s space for big rigs. And these are heavy and dangerous! Trucks that exceed about 16, 600 lbs. need to have specially licenced drivers, but the biggest trucks can be pulling several tons of cargo around. Some have built in hauling areas, while others rely on being a detachable cab that can pull any cargo.
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Drivers of the biggest rigs need to be prepared to spend long hours away from home. A whole subculture has risen up around the drivers, with their truck stop habits and specialized radio jargon. Most cabs carry a radio. Back at home base there will be dispatcher co-ordinating things, increasingly a graduate of
dispatcher courses
, but drivers also talk to each other on the go, sharing road hazards and looking out for each other.
These drivers have a good idea of the risks of the road. As part of their licensing process they know all the safety regulations for the cargos they can carry, whether they are explosive, corrosive, poisonous or have to be kept under temperature controls. Additionally, further laws control the number of hours a driver can spend on the road before rest, mandating regular sleep to avoid accidents caused by fatigue. Truck drivers must also keep an immaculate driving record to keep employed in their profession.
Heavy engines need a qualified person to service them. Generally this involves more than basic training, but any reputable
auto mechanic school
will also be able to certify graduates to work on large diesel engines. Some, larger companies will have their own in house mechanics, and trucks stops along traditional transport routes are also experienced with dealing with on the road repairs. Nonetheless, not every city garage has the equipment and scale to handle jobs like this. Some drivers, especially those who own their own rigs, will do their own repairs.
Visit Canadian Automotive & Trucking Institute for an example of a
transport training school
.
Valeria Stephens is a Copywriter at Higher Education Marketing, a leading Web marketing firm specializing in Google Analytics, Education Lead Generation, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Mobile SMS Alerts, Social Media Marketing and Pay Per Click Marketing, among other web marketing services and tools.Article Source: ArticleRich.com
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Wikinews interviews John Taylor Bowles, National Socialist Order of America candidate for US President
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms.
As a non-partisan news source, Wikinews has impartially reached out to these candidates, throughout the campaign. The most recent of our interviews is Laurens, South Carolina‘s John Taylor Bowles. Mr. Bowles is running with the endorsement of the National Socialist Order of America, a Minnesota-based Neo-Nazi party created after a recent rift in the National Socialist Movement.
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Wikinews interviews Tom Millican, independent candidate for US President
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms.
As a non-partisan news source, Wikinews has impartially reached out to these candidates, throughout the campaign. The most recent of our interviews is North Carolina, Tom Millican, an independent corporate manager and Vietnam veteran.
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By Amy F. Goodmann
The move to a new home or office is exciting. It holds promise for all kinds of new experiences and opportunities. We may well think in advance that new space will not have much impact on the lives or us and loved ones. But think again. Once we occupy a different space in the universe our lives and events are inextricably changed that is hopefully for the better. It is as if different geography affects our very karma.
What to do? First of all it is most important to start with a clean slate. There is something drawing and inviting about a new place. It is like a vacuum waiting to suck in all the adjacent influences. We can see this opening as the very spirit of our own potentialities.
This is what makes moving into a new space so vital and important in itself. Exploit the vastness of this potential to its very core. Get into the right mold by making actual conscious as well as the resulting ‘intuitive’ ‘ that it just feels right ‘ subconscious choices as well. Moving in a deliberate thoughtful manner will help you to make sure that good karma comes and remains. Feng Shui.
First of pack early and pack often. Get started as soon as the moment you know events are chain. Secondly you should clean as you go. Clean your items before you pack them. Not everything is meant to be moved. A good rule of thumb is that if you have not used the item in the last year you are unlikely to use it in the next year. Donate or trash what you do not keep. Someone else at the local value village may be just thrilled at your throwaway. As for sentimental items best to keep only those items that impart good memories. The others – why let them drag you down.
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You will need packing supplies. Plan ahead to buy on sale. Packing tape, duct tape, scissors and exacto knives are always necessary. You can never have enough boxes when you need them. Plan for double the amount of cardboard boxes you need.
You may want to hire a professional services to clean the space ahead of time or you do it yourself if funds are limited. A good time frame is 2 to 3 days ahead of the move in.
What else can you do to Feng Shui your move? Prepare your move with welcoming items for the new home such as beautiful flowers or plants, music and special items to make you feel welcome and loved.
Next you can buy new mops and brooms. Why sweep away the past with the past.
A new life needs all the help and the less drag it can afford.
It cannot be stressed enough the importance of picking the correct date for your new move. With a suitable Feng Shui astrological calendar pick a suitable personal Feng Shui moving date.
Lastly be ready for that big day. Prepare your arrival. Buy your house a gift. Have all your legal papers including your closing real estate documents or lease. Make sure you have a first meal there with friends and family whose company you enjoy.
Stand at the threshold of your new home. Enter that threshold. Open the door and begin your new life full of all its potential and vitality. Feng Shui your new home.
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Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen won the FIA Formula-1 2007 ING Belgian Grand Prix on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps at Spa, Belgium. He and his teammate, Felipe Massa, showed the fastest times during most of the pre-race sessions, taking the front line as a result.
Both McLaren Mercedes drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton were unable to compete with the red cars, tring their utmost to use a slightest mistake of their rivals, if any. Still, Kimi and Felipe were in full control of the race after making a significant gap to Alonso, number one of McLaren.
Start of the race resulted in a slight side touch between McLaren cars, with Hamilton forced to make an evasive manoeuvre out of the track, a reminiscent of the Hungary practice session incident between them.
Two German drivers Nick Heidfeld from BMW Saubers and Nico Rosberg from Williams–Toyota saw the chequered flag 5th and 6th. Mark Webber owned 7th place for Red Bull–Renault team.
Heikki Kovalainen‘s Renault closed the top eight after his highlighted struggle with Robert Kubica on the third part of the race.
Another highlight became Adrian Sutil‘s driving for Spyker-Ferrari, who was pushing hard on David Coulthard on the first part of the race. The young German driver finished 14th far ahead of both Super Aguri‘s and his teammate.
Alonso came closer to Hamilton in Drivers’ Championship, and have now a gap of just 2 points between the teammates. The situation in Constructors’ Championship after the World Motorsport Council ruling over McLaren on September 13 became clear for Ferrari with their 161 points, 71 points ahead of BMW Sauber.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
English actress Rachel Weisz thinks that Botox injections should be banned for all actors.
The 39-year-old actress, best known for her roles in the Mummy movie franchise and for her Academy Award-winning portrayal in The Constant Gardener, feels facial Botox injections leave actors less able to convey emotion and that it harms the acting industry as much as steroids harm athletes.
In an interview with UK’s Harper’s Bazaar, coming out next month, Weisz says, “It should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen,” she claims. “Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?”
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Currently living in New York, she also mentions that English women are much less worried about their physical appearance than in the United States. “I love the way girls in London dress,” she claimed. “It’s so different to the American ‘blow-dry and immaculate grooming’ thing.”
Friday, September 26, 2008
On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Pastor Ryan Dolby is standing for election in the riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London.
Born in Chatham, he moved to St. Thomas in 1994, and recently to the Village of Shedden. An employee of Lear Corporation, Dolby is a CAW Local 2168 member, who serves as Union Benefits Representative, and Local Trustee and Chair of the Union in Politics Committee. A CAW Council Delegate representative, he was appointed to the CAW National Employment Insurance Committee in 2006. He is involved in community organizations ranging from the St. Thomas Action Centre, United Way, the St. Thomas Women’s Shelter and the St. Thomas Fanshawe College Campus Advisory Committee. Having studied at the University of Windsor, he is currently completing the Labour Studies Certificate Program at McMaster University, aiming towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Labour Studies
Wikinews contacted Ryan, to talk about the issues facing Canadians, and what they and their party would do to address them. Wikinews is in the process of contacting every candidate, in every riding across the country, no matter their political stripe. All interviews are conducted over e-mail, and interviews are published unedited, allowing candidates to impart their full message to our readers, uninterrupted.
In 1996, the riding was created through the amalgamation of the Elgin—Norfolk, Lambton—Middlesex, and London—Middlesex ridings. While it was a Liberal riding for many years, through Jean Chretien’s Parliamentary Secretary Gar Knutson, in 2004, the riding became Conservative, with Joe Preston taking its reigns. Besides Dolby and Preston, the riding’s candidates include Liberal Suzanne van Bommel, Green Will Arlow, CAP Noel Burgon, CHP Carl Hiemstra, and independent Michael van Holst.
For more information, visit the campaign’s official website, listed below.
By Nathan Wei
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the most common maladies seen in a rheumatology office.
The standard forms of treatment include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), topical analgesics (eg., rubs), injections of glucocorticoids (cortisone), injections of viscosupplements (lubricants), and bracing. Arthroscopic treatment going into the joint with a small telescope and cleaning out the knee- is occasionally helpful. For advanced cases, surgery with joint replacement is needed.
However, there are other approaches that have been used that are non-invasive and can provide short term relief. These are termed physical modalities. These physical measures such as electrical stimulation, electroacupuncture, and low level laser (cold laser) therapies have been reported to be helpful as an adjunctive approach to pain relief for patients with OA of the knee.
Recent evidence has surfaced supporting the role of physical modalities. A recent study (Bjordal M, et al BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007; 8) reviewed a total of 33 randomized, placebo-controlled studies where OA of the knee was treated using different modalities.
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Treatments used in these studies included transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a low level type of electrical stimulation, electroacupuncture (EA), where electrical impulses are delivered at specific points near and around the joint, low level laser therapy (LLLT) – also know as cold laser, pulsed electromagnetic fields, manual acupuncture, static magnets, and ultrasound.
There was no clinically significant improvement after manual acupuncture, static magnets, and ultrasound therapies, and minimal improvement with pulsed electromagnetic fields.
In contrast, there was significant clinical improvement following treatment with TENS, EA, and LLLT. The improvements were about the same for all three treatments.
From the data, the pain relieving effects of TENS was still present at 2-4 weeks following treatment and that of EA was retained for 8 weeks after the end of treatment. LLLT also appeared to give slight pain relief up to 8 weeks after treatment was discontinued.
The authors noted that while the sample sizes were small, the results seen with these physical modalities compared favorably with results seen with drug treatment for knee osteoarthritis.
Also, electrical stimulation and low-level laser therapy had potentially fewer and less severe side-effects than that associated with NSAID therapy.
In addition, the beneficial effects of the physical modalities seemed to last longer after discontinuation which is also different than that occurring with NSAID, where the beneficial effects wear off once the drug is discontinued.
The bottom line is that physical modalities offer another potential option for patients suffering from the pain of OA of the knees. It is important to remember that many patients with OA of the knees may have co-morbid conditions- other medical problems- that may prohibit them from receiving oral medicines for their osteoarthritis. Physical modalities may provide a solution to pain relief.
About the Author: Nathan Wei, MD FACP FACR is a rheumatologist and Director of the Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Maryland. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. For more info:
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Monday, February 8, 2010
The black box cockpit voice recorder from an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into the Mediterranean several weeks ago, killing all on board, has been found by search crews. The flight data recorder had been recovered earlier in the day. The bodies of eight victims were recovered from what is believed to be fuselage.
“We found it and retrieved it about an hour ago today,” Lebanese army Brigadier Saleh Haj Suleiman said, as quoted by BusinessWeek. According to reports, the plane made a sharp turn and disappeared from the radar upon departure; Lebanese officials, however, say it’s too early to conclude the crash was due to pilot error.
The black box records communication data, technical information such as speed, altitude, etc., as well as conversation in the airplane cockpit, which could help investigators determine why the jet crashed.
The boxes will be transported to France to be analysed, according to officials.
Flight ET409, which had departed from Beirut, Lebanon, was bound for Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on January 25 when it crashed into the waters of the Mediterranean Sea several minutes after takeoff, in inclement weather. All ninety people aboard were killed.
Minister of Public Works and Transport Ghazi Aridi told Reuters, “The priority now is searching for the rest of the bodies of victims.” So far, the bodies of 23 victims have been recovered.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Alain Jaubert, director of the famous art program “Palettes“ by Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne (ARTE) was invited by Taiwan Public Television Service (PTS Taiwan) and the French Institute in Taipei to talk about productions on his art program on January 19 in Taipei City. He also talked about some experiences and functionalities on art programs with the Chairman of National Culture and Arts Foundation Mingchuan Huang.
According to PTS Taiwan, Jaubert failed at his first attempt to produce “Palettes” in 1984, but finally succeeded in 1987 after his proposal was recalled and Jaubery tried another production style to introduce history and background on establishments of notable pictures to Europe. This program was finally recognized and encouraged by administration centers from three ancient monuments (Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, and Pompidou Centre). This also echoed Jaubert’s words in his speech: “Without support by art comrades and those administrations centers, ‘Palettes’ would not exist; I wouldn’t have become notable in Europe.”
Before the Executive Panel, the PTS Taiwan screened highlights from some art programs including “Pelettes” by ARTE and “Avant Guard Liberation” by Mingchuan Huang. After the screening, executives talked about specifications on art programs and forecasted the future of directions on art programs world-wide.