Archive for month: April, 2014

The Scholarship Awards Program is holding a raffle for a 55” LCD HDTV. We will draw a winner (need not be present) at the Annual Board Meeting in November 2010. Look for your enclosed raffle ticket in a invoice statement, calling a committee representative or your local chapter representative.

Raffle tickets are $25 per ticket. If you are interested in the chance to win this TV, please send a check payable to the “Scholarship Awards Program”. Fill out and return the ticket stub with your name and phone number. Read more

The Scholarship Committee of CDTOA met in early June to review the Freshman Applications and what a wonderful group of applicants we had.

We realize the hardships facing so many in our industry today, and it is for this reason we increased the number of scholarships that were awarded. Awards were given in the names of Walt and Janice Dobbs, Terra Trucking, AADT (American Alliance Drug Testing) and CDTOA.  Read more

Unlike other kinds of debt, student loans can be particularly hard to wriggle out of.  Homeowners who can’t make their mortgage payments can hand over the keys to their house to their lender.

Credit-card and even gambling debts can be discharged in bankruptcy. But ditching a student loan is virtually impossible, especially once a collection agency gets involved. Although lenders may trim payments, getting fees or principals waived seldom happens. Read more

Cal/OSHA has launched its 2014 Heat Illness Prevention Program to educate employers and workers on the risks of prolonged heat exposure at outdoor worksites.

The goal of the program is to reduce the incidence of heat illness statewide and ensure compliance with California’s heat illness standard.

“Our partnerships with business and labor help us educate workers and employers alike on how to prevent heat illness injuries at outdoor worksites,” said Christine Baker, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). “Regular training is a key component of workplace safety.” Read more

By Joe Rajkovacz – Governmental Affairs – Western Trucking Alliance

I like to use this column to write somewhat humorous takes on the trucking industry. I don’t really know if this story falls under funny, stupid, or that famous trucker phrase, “Hey, you ain’t going to believe this s#!t.” If you listen to Sirius XM Satellite Radio, lately they have been running an infomercial for the California Air Resources Board featuring none other than Lisa Kelly of Ice Road Truckers fame. Read more