Railroad impasse reshapes trucking and rail costs
The railroads plan revised work rules that would cut thousands of jobs and raise efficiency, threatening to shift freight to trucks. Trucking firms fear losing business as rails seek price cuts, but labor costs and Teamsters unions keep carriers from pure rate matching.
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Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Vermont Truckers Pay $2.4 Million in 1962 Fees
Vermont collected 2,422,301 in registration fees for 9,257 trucks in fiscal year 1962 63. The report notes 15,028 trailers and 4,631 farm trucks registered and total motor vehicle fees rising to 8,265,881 with gasoline sales and state tax receipts up from the prior year.
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Vermont Petroleum Association
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