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June 11, 2008 News in Review
Hello from News in Review, the news roundup of what’s been happening while you’ve been driving a desk or a truck. We’ll look at what The New York Times had to say about the current stage of the trucking industry, the railroads say they’re helping shipping go green, Coates International is retrofitting trucks with new technology, two prestigious news sources looked at different sides of the drayage industry, and the truckers strike in Chile has ended.

Truckin' Trivia
First we’ll give you the answer to last week’s Truckin’ Trivia question. The State Tree is the Pecan, which must mean the state dessert should be pecan pie. Its capital is famous for its music and recording stars. It became a state in 1845, and the scene of its most famous battle has been in many movies. What state is it?

Now name this state: It has 56 miles of seashore with a famous lighthouse as well. Inland, the state flower is the Flowering Dogwood, and the state tree is the pine, found of course in the Joyce Kilmer (I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree) Memorial Forest.

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The P.O.L.A.R. (Professional Operators' Learning And Resource) Club

Is an organization of trucking professionals interested in learning more about the business of trucking. The purpose of the organization is to help individual truckers (company drivers, lease operators, owner/operators and small motor carriers) to improve their business by  learning, networking  and working together.
         Success through Knowledge, Strength through Information.
Together helping to change the industry to provide greater opportunity and profitability to the small operator is our long range goal.