East Texas students go to driving school to meet demand for truck drivers
Trucking companies are offering high salaries and sign-on bonuses to attract drivers and reverse a long-running driver shortage Author: David Lippman (KYTX) Updated: 10:35 PM CDT July 27, 2021
TYLER, Texas Groceries, fireworks, gasoline, and nearly everything else Americans want during the summer is rising in price, in part because there are not enough truck drivers to move it all.
The pandemic has accelerated this long-time problem, so competition among trucking companies is creating opportunities too good for some East Texans to pass up.
To see the future of the trucking industry, all one has to do is head to a cul-de-sac near the intersection of Loop 323 and Highway 31 on the east side of Tyler. There, several people are steering their lives in a new direction.
Remaining 8 miles of Kickapoo Turnpike to get final asphalt layer
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Construction on the remaining portion of the southern end of the Kickapoo Turnpike resumes this week. The project will complete the remaining section and allow all four lanes to open to traffic.
In January, crews opened the southern portion of the Kickapoo Turnpike to single lane traffic in both directions from NE 23rd Street south to I-40. Crews then halted construction for the remainder of the winter months.
“This turnpike uses a high-performance surface course of asphalt and has a strict temperature requirement in order to be put down and maximize the material and life of the roadway,” said Joe Echelle, OTA assistant executive director of construction and maintenance. “The asphalt material can only be put down when temperature requirements reach no less than 60 degrees day and night and crews must see rising temperatures for a two-week period.”
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Malaria causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year and significantly affects low-income countries. Young people taking action is essential in the fight against the disease and is important to achieve the UN’s Global Goal 3, which calls for good health and well-being for all. Join us and take action on this issue here.
As many aspects of human life have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, global health programs have also been affected and progress made on preventable diseases like malaria is at risk of being lost.