Trucking Advocate and Activist Allen Smith of TruthAboutTrucking.com : Articles Current News and Information for CDL Truck Drivers and Truck Driving Students…"Raising the Standards of the Trucking Industry"
Like the movie with the same name, is the perfect storm brewing for the U. S. trucking industry? With the possibility of more than a quarter of a million truck drivers facing termination from their driving careers from the CSA 2010 initiative, coupled with the talk of changing the current HOS rules, is there a a catastrophic event heading straight toward professional drivers and trucking companies alike?
The hours of service rule for truck drivers could be looking at losing two hours of driving time, along with doing away with the 34 hour restart rule. The ATA and company CEO’s fear that these two aspects combined will reduce productivity among drivers. ATA Chairman, Tommy Hodges stated that the CSA 2010 will be a “free agency for drivers.” He went on to say, “a driver that knows he’s got a good record, he knows how to abide by the rules, and he knows and understands his value to your company, (is) going to come in and say, ‘look at my score, you’re going to pay me 50 cents a mile or I’m going to go to XYZ,’ and he will.” He went on to comment that productivity loss could be as high as 18 percent if the changes are indeed made.
No doubt that losing two hours of driving time and the 34 hour restart will change the way trucking companies operate, but could not adding additional time for rest also increase productivity by eliminating much of the “pushing of drivers” to run further and harder? The industry sees the loss of revenue coming by not being able to push their drivers beyond their physical and mental limits in order to get the freight delivered and move on to the next load. Are the industry leaders more concerned with the loss of dollars than the safety of their drivers?
Truck drivers operated under the former set of HOS rules for years and did just fine.The new HOS rules, if they occur, will basically return nearly as they were before.Is the industry fearful of losing their ability to push their drivers’ work loads, or more afraid of the good, safe and professional drivers gaining more control over their own careers?
Often truck drivers can find themselves in trouble when it comes to the required DOT medical drug screen. A legal, prescribed drug from your family physician can lead to termination from the trucking company if you fail to follow the correct procedure. Many times in the trucking industry, problems that arise that can cause a driver to lose his or her job could have been avoided.
The DOT drug screen looks for the use of a Schedule 1 drugs : amphetamine, narcotic or any other habit forming drug that is not legally permitted. They also check for the usage of illegal narcotic drugs including marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates and phencyclidine (PCP). Very often, drivers who have received a legal prescription from their doctor fail to understand that this information should be provided to the motor carrier, especially when facing a DOT physical or drug screening. Most importantly, the information must be provided to the medical examiner before the screening takes place.
As an example, often truck drivers can be given a legal prescription for Lortab which is a combination of a narcotic painkiller and cough reliever with a non-narcotic painkiller for the relief of moderate to moderately severe pain. Since it contains hydrocodone, the hydrocodone is a narcotic, which is one of the things they look for from a DOT drug test. Therefore, if the driver fails to tell the company or medical examiner about the Lortab, the drug test will come back as a flagged and failed screening.
Most truckers understand that this type of prescription, though legal, contains a narcotic. By telling the trucking company that they are on this drug or others like it, they face the possibility of their employer telling them to take the two or three weeks off until they are better . . . or however long their doctor has prescribed the medication. This simply is not worth the chance of losing your job. If you are called to take a random drug test . . . you will now find yourself in a tough situation.
I am hearing more from drivers who have found themselves in this position. Don’t take the chance. Random drug tests could become more random in the future. If you have to be on a prescribed narcotic . . . tell your company immediately. It’s better to follow company policy and be told to take the required time off, than it is to be terminated for not following the correct procedure.
How serious is the FMCSA’s CSA 2010 for truck drivers and trucking companies? While many truckers and trucking companies have taken a “wait and see” attitude, Rickey Gooch of PrePaid Legal Services, Inc., and Justice for Truckers, continues to address the seriousness of this new safety initiative.
Mr. Gooch was our special guest on Truth About Trucking “LIVE” talk radio, on Thursday, August 12th, 2010.
The discussion took a more in-depth look into the CSA 2010 and why he sees it as the most serious law to ever hit the trucking industry, with the intentions of the FMCSA being to “absolutely remove drivers from the industry.”
Did you miss the live broadcast? Not a problem . . . catch it from our show archives, or right here :
As provided in my previous post, Truck Drivers and the Controversial Gun Debate, the right for truck drivers to carry a firearm in the commercial motor vehicle is always a hot topic among truckers. I can see both pros and cons to this issue, although I have found that most truck drivers will stand on their 2nd Amendment Right to keep and bear arms. We have received many emails from truckers across the country voicing their opinions on this issue, and we are seeing that about 95% believe they have the right to carry protection with them in the CMV, while about 5% are against it.
As many will recite the Peaceable Journey Act to back-up their right to carry, I wanted to dig a little deeper as to what, if any, does the Federal Regulations say about the transportation of firearms by licensed CDL holders. What I found is the term, unlawful possession, which I feel is important for all CDL drivers to understand. This term could be the reason why some professional truck drivers find themselves in trouble with D.O.T. or other law enforcement officials.
According to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Volume 9 which was revised as of October 1, 2005 and Chapter XII, Subpart B under Section 1572, firearms are mentioned under Section 1572.103 – Disqualifying criminal offenses. Under this section, truck drivers can lose their CDL for life if they are found to be in violation of what is known as Interim Disqualifying Offenses. According to this Regulation, truckers can be disqualified from ever having a CDL license if they are found to be in:
“Unlawful possession, use, sale, manufacture, purchase, distribution, receipt, transfer, shipping, transporting, delivery, import, export, or dealing in a firearm or other weapon.”
As I read headline news where truck drivers have been arrested at a weigh scale or inspection site for having a gun in the vehicle, I had to wonder if there were another side to the story, since by all Federal Law and meeting all city, county and state laws and regulations, and if their motor carrier allows them to carry in the CMV, why were they arrested? I would have to conclude that they were, somehow, in violation of this unlawful possession offense. Not being an attorney, I had to research exactly what does “Unlawful Possession” mean?Although each state varies in their definition of unlawful possession, here is a general outline :
A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm(State permit license excepted) if the person knowingly:
Carries any firearm concealed upon the person
Possesses a handgun that is concealed and readily accessible to the person within any vehicle; or
Possesses a firearm and has been convicted of a felony;
Was committed to a State Health Authority (Court determination of mental illness);
Was found to be mentally ill and subject to an order (Court determination of mental illness) that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness; or
Has been found guilty except for insanity (Effect of mental disease or defect) of a felony.
You can read more about Interim Disqualifying Offenses from the FMCSA website, and be sure to tune in to Armed American Radio on Sunday, August 8th, 2010 from 9-10 PM EST as Mark Walters, myself and others, will discuss the right to carry as it pertains to professional truck drivers.
Mark Walters is host of the nationally syndicated, Armed American Radio by Salem Radio Network. He is the columnist (The Ordinary Guy) for Concealed Carry Magazine, and co-author of the best selling book, Lessons from Armed America, which is available at White Feather Press and all major book retailers.
The lifestyle of truck drivers can lead to many health problems and many drivers are looking at the new safety initiative, CSA 2010 as focusing on the problem of obesity and sleep apnea. Actually, it has more to do with the DOT, however, the concerns drivers are having is due to the following statement, found in the CSA 2010 document which states:
“Driver Fitness BASIC—Operation of CMVs by drivers who are unfit to operate a CMV due to lack of training, experience, or medical qualifications.” The “medical qualification” that many drivers are concerned with, is the possible disqualification due to being overweight.
Concerned about the BMI tests and the costs of the CPAP, as well as the possibility of losing their jobs, many truck drivers are investigating the option of gastric sleeve surgery. Furthermore, many truck drivers with a BMI of 30 and over are looking at CSA 2010 as the incentive to lose the weight that they have been wanting to lose anyway, but due to the trucking lifestyle, never had that “push” they needed to do so.
We have done exhaustive research into this procedure and wanted to share what we have discovered with our readers :
Gastric sleeve surgery in the United States will cost between $18,000 and $35,000 and many insurance providers will not pay for the procedure unless the patient has a BMI of 40 or more, or if there is a health risk involved such as diabetes or heart disease. With the average long haul truck driver making $32,000 per year, it is nearly impossible for them to have the Sleeve Gastrectomy procedure. More truck drivers across the country have discovered another alternative with incredible results.
To learn the truth, we went directly to the source :
Almater Hospitalis a private hospital with state of the art equipment, located in Mexicali, Mexico. Dr. Alberto Aceves specializes in the gastric sleeve surgery and has performed nearly 1000 surgeries. His credentials include:
Member American College of Surgeon
Member American Society for Briatric and Metabolic Surgery
Current President of the Mexican Association for Bariatric Surgery
Member International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
Member Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery
Member Mexican Association of General Surgery
Member General Surgeons College of Mexicali
FACS (American College of Surgeons)
Dr. Aceves and Staff
We contacted Dr. Aceves’ staff to discuss the gastric sleeve surgery and to learn more about him and the Almater Hospital. The biggest concern with a sleeve surgery is having a leak. Dr. Aceves has never had a leak with any of the sleeve surgeries he has performed. The Almater Hospital is above the statistics for this procedure and no other doctor in the United States or Mexico has this great of a record with this number of surgeries performed.
In the U. S. most sleeve surgeries are done as an out-patient procedure. Dr. Aceves keeps his patients in the Almater Hospital for three days for recovery. He and his staff’s biggest concern for American patients is that they will get trapped in attending one of the many facilities in Mexico that offer the procedure at a very low price, but in return, they are having a great deal of complications, including infections and poor sterilization. Dr. Aceves and the Almater Hospital believe in not sacrificing quality to lower prices. Speaking with Nina Eguia, patient coordinator at the hospital, she told us:
“The doctors in Mexico doing surgery at lower prices are having a lot of complications and sacrificing quality. It is a shame that patients go to them to save money and end up with complications they really cannot afford or having to stay off work for months to recover, because procedures are not done correctly or with sanitary standards.”
The Almater Hospital in Mexicali, Mexico are seeing and hearing from more American truck drivers and we wanted to research this more. What we found is an excellent hospital and staff with exceptional standards. As the U. S. is charging $18,000 to $35,000 for the gastric sleeve surgery, Dr. Aceves total cost for the procedure, including the hospital stay and everything . . . is $9,500.
As CSA 2010 grows closer and truck drivers are threatened by their BMI in regards to a possible positive sleep apnea diagnosis, they are questioning the use and cost of forced and expensive sleep apnea testing and a CPAP machine. Instead of only treating the effect of the problem, why not treat the cause? The cause being the overweight issue that they feel they may be flagged for . . .
I feel that this information on Dr. Aceves and the Almater Hospital in Mexicali, Mexico is imperative for truck drivers facing this problem to be aware of . . . in fear of losing their jobs and the fact that they look at CSA 2010 as the push they needed to do something about their weight and to become healthier . . . if there is another reliable, trustworthy and safe solution that will save them thousands of dollars . . . then we wanted to provide this information for them.
Let’s face it . . . how many truckers can afford $18,000 to $35,000 even when their livelihoods are at stake? Dr. Alberto Aceves and his professional staff at Almater Hospital are making the impossible . . . possible.
For more information contact:
Mexicali Bariatric center
Madero 1119-2, Colonia Nueva
Mexicali, BC 2110
U.S. TOLL FREE : 1-888-344-3916
Allen Smith
A recent article posted in the Newspaper.com stated that the Department of Transportation was promoting women to enter a career as a professional CDL driver: “US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants to put more women behind the wheels of big-rigs.”
However, after researching, we have found that the programs being funded are targeted for women at the college graduate level.
According toThe announcement, “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood signed an agreement with the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International to encourage women to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math – while pursuing careers in transportation.” This program does not appear to be targeted towards CDL professional truck drivers who are considered “unskilled” labor by the Department of Labor.
Secretary of the US Department of Transportation, Ray LaHood announced at a Women’s Small Business Day hosted by the Department of Transportation (DOT), that he would like to see more women in the transportation industry by expanding an existing intern program.
According to a recent press release , the program is one of several internships and fellowship programs offered through the U.S. Department of Transportation for both high school and college age girls. The expanded effort supports President Obama’s mission and the work of the White House Council on Women and Girls.
Although the idea of encouraging more women into the transportation industry is to be applauded, the thought of using transportation funds for this, rather than for the repair of roads and bridges or securing more safe truck parking ( such as Jason’s Law, HR 2156 and S970) must be questioned.
Recently we were told by a staffer in the Highways and Transit subcommittee that funding was low and that this is a main reason that Jason’s Law has been sitting in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. So where then, are these funds coming from which are being used to promote more women entering the trucking industry? I would think that we would be more interested in repairing the roads and protecting our “unskilled women” who are already in the industry driving big trucks.
This does lead up to another problem which should be mentioned:
There is and has been a strong recruitment movement going on via organizations, truck driving schools, trucking companies, government work force placement programs and grants and incentives, in order to encourage more women to enter the “unskilled” level of the trucking industry as a CDL driver.
This is a major concern of ours and others alike, as the CDL training going on within trucking companies has not been one to be admired. Often women are not told what to realistically expect when entering a CDL training program, including the fact that they will be living in a truck for 3 months with a total stranger, the trainer.
Many times the requirements for drivers to be trainers are no more than the “desire for them to be one.”
The fact that there are no strict guidelines set up by many of the companies has caused numerous problems for trainees, including the lack of a way for trainees to safely remove themselves from situations which could either cause emotional stress or even worse, bodily harm.
There has been a tremendous increase in women entering the field of truck driving, and yet the number of actual women drivers has not significantly increased, still sitting at five to six percent of total drivers. So where are all those increased “numbers of women” entering into trucking that have been recruited? Why isn’t the increased figure of women drivers entering matching the number of actual drivers? The main reason is . . . that they do not stay for very long, many not making it past the training process. This is a clear sign that something is wrong in the way that many trucking companies conduct their CDL training programs.
So I suggest this to everyone promoting the advancement and promotion of women entering the trucking industry:
Create a program to protect the women that you have already encouraged to enter the industry, before you try to promote more women to come in.
I challenge every organization, company, or government program to create a data base of driver statistics which includes all women they have successfully recruited into the industry as a CDL driver, and then maintain records to follow up with them in order to determine if they are still driving, and if not . . . WHY?
Would this not make more sense? I for one, would like to know why more and more women are entering the trucking industry, and yet their numbers are not going up?
I believe if you are reading this that you would like to know too.
The July, 2010 edition of Truckers News has a great article by Carolyn Magner and Misty Bell about the generation gap between the modern day truck drivers. Looking at trucking through the eyes of veteran road warriors versus the “newbie” truck driver, the article, “Clash of the Generations” gives an insight into how the two generations of truckers see each other.
The article also made me think about how long haul trucking has changed through the years and how this generation gap plays into the factor of any sort of truck driver shortage. Although there is no such thing as a truck driver shortage, the Truckers News article unknowingly touches on another facet of this newer face of trucking, one which trucking companies would be wise to pay attention to.
As with any new and upcoming generation, changes are expected to be made. The newer generation of workers today are more apt to get a college degree than prior, older generations that grew up in the belief of a blue-collar work force era. In relation to trucking, many of the newer young guns of the highways reject the fact that a professional truck driver must live out on the road for months on end. This is one reason trucking companies tend to experience a more difficult task of retaining truck drivers in their employment. In years past, the old dogs of trucking accepted the quality of life for truck drivers. As with any newer generation that is set in their own way of thinking, this quality of life will have to change in order to meet the newer demands of today’s younger drivers.
For the trucking industry to continue down the same old path of years past, they will discover that times are changing, like it or not. Many are beginning to understand that the old school of OTR trucking is just not cutting it with a newer generation of truckers. Some trucking companies are working to build more of a regional operation to meet the wants and demands of theseyoung guns. For those companies who choose to stick to the old way of doing things, they will continue to fight the constant battle of truck driver retention.
Due to the hardships of the long haul trucker lifestyle, American truckers life expectancy drops by 15 years, compared to the rest of the work force. Many of the up and coming newbie drivers believe that their quality of life and having a life, is more important than running themselves into the ground for an industry that shows no care or remorse for doing so.
Even as I write, veteran truck drivers are struggling with paying their bills and keeping food on the table for their families . . . many owner operators caught in the company lease programs are not getting enough miles to meet their truck payment . . . professional truckers face newer and tougher regulations, always aiming at their pocketbooks . . . and recent CDL graduates are running all 48 states for as little as .13 cents per mile. This is the old school . . .
Perhaps the newer breed of young guns truckers have it right . . . work smarter, not harder and still have a life to enjoy.
Is the DAC Report unconstitutional? The first ten amendments of the Constitution, which make up the Bill of Rights, include the amendment which requires that all citizens be provided with due process when either being accused of a crime or being penalized by another party for a civil matter. The Bill of Rights were seen as such importance, that George Mason refused to sign until these rights were included.
Explaining his refusal to sign, Mason wrote: “There is no Declaration of Rights, and the laws of the general government being paramount to the laws and constitution of the several States, the Declarations of Rights in the separate States are no security. Nor are the people secured even in the enjoyment of the benefit of the common law.” To paraphrase it in simple terms: every American citizen has the right to due process of law when accused or penalized by a separate party.
Yet, countless numbers of professional truck drivers are penalized by trucking companies through the false claims reported on their DAC Report. The large majority of these truckers are caught in a situation where proving their case is impossible. False DAC Reporting has been going on for years with trucking organizations and associations recognizing the problem, but doing nothing to stop it:
“It’s not right that companies can destroy a driver’s driving record and stop them from ever getting a driving job again.”
“I quit Swift Transportation back in 07. Took my truck back to the Richmond terminal because I was basically paying them to drive. I was lucky I had some savings to fall back on while driving for this company. Anyhow, I cleared my truck and resigned at the terminal and I got a “NO SHOW” on my DAC.”
“I have seen it happen many times and I fully support this petition to stop the abuse that companies and DAC Services have been allowed to exercise for far too long.”
“I am an ex-FED DOT Agent and I witnessed first hand how many drivers would come into our office requesting we help them. They were not able to aquire employment because there was bad information in their reports. I do believe this method is unfair and unjust to many a good driver.”
“My DAC now has False Information from US Xpress. I went to orientation and on the 5 th day they let me go over the phone without giving me a reason why they were not hiring me. I lived in Denver, Co. and they paid for me to go to Ca. for this. My DAC shows I worked for them and I Quit and was dismissed. This is False information that US Xpress has reported on my DAC.’
“Simply being accused on a DAC is enough to make getting hired virtually impossible.”
Our Stop False DAC Reporting petition is at 1,462 signatures and growing. If the petition does nothing more than the continuance of showing how trucking companies retaliate against truckers, then I will continue to post the experiences drivers are facing with this abuse by the industry:
“As someone who has been in Human Resources for a few decades, I find it hard to believe that DAC is allowed to exist. See, if Sally Sue applies at a local office and is hired, then she is protected under federal and state laws that govern what work related issues or job performance issues can be disclosed to others. Many employee rights and privacy issues are in play. If Sally Sue fails to show up for work or leaves early, if she steals office supplies, if she shoots her boss even, it can not be disclosed by the company to others she may choose to apply with or work for. DAC violates all employee rights to privacy. If I were a driver and worked for one of these dirt bags that put ANYTHING derogatory on my DAC I would sue for slander and then retire rich. It is not a legal system under employment laws in most states, nor is it completely legal under many federal rights to privacy.”
“JB Hunt is the worst for reports for DAC. False information, at fault accidents that are not in a vehicle, logbook errors. All BS.”
“CRST shows terminated when I quit with notice and not under a load. Truck went to new driver ( no abandonment).”
You can read all the comments from the signers of the petition and see what these trucking companies are doing to our men and women of trucking. Until DAC is shut down, you can contact the Truckers Justice Center which has been fighting for truckers rights for twenty years. Truckers Justice Center specializes in helping drivers with the removal of false information on their DAC reports. Their website states:
“(HireRight) maintains employment files (called DAC reports) on all commercial drivers that include accident records, drug testing reports and eligibility for rehire information from all previous employers. There are MANY incorrect reports in DAC files. Companies will put outright lies into DAC reports as retaliation against drivers. (HireRight) is a consumer reporting agency, which means you have a right to see the information kept in these reports and you have the right to correct the information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Truckers Justice Center can help you correct your DAC reports.”
So the question remains: is the DAC Report unconstitutional? For the answer, I turned to Attorney Paul Taylor and this is what he said:
“The Bill of Rights applies to Government action, not private actions of motor carriers and consumer-reporting agencies. As far as the DAC Report is concerned, they are definitely constitutional.”
Five years ago I started Truth About Trucking, the first to publicly expose the abuses and injustices that many truck drivers face within the long haul trucking industry. Going public, we exposed the:
Turning over student drivers as a means of cheap labor
Abuses by the “starter” trucking companies . . . and much more.
These were all the little insider secrets of the trucking industry that nobody was publicly sharing. It was time to change that. It was time that CDL students and new drivers understood what they could be facing when looking at OTR trucking as a career.
There are many good and decent trucking companies, but there are more that are not so good. Understanding the trials you will face when first starting out in trucking and knowing what to do after you “pay your dues” in this industry, is the foundation that Truth About Trucking stands on . . . to “Raise the standards of the trucking industry.”
Trucking companies continue to retaliate against drivers through the use of the abusive DAC system? Then I’ll keep posting . . .
Believe it or not, truck drivers have rights too. There are laws in place to protect professional truckers from company retaliation for refusing to operate unsafe equipment, falsifying logbooks, false information placed on their DAC Report and even disputes that arise from trucking companies lease purchase programs. Per our previous post, OSHA and your rights as a truck driver, many truck drivers fail their case due to not having the proper legal representation.
Trucking employment law attorney, Paul Taylor was our special guest on Truth About Trucking “LIVE” Blog Talk Radio, on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 . The law office of Taylor & Associates, Ltd., of the Truckers Justice Center have been helping workers get justice for their employment-related problems for more than 20 years. Having come from a trucking family, Mr. Taylor understands the hardships faced by the professional trucker and specializes in trucking employment law.
Truck drivers who refuse to violate HOS rules or to operate the CMV in a way that would violate a Federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulation are protected from any kind of retaliation by the trucking company, under the STAA, 49 U.S.C. Section 31105, and are encouraged to report any such retaliation to the FMCSA and to OSHA.
His law firm offers free initial consultation and works on a contingency fee basis, meaning that you pay NO ATTORNEY FEE unless they recover. As mentioned in our earlier post, one study found that OSHA ruled in favor of the truck driver only 31% of the time. However, in most of these cases the employee chose to act without an attorney experienced in employment law.
If you missed the broadcast with Paul Taylor of The Truckers Justice Center, you can catch it here:
The high cost of doing business in the United States have caused many companies to pack up and head to Mexico or somewhere overseas. The trend to outsource American jobs continue with the current talks underway to open the Mexican border to the U. S. trucking industry.
These companies that abandoned the American workforce, are now crying over having to pay for the $2.4 billion tariffs imposed on U. S. products by Mexico. Many businesses have closed and U. S. exporters have lost market share in the previous months since the tariffs.
As the United States and Mexico continue to hash out plans for NAFTA, both governments ignore the fact that the majority of American truck drivers, as well as the majority of Mexican workers, do not want NAFTA:
The outsourcing of American jobs is nothing more than the making of cheap labor in which workers on all sides lose. NAFTA was written so as the United States government would reap most of the reward, as evident from the above video. Due to the rise in taxes and various regulations placed on U. S. businesses, and the current administration’s continual push towards higher taxes, it is no wonder many U. S. companies are moving out of the country.
How big of a problem is the outsourcing of American jobs? How many Americans have lost jobs due to outsourcing? To give you a small idea, here is a list of U. S. companies who have moved off-shore or who have outsourced what used to be jobs for the American people: ( it’s a “little” long)
3Com
3M
A
Aalfs Manufacturing
Aavid Thermal Technologies
ABC-NACO
Accenture
Access Electronics
Accuride Corporation
Accuride International
Adaptec
ADC
Adobe Systems
Advanced Energy Industries
Aetna
Affiliated Computer Services
AFS Technologies
A.G. Edwards
Agere Systems
Agilent Technologies
AIG
Alamo Rent A Car
Albany International Corp.
Albertson’s
Alcoa
Alcoa Fujikura
Allen Systems Group
Alliance Semiconductor
Allstate
Alpha Thought Global
Altria Group
Amazon.com
AMD
Americ Disc
American Dawn
American Express
American Greetings
American Household
American Management Systems
American Standard
American Uniform Company
AMETEK
AMI DODUCO
Amloid Corporation
Amphenol Corporation
Analog Devices
Anchor Glass Container
ANDA Networks
Anderson Electrical Products
Andrew Corporation
Anheuser-Busch
Angelica Corporation
Ansell Health Care
Ansell Protective Products
Anvil Knitwear
AOL
A.O. Smith
Apple
Applied Materials
Ark-Les Corporation
Arlee Home Fashions
Art Leather Manufacturing
Artex International
ArvinMeritor
Asco Power Technologies
Ashland
AstenJohnson
Asyst Technologies
Atchison Products, Inc.
A.T. Cross Company
AT&T
AT&T Wireless
A.T. Kearney
Augusta Sportswear
Authentic Fitness Corporation
Automatic Data Processing
Avanade
Avanex
Avaya
Avery Dennison
Azima Healthcare Services
Axiohm Transaction Solutions
B
Bank of America
Bank of New York
Bank One
Bard Access Systems
Barnes Group
Barth & Dreyfuss of California
Bassett Furniture
Bassler Electric Company
BBi Enterprises L.P.
Beacon Blankets
BearingPoint
Bear Stearns
BEA Systems
Bechtel
Becton Dickinson
BellSouth
Bentley Systems
Berdon LLP
Berne Apparel
Bernhardt Furniture
Best Buy
Bestt Liebco Corporation
Beverly Enterprises
Birdair, Inc.
BISSELL
Black & Decker
Blauer Manufacturing
Blue Cast Denim
Bobs Candies
Borden Chemical
Bourns
Bose Corporation
Bowater
BMC Software
Boeing
Braden Manufacturing
Briggs Industries
Brady Corporation
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bristol Tank & Welding Co.
Brocade
Brooks Automation
Brown Wooten Mills Inc.
Buck Forkardt, Inc.
Bumble Bee
Burle Industries
Burlington House Home Fashions
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
C
Cadence Design Systems
Camfil Farr
Candle Corporation
Cains Pickles
Capital One
Cardinal Brands
Carrier
Carter’s
Caterpillar
C-COR.net
C&D Technologies
Cellpoint Systems
Cendant
Centis, Inc.
Cerner Corporation
Charles Schwab
ChevronTexaco
The Cherry Corporation
CIBER
Ciena
Cigna
Circuit City
Cirrus Logic
Cisco Systems
Citigroup
Clear Pine Mouldings
Clorox
CNA
Coastcast Corp.
Coca-Cola
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Collins & Aikman
Collis, Inc.
Columbia House
Comcast Holdings
Comdial Corporation
Computer Associates
Computer Horizons
Computer Sciences Corporation
CompuServe
Concise Fabricators
Conectl Corporation
Conseco
Consolidated Metro
Continental Airlines
Convergys
Cooper Crouse-Hinds
Cooper Tire & Rubber
Cooper Tools
Cooper Wiring Devices
Copperweld
Cordis Corporation
Corning
Corning Cable Systems
Corning Frequency Control
Countrywide Financial
COVAD Communications
Covansys
Creo Americas
Cross Creek Apparel
Crouzet Corporation
Crown Holdings
CSX
Cummins
Cutler-Hammer
Cypress Semiconductor
D
Dana Corporation
Daniel Woodhead
Davis Wire Corp.
Daws Manufacturing
Dayton Superior
DeCrane Aircraft
Delco Remy
Dell Computer
DeLong Sportswear
Delphi
Delta Air Lines
Delta Apparel
Direct TV
Discover
DJ Orthopedics
Document Sciences Corporation
Dometic Corp.
Donaldson Company
Douglas Furniture of California
Dow Chemical
Dresser
Dun & Bradstreet
DuPont
E
Earthlink
Eastman Kodak
Eaton Corporation
Edco, Inc.
Editorial America
eFunds
Edscha
Ehlert Tool Company
Elbeco Inc.
Electroglas
Electronic Data Systems
Electronics for Imaging
Electro Technology
Eli Lilly
Elmer’s Products
E-Loan
EMC
Emerson Electric
Emerson Power Transmission
Emglo Products
Engel Machinery
En Pointe Technologies
Equifax
Ernst & Young
Essilor of America
Ethan Allen
Evenflo
Evergreen Wholesale Florist
Evolving Systems
Evy of California
Expedia
Extrasport
ExxonMobil
F
Fairfield Manufacturing
Fair Isaac
Fansteel Inc.
Farley’s & Sathers Candy Co.
Fasco Industries
Fawn Industries
Fayette Cotton Mill
FCI USA
Fedders Corporation
Federal Mogul
Federated Department Stores
Fellowes
Fender Musical Instruments
Fidelity Investments
Financial Techologies International
Findlay Industries
First American Title Insurance
First Data
First Index
Fisher Hamilton
Flowserve
Fluor
FMC Corporation
Fontaine International
Ford Motor
Foster Wheeler
Franklin Mint
Franklin Templeton
Freeborders
Frito Lay
Fruit of the Loom
G
Garan Manufacturing
Gateway
GE Capital
GE Medical Systems
Gemtron Corporation
General Binding Corporation
General Cable Corp.
General Electric
General Motors
Generation 2 Worldwide
Genesco
Georgia-Pacific
Gerber Childrenswear
GlobespanVirata
Goldman Sachs
Gold Toe Brands
Goodrich
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Google
Graphic Controls
Greenpoint Mortgage
Greenwood Mills
Grote Industries
Grove U.S. LLC
Guardian Life Insurance
Guilford Mills
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
H
Haggar
Halliburton
Hamilton Beach/Procter-Silex
The Hartford Financial Services Group
Harper-Wyman Company
Hasbro Manufacturing Services
Hawk Corporation
Hawker Power Systems, Inc.
Haworth
Headstrong
HealthAxis
Hedstrom
Hein-Werner Corp.
Helen of Troy
Helsapenn Inc.
Hershey
Hewitt Associates
Hewlett-Packard
Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
Hoffman/New Yorker
The Holmes Group
Home Depot
Honeywell
HSN
Hubbell Inc.
Humana
Hunter Sadler
Hutchinson Sealing Systems, Inc
HyperTech Solutions
I
IBM
iGate Corporation
Illinois Tool Works
IMI Cornelius
Imperial Home Decor Group
Indiana Knitwear Corp.
IndyMac Bancorp
Infogain
Ingersoll-Rand
Innodata Isogen
Innova Solutions
Insilco Technologies
Intel
InterMetro Industries
International Paper
Interroll Corporation
Intuit
Invacare
Iris Graphics, Inc.
Isola Laminate Systems
Iteris Holdings, Inc.
ITT Educational Services
ITT Industries
J
Jabil Circuit
Jacobs Engineering
Jacuzzi
Jakel, Inc.
JanSport
Jantzen Inc.
JDS Uniphase
Jockey International
John Crane
John Deere
Johns Manville
Johnson Controls
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase
J.R. Simplot
Juniper Networks
Justin Brands
K
KANA Software
Kaiser Permanente
Kanbay
Kayby Mills of North Carolina
Keane
Kellogg
Kellwood
KEMET
KEMET Electronics
Kendall Healthcare
Kenexa
Kentucky Apparel
Kerr-McGee Chemical
KeyCorp
Key Industries
Key Safety Systems
Key Tronic Corp.
Kimberly-Clark
KLA-Tencor
Knight Textile Corp.
Kojo Worldwide Corporation
Kraft Foods
K2 Inc.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Kwikset
L
Lancer Partnership
Lander Company
LaCrosse Footwear
Lamb Technicon
Lau Industries
Lands’ End
Lawson Software
Layne Christensen
Leach International
Lear Corporation
Leech Tool & Die Works
Lehman Brothers
Leoni Wiring Systems
Levi Strauss
Leviton Manufacturing Co.
Lexmark International
Lexstar Technologies
Liebert Corporation
Lifescan
Lillian Vernon
Linksys
Linq Industrial Fabrics, Inc.
Lionbridge Technologies
Lionel
Littelfuse
LiveBridge
LNP Engineering Plastics
Lockheed Martin
Longaberger
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Louisville Ladder Group LLC
Lowe’s
Lucent
Lund International
Lyall Alabama
M
Madill Corporation
Magma Design Automation
Magnequench
Magnetek
Maidenform
Mallinckrodt, Inc.
The Manitowoc Company
Manugistics
Marathon Oil
Maritz
Mars
Marshall Fields
Mattel
Master Lock
Materials Processing, Inc.
Maxim Integrated Products
Maxi Switch
Maxxim Medical
Maytag
McDATA Corporation
McKinsey & Company
MeadWestvaco
Mediacopy
Medtronic
Mellon Bank
Mentor Graphics Corp.
Meridian Automotive Systems
Merit Abrasive Products
Merrill Corporation
Merrill Lynch
Metasolv
MetLife
Micro Motion, Inc.
Microsoft
Midcom Inc.
Midwest Electric Products
Milacron
Modern Plastics Technics
Modine Manufacturing
Moen
Money’s Foods Us Inc.
Monona Wire Corp.
Monsanto
Morgan Stanley
Motion Control Industries
Motor Coach Industries International
Motorola
Mrs. Allison’s Cookie Co.
Mulox
N
Nabco
Nabisco
NACCO Industries
National City Corporation
National Electric Carbon Products
National Life
National Semiconductor
NCR Corporation
neoIT
NETGEAR
Network Associates
Newell Rubbermaid
Newell Window Furnishings
New World Pasta
New York Life Insurance
Nice Ball Bearings
Nike
Nordstrom
Northrop Grumman
Northwest Airlines
Nu Gro Technologies
Nu-kote International
NutraMax Products
Nypro Alabama
O
O’Bryan Brothers Inc.
Ocwen Financial
Office Depot
Ogden Manufacturing
Oglevee, Ltd
Ohio Art
Ohmite Manufacturing Co.
Old Forge Lamp & Shade
Omniglow Corporation
ON Semiconductor
Orbitz
Oracle
OshKosh B’Gosh
Otis Elevator
Outsource Partners International
Owens-Brigam Medical Co.
Owens Corning
Oxford Automotive
Oxford Industries
P
Pacific Precision Metals
Pak-Mor Manufacturing
palmOne
Parallax Power Components
Paramount Apparel
Parker-Hannifin
Parsons E&C
Paxar Corporation
Pearson Digital Learning
Peavey Electronics CorporationÊÊ
PeopleSoft
PepsiCo
Pericom Semiconductor
PerkinElmer
PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc.
Perot Systems
Pfaltzgraff
Pfizer
Phillips-Van Heusen
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
Pitney Bowes
Plaid Clothing Company
Planar Systems
Plexus
Pliant Corporation
PL Industries
Polaroid
Polymer Sealing Solutions
Portal Software
Portex, Inc.
Portola Packaging
Port Townsend Paper Corp.
Power One
Pratt & Whitney
Price Pfister
priceline.com
Pridecraft Enterprises
Prime Tanning
Primus Telecom
Procter & Gamble
Progress Lighting
ProQuest
Providian Financial
Prudential Insurance
R
Radio Flyer
Radio Shack
Rainbow Technologies
Rawlings Sporting Goods
Rayovac
Raytheon Aircraft
RCG Information Technology
Red Kap
Regal-Beloit Corporation
Regal Rugs
Respiratory Support Products
Regence Group
R.G. Barry Corp.
Rich Products
River Holding Corp.
Robert Mitchell Co., Inc.
Rockwell Automations
Rockwell Collins
Rogers
Rohm & Haas
Ropak Northwest
RR Donnelley & Sons
Rugged Sportswear
Russell Corporation
S
S1 Corporation
S & B Engineers and Constructors
Sabre
Safeway
SAIC
Sallie Mae
Samsonite
Samuel-Whittar, Inc.
Sanford
Sanmina-SCI
Sapient
Sara Lee
Saturn Electronics & Engineering
SBC Communications
Schumacher Electric
Scientific Atlanta
Seal Glove Manufacturing
Seco Manufacturing Co.
SEI Investments
Sequa Corporation
Seton Company
Sheldahl Inc.
Shipping Systems, Inc.
Siebel Systems
Sierra Atlantic
Sights Denim Systems, Inc.
Signal Transformer
Signet Armorlite, Inc
Sikorsky
Silicon Graphics
Simula Automotive SafetyÊ
SITEL
Skyworks Solutions
SMC Networks
SML Labels
SNC Manufacturing CompanyÊ
SoftBrands
Sola Optical USA
Solectron
Sonoco Products Co.
Southwire Company
Sovereign Bancorp
Spectrum Control
Spicer Driveshaft Manufacturing
Springs Industries
Springs Window Fashions
Sprint
Sprint PCS
SPX Corporation
Square D
Standard Textile Co.
Stanley Furniture
Stanley Works
Stant Manufacturing
Starkist Seafood
State Farm Insurance
State Street
Steelcase
StorageTek
StrategicPoint Investment Advisors
Strattec Security Corp.
STS Apparel Corporation
Summitville Tiles
Sun Microsystems
Sunrise Medical
SunTrust Banks
Superior Uniform Group
Supra Telecom
Sure Fit
SurePrep
The Sutherland Group
Sweetheart Cup Co.
Swift Denim
Sykes Enterprises
Symbol Technologies
Synopsys
Synygy
T
Takata Retraint Systems
Target
Teccor Electronics
Techalloy Company, Inc.
Technotrim
Tecumseh
Tee Jays Manufacturing
Telcordia
Telect
Teleflex
TeleTech
Telex Communications
Tellabs
Tenneco Automotive
Teradyne
Texaco Exploration and Production
Texas Instruments
Textron
Thermal Industries
Therm-O-Disc, Inc.
Thomas & Betts
Thomasville Furniture
Thomas Saginaw Ball Screw Co.
Three G’s Manufacturing Co.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Time Warner
Tingley Rubber Corp.
The Timken Company
The Toro Company
Tomlinson Industries
Tower Automotive
Toys “R” Us
Trailmobile Trailer
Trans-Apparel Group
TransPro, Inc.
Trans Union
Travelocity
Trek Bicycle Corporation
Trend Technologies
TriMas Corp.
Trinity Industries
Triquint Semiconductor
TriVision Partners
Tropical Sportswear
TRW Automotive
Tumbleweed Communications
Tupperware
Tyco Electronics
Tyco International
U
UCAR Carbon Company
Underwriters Laboratories
UniFirst Corporation
Union Pacific Railroad
Unison Industries
Unisys
United Airlines
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
United Online
United Plastics Group
United States Ceramic Tile
United Technologies
Universal Lighting Technologies
USAA
V
Valence Technology
Valeo Climate Control
VA Software
Velvac
Vertiflex Products
Veritas
Verizon
VF Corporation
Viasystems
Vishay
Visteon
VITAL Sourcing
W
Wabash Alloys, L.L.C.
Wabash Technologies
Wachovia Bank
Walgreens
Walls Industries
Warnaco
Washington Group International
Washington Mutual
WebEx
WellChoice
Wellman Thermal Systems
Walls Industries
Werner Co.
West Corporation
Weavexx
Weiser Lock
West Point Stevens
Weyerhaeuser
Whirlpool
White Rodgers
Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company
Winpak Films
Wolverine World Wide
Woodstock Wire Works
WorldCom
World Kitchen
Wyeth
Wyman-Gordon Forgings
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