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Roadway Services Inc
Roadway Services, Inc. 1077 Gorge BoulevardAkron, Ohio 44039U.S.A.(216) 384-8184Fax: (216) 258-6599 Public Company Incorporated: 1930 as Roadway Express, Inc.Employees: 40,000Sales: $2.97 billionStock Exchange: NASDAQ Roadway Services, Inc. is the second-largest motor freight carrier company in... Read more |
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Roadway Express Inc
Roadway Express, Inc. 1077 Gorge BoulevardAkron, Ohio 44039U.S.A.(330) 384-8184Fax: (330) 258-6042Web site: http://www.roadway.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1930 as Roadway Express, Inc.Employees: 26,100Sales: $2.67 billion (1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: ROADSICs: 4213... Read more |
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Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige (Leroy Paige) , 1906-82, American baseball player, b. Mobile, Ala. Celebrated for his wit and extraordinary pitching ability, he became legendary while barnstorming in the Negro baseball leagues prior to the integration (1947) of the major leagues. He played in as many as 2,500 games... Read more |
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Mongolia (region)
Mongolia mŏn-gō´lēe, mŏng- , Asian region (c.906,000 sq mi/2,346,540 sq km), bordered roughly by Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the west; the Manchurian provinces of China on the east; Siberia on the north; and the Great Wall of China on the south. It now... Read more |
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Strasbourg
Strasbourg , Ger. Strassburg, city (1990 pop. 255,931), capital of Bas-Rhin dept., NE France, on the Ill River near its junction with the Rhine. It is the intellectual and commercial capital of Alsace . The city's chief industries are metal casting, machine and tool construction, oil and gas... Read more |
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viaduct
viaduct [Lat.,=road conveyor], type of bridge for carrying a highway or railroad over a valley, over low ground, or over a road. It is commonly constructed in the form of several towers or piers that support arches on which the roadway rests. Viaducts are usually constructed of steel or concrete;... Read more |
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Conveyors
Asphalt Paver Background An asphalt paver is a machine used to distribute, shape, and partially compact a layer of asphalt on the surface of a roadway, parking lot, or other area. It is sometimes called an asphalt-paving machine. Some pavers are towed by the dump truck... Read more |
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Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician An emergency medical technician (EMT) is a person who delivers the initial medical treatment to persons in crisis situations. Traditionally, EMTs are part of the medical team that travels by ambulance or helicopter to the site of the emergency... Read more |
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fence
fence [short for defense], humanly erected barrier between two divisions of land, used to mark a legal or other boundary, to keep animals or people in or out, and sometimes as an ornament. In newly settled lands fences are usually made of materials at hand, e.g., stone, earth, or wood. A fence... Read more |
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breakwater
breakwater offshore structure to protect a harbor from wave energy or deflect currents. When it also serves as a pier, it is called a quay; when covered by a roadway it is called a mole. In the United States a breakwater commonly consists of a long mound of stone rubble and of cheaper materials... Read more |
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