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icarussmith20
- Sep 1
- 3 min
Foreign Immigration Could Relieve U.S. Trucker Shortage
As the saying goes, “Houston, we have a problem.” That is to say, we have an acute shortage of truck drivers in America problem. Truck...
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icarussmith20
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Autonomous trucking future 'is almost upon us,' Uber Freight head says
Uber Freight (UBER) thinks it has a solution to the ongoing truck driver shortage here in the U.S. The unit, which is Uber’s trucking...
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icarussmith20
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Is America Still Facing A Truck Driver Shortage?
Last year it was reported that America was facing an unprecedented truck driver shortage. Industry body the American Trucking Association...
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icarussmith20
- Aug 11
- 2 min
Truck-Driver Pay Rose 11% Amid Strong Freight Demand Last Year
Wages for truck drivers rose at a double-digit pace last year as companies laid out hefty salaries, bonuses and benefits packages to...
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icarussmith20
- Aug 10
- 4 min
Jury Acquits Truck Driver of All Charges in Crash That Left 7 Bikers Dead
By McKenna Oxenden and Eduardo Medina Published Aug. 9, 2022Updated Aug. 10, 2022, 10:03 a.m. ET A jury in New Hampshire on Tuesday...
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icarussmith20
- Jul 29
- 3 min
Trucking CEOs expect higher prices, potential disruptions in second half of the year
U.S. trucking CEOs expect to maintain pricing power even with volumes softening in the second half of 2022 as retailers, manufacturers...
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icarussmith20
- Jul 19
- 3 min
DC responds to truckers’ ‘fallen soldiers’ convoy lawsuit
The District of Columbia contends that a group of truckers alleging that the District of Columbia violated its free speech rights has...
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icarussmith20
- Jul 14
- 2 min
California truckers protest 'gig worker' law at busiest U.S. seaport
LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) - Independent truckers who ferry goods to and from the nation's busiest seaport complex in Southern...
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icarussmith20
- Jul 11
- 4 min
California Truckers in Gig-Work Legal Limbo, Risking Supply Chains
By Augusta Saraiva and Ngai Yeung (Bloomberg) –About 70,000 truck owner-operators who form the bedrock of California’s transport industry...
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icarussmith20
- Jun 22
- 2 min
FedEx shifts from EV delivery truck testing to adoption
LOS ANGELES, June 21 (Reuters) - FedEx Corp (FDX.N) has 150 BrightDrop zero-emissions delivery trucks rolling on Los Angeles streets and...
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icarussmith20
- Jun 15
- 3 min
U.S. fuel and trucking costs power producer inflation
WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices increased solidly in May as the cost of gasoline surged, another sign of stubbornly...
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icarussmith20
- Jun 10
- 1 min
Texas truckers warn of parked rigs, empty shelves until 2023
The Texas Trucking Association and owner operators themselves are warning Texans about the possibility of empty shelves as fuel prices...
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icarussmith20
- Jun 9
- 3 min
Truckers, Petroleum Dealers Brace for Likely Diesel Tax Hike
By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — The trucking industry, petroleum dealers and others are bracing for a possible...
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icarussmith20
- May 13
- 4 min
Rising Diesel Costs Are Straining U.S. Truckers, Shipping Operations
Diesel costs are reaching new highs across the U.S., straining the operations of trucking companies and wrecking the transportation...
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icarussmith20
- May 6
- 5 min
Interview with Nick Geale, Former Chair of the National Mediation Board
It’s not every day that labor relations make headline news, but as the pandemic enters a new phase grievances among workers are becoming...
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icarussmith20
- May 4
- 2 min
Truck drivers express concern over rising diesel costs
BRANDYWINE, Md. – American truckers shared their concerns over rising diesel costs with Fox News. "We cannot afford to drive our...
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icarussmith20
- May 3
- 2 min
Trucker Convoy Members Sue D.C. Alleging First Amendment Rights Violated
Truckers who sought to travel to Washington, D.C., to protest COVID-19 mask mandates and vaccine requirements are suing the city,...
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icarussmith20
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Trucking demand falls to 22-month low
HIGH POINT – Trucking demand has fallen to levels not seen since the “near freight recession” of May and June 2020, when lockdowns were...
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icarussmith20
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Collapsing trucker demand could foreshadow looming recession
A sharp, unexpected downturn in trucking demand since the beginning of March could be evidence of a looming economic recession, according...
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