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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icarussmith20
- Apr 19, 2022
- 1 min
Mexico's president slams enhanced Texas border trucking inspections as 'despicable'
MEXICO CITY, April 18 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday criticized the Texas government over its...
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icarussmith20
- Apr 7, 2022
- 3 min
For small trucking companies, high price of diesel may be unsustainable
By Deon J. Hampton For some small trucking companies that transport supplies and goods across the country while operating on thin...
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icarussmith20
- Apr 4, 2022
- 4 min
Trucker convoy leaves DC area, but a 'movement' rolls on
HAGERSTOWN, Maryland, April 2 (Reuters) - (Editor's note: Offensive language in 7th paragraph) Melanie Disporto said she lost her job in...
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icarussmith20
- Apr 1, 2022
- 6 min
Truck convoy leaves D.C. area after weeks of traffic-snarling protests
The trucker group calling itself the “People’s Convoy,” which protested vaccine mandates and aired other right-wing grievances by driving...
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icarussmith20
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
FedEx founder Fred Smith to step down from CEO: 'We have a rigorous succession plan'
FedEx founder Frederick Wallace Smith is stepping down as CEO. The legendary business leader appointed Raj Subramaniam as the next...
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icarussmith20
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Maersk Line to Electrify North American Operations With Swedish Trucks
Danish container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is electrifying its North American businesses through a five-year agreement with...
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icarussmith20
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
A Guy Calling Himself ‘Ricky Bobby’ Is Tearing the MAGA Trucker Convoy Apart
A tailgate party invitation, offered by a man using the name of a legendary Will Ferrell character, resulted in a threatening and chaotic...
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icarussmith20
- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
Big Rig Let Down: What Actually Happened To The So-Called People’s Convoy?
It’s hard to take the "People’s Convoy" trucker caravan seriously. It started as a protest against the Covid mask and vaccination...
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icarussmith20
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
Trucking industry feels pain of rising diesel prices
While most Americans are gasping at gas prices, truckers are dealing with the price of diesel. Diesel, which cost less than $4 per gallon...
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icarussmith20
- Mar 11, 2022
- 1 min
Truckers gather near Washington to protest pandemic restrictions, without creating much disruption.
A caravan of semis, pickups and R.V.s that had driven across the United States to protest vaccine mandates and other Covid restrictions...
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icarussmith20
- Mar 9, 2022
- 2 min
GOP Sens. Cruz and Johnson meet with 'People's Convoy' truckers
Trucker protesters against COVID vaccine mandates and restrictions met Tuesday with a pair of Republican lawmakers for two hours on...
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icarussmith20
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Trucker convoy - ‘Freedom’ protest threatens to snarl traffic as it laps DC for second day
The “People’s Convoy,” a US imitation of the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” that disrupted Ottawa and several border crossings last month, has...
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icarussmith20
- Mar 1, 2022
- 3 min
US trucking company owner races to Ukrainian border to aid refugees
While U.S. trucking company owner Bogdan Golosinskiy left Ukraine with his family when he was 9 years old, he says he can’t ignore the...
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icarussmith20
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
UPS loses $2 billion euro claim for EU veto on TNT bid
LUXEMBOURG, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The world's No. 1 logistics company, United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N), on Wednesday lost its court fight...
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icarussmith20
- Feb 24, 2022
- 3 min
Inspired by Canadian truck protests, 'People's Convoy' heads to Washington
ADELANTO, Calif., Feb 23 (Reuters) - A group of American truckers began a cross-country drive from California to Washington on Wednesday...
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icarussmith20
- Feb 23, 2022
- 3 min
Pentagon approves 700 National Guardsmen and 50 tactical vehicles ahead of possible trucker convoys
The Defense Department on Tuesday approved the use of 700 National Guard members and 50 large tactical vehicles ahead of possible trucker...
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icarussmith20
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
Canadian police secure downtown Ottawa as truckers’ protest ends
Canadian police on Sunday secured the downtown core of Ottawa with fencing, as city workers cleaned up trash and snow plows cleared...
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icarussmith20
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
The ‘Freedom Convoy’ trucker protests have worsened supply chain issues
Escalating vaccine mandate protests near the Canada-U.S. border — known as the “Freedom Convoy” — have sent Canada into a state of...
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icarussmith20
- Feb 18, 2022
- 2 min
What Next for The Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ and How Far Will It Go?
Recap Since late January, truck drivers have created havoc on Canadian towns, seizing portions of Ottawa and eventually blocking the...
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