‘Hard to ignore Julie Su’: Biden’s labor secretary pick fights for confirmation
Julie Su has come a long way since she first made headlines in 1995 when she, then just 26 years old, was lead lawyer for 72 Thai workers...
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- Jan 30
- 3 min
I'm a successful female minority truck driver. California's AB5 forced me to leave the state I love
To most people, owning your own business is a way to become successful. For me, it was a mission – a lifeline to a brighter future for...
- Jan 25
- 1 min
Uber Freight cuts 150 jobs, about 3% of the unit’s head count
Uber Freight has laid off 150 employees, or about 3% of the segment’s total head count. The layoffs affect the division’s digital...
- Jan 12
- 3 min
Microsoft Backs Autonomous Trucking - What Could This Mean for the Sector?
A leak from within Microsoft has confidentially revealed to Reuters that the company is set to invest $10 million dollars into a...
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Microsoft to invest in autonomous trucking startup Gatik -sources
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is in advanced talks to invest in Gatik, a California-based autonomous driving startup, as part...
- Jan 4
- 5 min
Transport's Green Transition
The Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022) has significantly improved the viability of investment in green energy and transport in the...
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Family of Texas girl allegedly killed by a delivery driver sues FedEx and the driver’s employer
The family of Athena Strand, the 7-year-old Texas girl allegedly kidnapped and killed by a delivery driver, is suing FedEx and one of its...
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Biden releasing nearly $36 billion to aid pensions of union workers
President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing the infusion of nearly $36 billion to shore up a financially troubled union pension plan,...
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Diesel price increase affects trucking industry
Nationwide, truckers and trucking companies have been dealing with the rising prices of diesel since this summer. They say they are...
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Trucking, oil companies ramp up warnings on diesel shortage: 'We put ourselves in this situation'
The transportation industry is shouldering the burden of sky-high diesel prices, as suppliers blame supply chain shortages and red tape...
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
Diesel disaster: Truckers ‘working for peanuts’ amid surging fuel prices
Truck drivers told Fox News they're struggling to make money as diesel prices surge amid a worsening shortage. "You're really not making...
- Oct 28, 2022
- 5 min
Tesla’s Electric Semi Is Almost Here, But Elon Musk Hasn’t Shared Some Heavy Details
Hyperbole and big promises are to be expected when Elon Musk promotes a new product and based on his description of the soon-to-arrive...
- Oct 27, 2022
- 1 min
American Trucking Association: Driver Shortage Remains High
American Trucking Associations (ATA) calculated the driver shortage has eased slightly but remains near its all-time high. “Based on our...
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Up to 20 arrested after striking truckers block plant exits
PLYMPTON, Mass. — Striking truckers used tractor-trailers to block the exits at New England’s largest wholesale food distributor Monday...
- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Trucking jobs evaporate as shortage worsens
The number of trucking jobs went down in September, according to payroll data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor, as the...
- Sep 8, 2022
- 6 min
How federal dollars could boost training for trucking, manufacturing jobs in central California
With agricultural fields being turned into warehouse property, and proximity to an inland highway system that connects southern and...
- Sep 1, 2022
- 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...
- Aug 17, 2022
- 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...
- Aug 17, 2022
- 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...
- Aug 11, 2022
- 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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