Commercial truck drivers in Brazil blocked highways in at least 16 states on Thursday for the second straight day as part of demonstrations supporting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in his current battle with the country’s judiciary and federal election authorities, Brazil’s Globo News site reported.
A British lorry driver filming illegal migrants attempting to break into another vehicle was left bloody and bruised when they smashed his windows and attacked him on the road near Calais, France.
A majority of truckers are vowing to halt deliveries to cities that defund or disband their police departments, according to a recent poll.
“To every trucker listening over the radio or behind the wheel, I know I speak for the 330 million Americans as we say, ‘Thank God for truckers,” Trump said.
The coronavirus is adding stress to truckers delivering essential goods throughout the U.S. as they struggle to find bathrooms and rest stops to grab a bite to eat and take a nap.
Tyson Foods announced that it would be giving its truckers and frontline workers a little extra cash to weather the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, a member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, told Breitbart News this weekend that the “real modern-day heroes” fighting the coronavirus crisis are those making sure food supply chains are up and running through this prolonged national shutdown.
VP Mike Pence said at a coronavirus briefing on Tuesday the private sector is helping, including McDonalds opening curb service for truckers.
Pennsylvania officials reopened over a dozen rest areas on a Thursday, heeding to calls from truckers who are working tirelessly to keep the country’s supply chain open amid the ongoing spread of the deadly Chinese coronavirus.
Restrictions and closures hurting truckers will exacerbate shortages and rising prices of basic goods, warned Mark Willis, host of SiriusXM’s Road Dog News, in an interview with Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow on Friday.
A trade organization dedicated to the interests of truck drivers is “extremely disappointed” in Pennsylvania officials for shutting down rest areas due to the coronavirus, saying the areas are critical to drivers who play a vital role in keeping the country’s supply chain open.
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes took the stage on Tuesday at the Department of Transportation where he recalled meeting with President Donald Trump not long after the 2016 election about the scourge of human trafficking.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new California labor law from impacting more than 70,000 independent truckers.
Daimler has reportedly begun testing self-driving trucks on Virginia highways in a partnership with startup firm Torc Robotics. The self-driving trucks will still have humans on board capable of taking over the wheel in case of emergency.
A man considered jumping off a Detroit-area freeway overpass early Tuesday morning, but little did he know thirteen truckers would park their tractor-trailers underneath to break his fall should he jump.
President Donald Trump will speak to approximately 1,000 Pennsylvania workers and truckers in an Air National Guard hangar in Harrisburg, PA about the administration’s major plans for tax reform.
Truckers and labor activists are blasting the new zero-emissions plan to “clean up the air” at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, worried that they will be stuck with the bill.
Long-haul drivers being terrorised by migrants seeking passage to Britain are being hit by 10 fines a day for failing to thwart stowaways.
President Donald Trump welcomed trucking organizations to the White House on Thursday, praising them for their contributions to the United States.
Truckers, dock workers, farmers and residents of Calais have shut down main roads into the port town in Northern France, promising to continue the blockade until the French government begins to dismantle the illegal ‘Jungle’ migrant camp. Police recently declared large
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton met with a group of truckers who are committed to help spot and report human trafficking on our nation’s highways. Law enforcement professionals and truck drivers working together has proven to be an effective tool to stop the trafficking and abuse of many young girls in this country.
