VIDEO: Yellow Trucking Company Shutdown Kills 30K American Jobs
Trucking company Yellow Corp. shut down on Sunday after 99 years, a move that has deeply affected tens of thousands of American workers.
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Trucking Industry Split as Manufacturers Strike Deal with California on Emissions
The trucking industry is split over California’s aggressive emissions goals, with manufacturers striking a deal not to sue the state in return for short-term concessions — leaving local trucking companies out in the cold.
WSJ: Amazon Hires Unsafe Trucking Companies Twice as Often as Competitors
A recent report from the Wall Street Journal claims that e-commerce giant Amazon hired known dangerous trucking companies twice as often as its competitors.
Self-Driving Disaster: Autonomous Truck Startup TuSimple Blames Crash on ‘Human Error’
The autonomous truck startup TuSimple is reportedly under investigation after trying to blame a self-driving truck crash as a result of “human error.” Autonomous vehicle researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say that assigning the blame to a human is misleading, and that common safeguards would have prevented the incident from taking place.
Uber Partners with Google’s Waymo on Long-Haul Self-Driving Trucks
Uber has reportedly signed a deal with Google’s self-driving car company Waymo to launch an autonomous long-haul trucking project.
Bidenflation Sent Prices for Trucking, Freight Trains, Air Freight and Warehousing Soaring in April
Transporting goods across the U.S. keeps getting more and more expensive with each passing month. Pete Buttigieg call your office!
Trucking, Retail Groups to Challenge Biden’s Federal Vaccine Mandate in Court
Several trucking and retail trade associations are suing the Biden administration in the hopes of overturning its federal vaccine mandate.
Bidenflation: Truck Trailers and Shipping See Record-Breaking Price Hikes
October saw record-breaking increases in the prices of truck trailers, especially heavy-duty trailers, and record hikes for shipping by truck.
Exclusive — Road Dog Trucking’s Mark Willis: Vax Mandate Worsens Existing U.S. ‘Driver Shortage’ of About 80,0000
Mark Willis, host of SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking News, said vaccine mandates will worsen a national shortage of about 80,000 truck drivers.
California High School Teaches Truck Driving to Students amid Trucker Shortage
A California high school is training students in truck driving amid a national shortage of drivers in the industry.
Report: Home Depot Joins Companies Chartering Private Ships to Circumvent Supply Chain Crisis
Home Depot on Tuesday is reportedly joining other large companies chartering ships to circumvent the supply chain crisis.
Google’s Waymo Self-Driving Trucks to Haul Cargo in Texas
Google’s self-driving car company Waymo announced this week that it is working with trucking company JB Hunt to autonomously haul cargo loads in Texas. The trucks will haul loads between Houston and Fort Worth with a truck driver and Waymo technicians on board monitoring their performance.
Nearly Half of Britain’s Supply Trucks Are out of Service, Haulage Warns of Food Crisis
The United Kingdom is facing an imminent food and medicine supply crisis, a leading trade association has warned, as nearly half of the nation’s freight lorries are out of service. The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said that the British
Mark Willis: Shortsighted Closures Hurt Truckers, Drive up Prices, Worsen Shortages
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.
Truckers Are Keeping American Supply Chains — and Americans — Alive
The American trucker is the front line of defense against coronavirus in a time when the supply of groceries and essentials is under strain as never before.
WashPost: Truckers’ Rising Wages Are ‘Economic Threat’
Rising wages for blue-collar truckers are a threat to the nation’s economy, says Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post.