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March 2, 2022

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GM, Toyota, Ford cut production following Canadian trucking protests

Toyota Motor Corp, General Motors Co, Ford Motor and Chrysler-parent Stellantis said they had been forced to cancel or scale back some production at North American ...

February 28, 2022

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Swedish truck driver doubles her pay as a trucking influencer on YouTube

Angelica Larsson, a 31-year-old truck driver from Sweden, brings in an extra $6,000 a month on YouTube as one of the biggest “trucking influencers” ...

February 25, 2022

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Lawmakers trying to cut red tape for professional truck drivers

Amid a decades-long driver shortage and global supply chain disruptions, two new bills are aimed at streamlining the process for people to get their ...

February 23, 2022

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Equipment & pay are key issues for driver retention, report says

For the second year in a row, failing equipment and compensation issues are the two biggest reasons truck drivers leave their job, according to ...

February 21, 2022

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Did Marijuana Testing Cause the Truck Driver Shortage?

Chris Harvey, head of equity strategy at Wells Fargo, believes that the current trucker shortage has increased resulting from marijuana usage, whether it be ...

February 18, 2022

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Anti-vaccine protests among truckers in Canada are making their way into the U.S.

“Canada’s truckers have paralyzed Ottawa and unsettled the country’s politics over vaccine and mask mandates,” Mark Scott reported last week for Politico. “Now Americans ...

February 17, 2022

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Georgia Road Rage Shooting of Truck Driver

While traveling on I-75 through Cobb County Georgia on 2/16/22, a Massachusetts truck driver was shot multiple times in what appears to be a ...

February 16, 2022

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Truck Driving Simulator Excites Idaho High School Students

High school students are intrigued and excited to try out a truck simulator provided by an Idaho trucking association. With hopes to attract future ...

February 16, 2022

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White House: ‘We need more veterans in trucking’

In another effort to ease the nation’s supply chain issues, the White House is pushing programs that help veterans transition into the trucking industry, ...

February 15, 2022

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Sailing Oklahoma! Bulldog Hiway Express driver, Jon Emmeott, navigates a windmill blade through rural Oklahoma.

Bulldog Hiway Express handles dedicated and for-hire, open-deck operations, intermodal port deliveries and heavy hauls with loads up to 180,000 pounds. The company operates ...