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December 24, 2021

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Biden Administration ramps up efforts to ease driver shortage

President Joe Biden and transportation officials have announced a plan to further combat a driver shortage that has worsened supply chain disruptions due to ...

December 22, 2021

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Central Freight Lines closing after almost 100 years

After “exploring all available options to keep operations going,” Central Freight Lines (CFL), headquartered in Waco, Texas, is closing due to mounting debt and ...

December 20, 2021

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Truck Driver sentenced to 110 years for crash that killed 4

A CDL-A truck driver has been sentenced to 110 years in prison two years after he drove into traffic in Denver, killing four people. ...

December 17, 2021

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66-year-old truck driver kills 29-year-old truck driver in West Virginia road rage incident

A 66-year-old truck driver from Georgia has been charged with murder for fatally shooting a 29-year-old truck driver during a road rage incident in ...

December 16, 2021

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White House Working to Solve Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Problems

The White House has declared a new plan for training and recruiting new truck drivers to solve the driver shortage problem as well as ...

December 13, 2021

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Autonomous semi-trucks driving through Arizona and Texas

With supply chain disruptions and a driver retention crisis looming, experts are turning toward autonomous semi-trucks as a possible solution. Waymo, an autonomous driving ...

December 8, 2021

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Owner-Operators ask Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for more truck parking

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is asking U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to dedicate $1 billion of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ...

December 6, 2021

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Woman in bread truck leads police on Thanksgiving chase

A woman driving a bread truck in Los Angeles led police on a chase through Compton on Thanksgiving, according to CBSLA. Police were called ...

December 1, 2021

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Republican governors sign executive orders to address supply chain crisis

Last week, fifteen Republican governors signed onto “Operation Open Roads,” an initiative to combat the driver shortage and address supply chain disruptions. The group ...