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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 ...

November 29, 2021

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Trucking experts in Arizona concerned about rising fuel cost

Recently in Arizona, diesel prices have hovered around $4 a gallon – up $1.55 per gallon in the past year, according to the American ...

November 26, 2021

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Police find over $53 million worth of meth and cocaine on semi hauling cauliflower

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reportedly seized 2,611 pounds of meth and 113 pounds of cocaine from a semi-truck hauling cauliflower from Mexico into ...

November 24, 2021

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Transportation industry leaders applaud lawmakers on infrastructure bill

The American Trucking Associations and other industry leaders are celebrating after President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law this month. ...

November 22, 2021

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The most heartwarming posts from truckers on Reddit

There is no shortage of disheartening and negative content on the internet. But with over 100k members on Reddit’s r/Truckers message board, drivers have ...

November 19, 2021

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Louisiana woman turns love for trucking into multifaceted transport business

A woman in Louisiana is helping to break trucking industry barriers by starting a new trucking transport business in Shreveport, Tayler Davis reported for ...