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icarussmith20
Apr 15, 20213 min read
Trucking Companies Boost Pay in Hunt for Drivers as Demand Surges
U.S. trucking companies are scrambling to hire more drivers as roaring consumer demand and tight shipping capacity stoke a resurgent...
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icarussmith20
Apr 14, 20211 min read
Truck driver shortage affecting deliveries nationwide
A widespread shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. is posing threats to delivery services nationwide. As a result, consumers may be hit...
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icarussmith20
Apr 12, 20216 min read
Embark Carving Path To Market With Universal Truck Interface, New Fleet Partners
Automated truck developer Embark has launched a new Partnership Development Program (PDP) with key fleets, as well as a first-ever...
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icarussmith20
Apr 9, 20212 min read
Trucking hiring shortage could lead to teens being allowed to operate on interstate
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — Transportation companies are struggling to hire the truck drivers they need despite economic slowdowns...
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icarussmith20
Apr 7, 20213 min read
Report: Trucking jobs account for 20% of Biden’s infrastructure plan
Commercial truck driver jobs are forecast to make some of the biggest gains if the Biden administration’s infrastructure package can get...
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icarussmith20
Mar 30, 20212 min read
FedEx pledges help to ground contractors converting to carbon neutrality
FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX) plans to help its more than 5,500 U.S. ground delivery contractors achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040 —...
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icarussmith20
Mar 29, 20212 min read
UPS drivers threw a birthday parade for their co-worker recovering from Covid-19
A UPS employee had quite the birthday celebration this week -- but he almost didn't live to see it. William Torres battled Covid-19 in a...
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icarussmith20
Mar 25, 20213 min read
Labor to DOT: Scrap Trump administration’s automated vehicles plan
Two prominent labor unions want the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to reject the Trump administration’s automated vehicle (AV)...
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icarussmith20
Mar 25, 20214 min read
Rise in ‘nuclear verdicts’ in lawsuits threatens trucking industry
This year should be smooth sailing for Mike Card, president of Combined Transport. The trucking company his dad started in 1980 is busier...
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icarussmith20
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple files for U.S. IPO
March 23 (Reuters) - Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc is looking to raise $100 million through a U.S. initial public...
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icarussmith20
Mar 23, 20213 min read
Still an uphill battle for US trucking firms trying to recruit reluctant drivers
Trucking firms are facing an uphill battle in their efforts to recruit enough drivers. And a data-based study produced by Coyote...
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icarussmith20
Mar 21, 20212 min read
FedEx earnings beat estimates on ‘unprecedented’ holiday shipping season
FedEx on Thursday reported better-than-expected profits and revenues in its most recent quarter after what its CFO called an...
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icarussmith20
Mar 18, 20213 min read
Trucking testifies on ‘range anxiety,’ other obstacles to zero-emission vehicles
Trucking interests briefed lawmakers Wednesday on the feasibility of getting to a zero-emissions vehicle world by 2050 — one of President...
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icarussmith20
Mar 18, 20214 min read
Nevada says push for freight rail not an attack on trucking
Should Nevada, which has only one warehouse actively using a rail siding, be relying more heavily on freight rail? The answer is yes,...
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icarussmith20
Mar 14, 20214 min read
Transportation gets a big boost in recovery package but still faces an uncertain future
In a video posted on Instagram shortly after the House approved the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Package this week, Doug Parker, chief...
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icarussmith20
Mar 13, 20214 min read
Truck driving, warehouse work, food stamps: How pilots have survived Covid travel slump
By Ben Popken Downsized commercial airline pilots are turning to medical evacuation work, truck driving and even warehouse jobs to feed...
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icarussmith20
Mar 12, 20212 min read
U.S. legislation would allow truck drivers under 21 to cross state lines
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is applauding proposed legislation that would let truck drivers under the age of 21 cross state...
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icarussmith20
Mar 8, 20211 min read
American Trucking Associations cancels National Truck Driving Championships
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has canceled the 2021 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving...
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icarussmith20
Mar 8, 20212 min read
Vaccinations at truck stops? Trade groups pushing for them
Trucking trade groups and a group of fleets and drivers are urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to allow truck stops...
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icarussmith20
Mar 6, 20213 min read
National Association of Truck Stop Owners urges CDC to use truck stops as mobile COVID vaccination s
The National Association of Truck Stop Owners hopes to use their businesses as COVID vaccinations sites for truck drivers and truck stop...
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