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icarussmith20
Feb 11, 20225 min read
White father and son charged for chasing and shooting at Black FedEx driver
(CNN)Two White men are facing criminal charges after a Black FedEx Express driver alleged that he was chased and shot at while delivering...
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icarussmith20
Feb 11, 20225 min read
Access to three US-Canada border crossings cut off by trucker protest blockades
(CNN)Access to three border crossings in Michigan, North Dakota and Montana have been cut off by truckers and like-minded demonstrators...
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icarussmith20
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Truckers in Ottawa block a key border crossing, as their protest morphs and drags on
A massive protest in Ottawa, Ontario, that began with truck drivers opposing a cross-border vaccine mandate continues to snarl traffic...
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icarussmith20
Feb 8, 20223 min read
The Briefing: What’s Going On With Truckers At The Canadian Border?
Why Are Truckers Angry? On January 20th, The Canadian government passed a law stating that all non-U.S. essential workers crossing land...
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icarussmith20
Feb 7, 20223 min read
Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency to deal with trucking blockade
OTTAWA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day...
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icarussmith20
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Trucker shortage is a national priority
Among my most lasting early COVID memories are the reassuring sight of trucks hauling groceries and goods. It was spring 2020, when the...
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icarussmith20
Feb 3, 20221 min read
TuSimple says it has completed 550 miles of fully driverless trucking, plans Texas expansion
Feb 2 (Reuters) - TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) on Wednesday said its autonomous trucks have completed more than 550 miles (885 km) of...
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icarussmith20
Feb 2, 20224 min read
Unvaccinated truckers find roadblocks at Canada-US border
A requirement that foreign nationals entering the U.S. and Canada be vaccinated for COVID-19 is exacerbating the supply chain logjam,...
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icarussmith20
Feb 2, 20221 min read
FedEx suspends domestic express freight services on Omicron hit
Feb 1 (Reuters) - FedEx Corp (FDX.N) on Tuesday suspended its domestic express freight services due to a staff shortage as cases of the...
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icarussmith20
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Truckers and protesters against Covid-19 mandates block a border crossing
What started as a convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 mandates has snowballed into a blockade in the Canadian capital and the...
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icarussmith20
Jan 28, 20221 min read
Elon Musk offers support to Canadian truckers amid COVID vaccine mandate
Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered support to Canadian truckers protesting the federal government’s vaccine mandate on Thursday in a series of...
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icarussmith20
Jan 25, 20222 min read
Why Are Canadian Truckers Upset With The Government?
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday that non-U.S. essential workers such as truck drivers and nurses crossing land...
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icarussmith20
Jan 25, 20222 min read
Biden’s “Trucking Action Plan” doesn’t mention parking once
A problem that has been plaguing the trucking industry for decades was not mentioned once in the Biden Administration’s 2,333 word...
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icarussmith20
Jan 24, 20221 min read
Truckers fighting government vaccine mandate march to Canadian capital
TORONTO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A convoy of truckers started their march from Vancouver on Sunday to the Canadian capital city of Ottawa...
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icarussmith20
Jan 20, 20223 min read
U.S. vaccine mandate on freight drivers coming from Canada may worsen auto supply chain shortage
By Deon J. Hampton A Covid-19 vaccination requirement that will bar unvaccinated drivers of freight trucks coming from Canada to deliver...
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icarussmith20
Jan 18, 20222 min read
New trucking vaccine mandate is likely to make fruit and vegetables more expensive
New vaccine mandates for truck drivers are likely to increase the cost of produce. The cost of transporting fruit from California and...
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icarussmith20
Jan 14, 20222 min read
Unvaccinated truckers entering Canada must quarantine -government
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Unvaccinated Canadian truckers re-entering Canada from the United States must get tested for...
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icarussmith20
Jan 13, 20222 min read
Canada drops vaccine mandate for its truckers after pressure from industry
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Canada will allow unvaccinated Canadian truckers to cross in from the United States, reversing a decision requiring...
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icarussmith20
Jan 11, 20222 min read
U.S. truck drivers entering Canada must show proof of vaccination starting Jan. 15
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A new mandate will require U.S. truck drivers crossing the Canada border to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination....
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icarussmith20
Jan 10, 20221 min read
FedEx deliveries slow with Omicron variant surge, severe winter weather
The Omicron variant and severe weather continue to wreak havoc with FedEx deliveries. “The explosive surge of the COVID-19 Omicron...
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