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Thailand is now welcoming Indians with open arms, but are its drought-hit islands really prepared for a tourism influx?
Thailand's tourism sector has been strategically easing visa regulations to attract visitors from k…
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The US housing market added $2 trillion in value last year, boosted by a nationwide shortage of homes for sale
Prospective buyers have it a lot tougher than homeowners, who are still hesitant to list and give u…
Yuheng Zhan
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Uber drivers say the job has become more competitive and that it's made their work less profitable
Some Uber drivers say the rising number of drivers is a key reason their earnings have fallen.
Jacob Zinkula
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The US bus driver shortage is 'throwing transit systems into crisis' as big cities struggle to find public transportation hires
Transit workers skew more than 10 years older than the average US worker, at 52.7 and 42.2 years ol…
Bethany Biron
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One of the largest trucking companies in the US is giving raises of up to 33%, allowing drivers to make up to $150,000 in their first year, amid worker shortage
Trucking firm KLLM Transport Services announced this week it is raising pay and compensation for dr…
Sarah Jackson
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America is entering a Forever Labor Shortage
The coming surge in boomer retirement will transform the job market for decades to come — and…
Aki Ito
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Truck drivers really aren't surprised that the industry's struggling to hire and retain workers
Truckers say they have to sleep in their trucks, eat what they can, when they can, and communicate …
Grace Dean
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Trucking companies offer luxury truck stops with masseurs and pet-bathing stations in the battle for workers
One of the nation's largest trucking companies is offering truckers luxury terminals with masseurs,…
Grace Kay
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Female truckers describe the extra precautions they take to stay safe on the road from disguising their gender and avoiding tight clothes to carrying weapons
Insider interviewed five female truckers and three safety experts about the measures drivers take t…
Grace Kay,Hannah Towey
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The trucker shortage is fueled by a misconception that the job is only for low-skilled people, who endure poor working conditions, says expert
The reason for the truck-driver shortage lies with the public's misconceptions about the realities …
Zahra Tayeb
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US trucking industry is short by a record 80,000 drivers amid the supply-chain crisis, association head says
This could double to 160,000 by 2030 if nothing is done to address the trucker shortage, the ATA sa…
Grace Dean
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Biden says investment bankers 'could all retire and nothing much would change,' but if truckers quit 'everything comes to a halt'
President Joe Biden highlighted the essential work of truck drivers while promoting his Trucking Ac…
Hannah Towey
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Elon Musk and Trump praised the Canadian trucker vaccine protest that the police say spurred investigations into 'threatening' and 'illegal' behavior
Protesters filled the streets over the weekend, carrying signs like "Make Canada great again" and "…
Grace Kay
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Snowplow-driver shortage means some towns are offering $310 an hour and $2,000 'snow bonuses' for people with a commercial driver's license
As people with CDLs flock to high-paying delivery and trucking jobs, state governments are short hu…
Hannah Towey
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A trucker shortage means some water suppliers could get permission to dump partially treated sewage into UK rivers and the sea
The trade body Water UK told Insider that a shortage of truck drivers had disrupted the supply of f…
Grace Dean
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A trucker's hourly pay rose by $10 overnight because of a driver shortage - but he said he still wanted to quit driving anyway
Being a truck driver means sacrificing time with family because of the unsociable working hours, Re…
Kate Duffy
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I train new truckers. Here's why so many are leaving the industry.
The trucking industry's high turnover is down to low pay, time away from family, and the experience…
Grace Dean
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A 20-year truck-driving veteran explains why the solution to the supply-chain crisis is in sight but greed is getting in the way
The trucking sector is cashing in "on the mess it created," Ryan Johnson said. It could fix it by r…
Ben Winck
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National Guard troops are New Mexico's newest substitute teachers. Here are 4 different ways the Guard has been deployed to ease labor shortages
National Guard Specialist Austin Alt holds open the classroom door as the next class arrives while …
Hannah Towey
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Truckers say the way they're treated by their employers and the general public is causing drivers to leave the industry
"You're treated as a lower class citizen," Michigan-based former trucker Brian Pape said. "It's alm…