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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…
Grace Dean
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There isn't a shortage of truck drivers they just don't want to drive for mega carriers anymore
Truck drivers are ditching mega carriers in favor of short-haul journeys at smaller carriers or as …
Grace Dean
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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 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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From burgers cooked on engines to air fryer lobster tails, see how long-haul truckers creatively and affordably cook on the road with limited meal options
Close up of a trucker driving while his trucking partner is using a laptop and eating.Getty
Grace Kay
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A high school is teaching teens to drive big rigs during the nationwide trucker shortage
Amid a shortage in truck drivers, one high school is offering an elective class in truck driving to…
Heather Schlitz
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A global shortage of semiconductor chips has hit production of heavy-duty trucks, a report says
Kenny Vieth, president of ACT Research, said that demand for trucks is strong, but that there is a …
Anna Cooban
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Leaked data reportedly reveals a Texas construction CEO who once loaned Trump his private jet is a top donor to the 'Freedom Convoy' trucker protest
Hackers leaked the names of over 92,000 donors who gave thousands to the protesters known as the "F…
Grace Kay
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Ottawa police chief resigns amid trucker protest that's crippled Canada's capital city
Sources told local news that the police chief has been accused of behavior that hurt the force's ab…
Grace Kay
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Police seize fuel and increase arrests as Canadian trucker vaccine mandate protests hit 12-day mark
Police said they are "turning up the heat" on the Freedom Convoy protest in Canada's capital, as pr…
Grace Kay
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A trucker explains the truck driver shortage: We're 'tired of carrying the country on our backs'
"People have been forced to seek alternative forms of employment in order to be able to provide for…
Grace Kay
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Watch from the front seat as a fully driverless Walmart truck makes a delivery
Two Gatik trucks have been running without a safety driver on a seven mile loop 12 hours a day sinc…
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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Videos show gridlock in Ottawa as thousands of truckers camp for days outside the capital to protest vaccine mandate
The videos show trucks filling the streets of the capital of Canada and protestors outside Parliame…
Grace Kay
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Trucking industry hails 'huge victory' after Labor Secretary says most truckers will be exempt from Biden's vaccine mandate
President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate will not apply to truckers who work alone or exclusi…
Zahra Tayeb
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These 3 trucks are in the shortest supply as the UAW strike stretches into a second month
The United Auto Workers' strike has placed profitable trucks front-and-center, especially at Ford a…
Nora Naughton
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The CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce says immigration would help curb both inflation and the labor shortage
Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark said that the US needed to double the number of people legall…
Grace Dean
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It's not just truck drivers — the semi-trucks they rely on are also facing a shortage, with some dealers already 'sold out for the year'
Less than a month into the new year, some dealers say they have already sold out of new semi-trucks…
Grace Kay
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Ikea has run out of 10% of its products in its UK and Ireland stores, amid the truck driver shortage and shipping crisis
Around 1,000 product lines - out of 9,000 - are unavailable in Ikea's 21 stores in the UK and Irela…
Kate Duffy
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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…