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Meet the most qualified Indian truck driver, who’s also a mother of two
Lawyer by training, truck-driver by profession.
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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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The unprecedented suspension of an 82-year-old road safety law for truck drivers will continue until June 14
Until at least June 14, some truck drivers won't have to follow the much-hated safety laws thanks t…
Rachel Premack
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Tyson is incentivizing its truck drivers with a $1,000 bonus — and it shows how desperate Americans are to not lose their meat
Tyson's $1,000 bonus is staggered over two months to encourage truck drivers to stay on with the co…
Rachel Premack
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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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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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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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Ottawa is canceling police officers' days off as the Freedom Convoy protests continue. Some have worked 2 weeks without a break.
Some Ottawa police officers haven't had a day off in two weeks and are working shifts up to 18 hour…
Grace Dean
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Truckers say they're denied bathrooms on the job, forcing female drivers to take creative measures to relieve themselves
Truckers say they are often denied the "basic human need" of going to the bathroom at pick-up and d…
Hannah Towey,Grace Kay
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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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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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Watch truck drivers interrupt Trump's press conference on the coronavirus vaccine with loud honking he called a 'sign of love'
For weeks, truck drivers have taken to the streets across the United States to protest unusually lo…
Rachel Premack
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The labor department said a transport company must pay $145,000 in damages and back pay after it disciplined workers who said they were too sick or tired to drive
The company gave two employees disciplinary points, resulting in one being terminated, the DOL said.
Grace Dean
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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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Gas stations in some states are running out of fuel ahead of Fourth of July weekend and an oil-truck-driver shortage is to blame
A shortage of fuel tank drivers has made it difficult for gas stations to schedule gasoline deliver…
Grace Kay
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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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The Canada trucker protest has become a 'nationwide insurrection', the chair of Ottawa's police board said
The convoy is about more than just truckers. Protestors in Ottawa have let off fireworks, blocked r…
Grace Dean
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This female truck driver from Sweden makes $6,000 a month as YouTube's top 'trucking influencer' — double what she makes driving
Angelica Larsson started driving trucks when she was 19 years old. Now she's one of YouTube's top "…
Hannah Towey
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Angry truck drivers are slamming Trump for saying their protest on devastatingly low rates was a 'sign of love' for him
Trump said he will overhaul a system where a trucking middle man can seemingly get away with fleeci…
Rachel Premack
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Hotel managers are resorting to washing towels at home because of a staff shortage at commercial laundry companies, a report says
Commercial laundry companies in the UK told the BBC they were short of staff and swamped with deliv…