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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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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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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 …

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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…

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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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Amazon is poaching school bus drivers for delivery jobs amid a shortage

School districts in Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have cited hiring competition with Amazon…

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The bus driver shortage is so bad that 250 National Guard members were activated to drive students to class in Massachusetts

Mass Gov. Charlie Baker activated the National Guard on Monday as the bus driver shortage continues…

Hannah Towey   


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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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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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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…

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McDonald's pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 UK locations as the country's supply chains suffer from a shortage of truck drivers

McDonald's has taken milkshakes off of the menu at all 1,250 of its locations in Britain, citing su…

Sarah Jackson   


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A 12-year-old boy in a Colorado school district with a massive bus driver shortage decided to kayak to school

Josh Smith's Colorado school district has a bus driver shortage. So he kayaked to class in search o…

Sarah Jackson   


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Lyft says that its drivers are making 'record earnings' amid a driver shortage

Lyft cofounder John Zimmer said that ride demand outstripped driver supply in the first quarter - w…

Grace Dean   


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A national bus driver shortage 'unlike anything we have witnessed' is leaving kids with disabilities frazzled and 'at their wit's end,' experts say

A New York City middle school student with special needs comes home with persistent headaches after…

Katie Balevic   


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The bus-driver shortage led a group of 11th graders to ride a party bus with a stripper pole

The owner of Deluxe Limousine, which was hired for the field trip, told Insider this was his compan…

Hannah Towey   


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Extra-long trucks could help solve a massive driver shortage and related supply chain problems, an expert says

The UK is testing trucks that are two meters longer than standard, and can carry more goods, amid a…

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